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Cast

Robert Englund
as Freddy Krueger

Patricia Arquette
as Kristen Parker

Laurence Fishburne
as Max

Heather Langenkamp
as Nancy Thompson

Priscilla Pointer
as Dr. Elizabeth Simms

Craig Wasson
as Dr. Neil Goldman

Brooke Bundy
as Elaine Parker

Rodney Eastman
as Joey

Bradley Gregg
as Phillip

Ira Heiden
as Will

Ken Sagoes
as Kincaid

Penelope Sudrow
as Jennifer

Jennifer Rubin
as Taryn

Clayton Landey
as Lorenzo

Nan Martin
as Nun

Sally Piper
as Nurse

Rozlyn Sorrell
as Nurse

Stacey Alden
as Marcie

Kristin Clayton
as Little Girl

James Carroll
as Neurosurgeon

Jack Shea
as Priest at Funeral

Michael Rougas
as Priest in Church

John Saxon
as Lt. John Thompson

Dick Cavett
as Himself

Zsa Zsa Gabor
as Herself

Paul Kent
as Dr. Carver

Melanie Doctors
as Girl in Cemetery

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• May 10, 2016

  A good third part after the second wasn't the sequel the first deserved but this one follows on from the first and cuts out number two completely, The story was yet again a good idea and a good way to carry on the series without it feeling repetitive, It was pretty well acted but it lacked scares and some bits were too silly, It's better than it sounds and worth a watch to anyone who enjoyed the first two.
  Jamie C Super Reviewer
• Jan 09, 2016

  Next best after the original.
  Super Reviewer
• Oct 31, 2015

  I remember wanting to see this film, back when I saw Nightmare 2, because it was the only film in the main Elm Street series that had anything remotely resembling positive reviews. This film definitely brings things back to basics with Freddy simply haunting the 'teens'' dreams and how they choose to fight Freddy in their dreams rather than Freddy, like in Nightmare 2, using the main character as a vessel for him to come to the real world, which was against the character's original intentions. Wes Craven, along with Frank Darabont, Bruce Wagner and Chuck Russell, came back to write this movie so that, definitely, helped to put things back on track and the film tries, perhaps not as successfully as in the original film, to make Freddy a terrifying figure. Again, it doesn't always work perfectly, I think the nature of it being the third movie in a horror franchise didn't do it any favors, because how do you make this character, already established, into something that's fresh and terrifying again. They certainly tried to, and in a way it worked, but, like I mentioned, not nearly as effectively as the original film. Another thing that surprised me about this film, and perhaps the most surprising thing about this, is the fact that this was a really tame when it comes to blood and gore. There was this pretty cool scene at the beginning that was the coolest death I've seen in a horror film in a long time. Like there was this guy that was a puppet master and his death, obviously, involved what he does. So he essentially became a living puppet, with string, slicing his arms and legs open and then sticking from out of his hands and feet, with Freddy as the puppet master. The visual was actually really fucking cool. But it's also about as gruesome as the film gets. There's a decapitation scene that happens off-camera and then Freddy brings the dismembered it, belonging to Kristen's mother, into frame where the head then proceeds to berate Kristen for something. That's, honestly, about as violent as the film gets. And, you know what, it actually kind of works because the surrealist scenes involving Freddy Krueger are cool. I mean the acting isn't exactly what one would call great, at least from Heather Langenkamp, who seems even worse than she normally was. It's not awful, outside of Heather, and they do offer some interesting backstory into Freddy's origin, at least from what led to his birth. So that was cool. Overall, while the film probably hasn't aged as well as the original Elm Street, I thought that this was a good sequel, the best in the franchise. And that's even including the reboot, A New Nightmare, though I wouldn't include it as part of the original franchise. It's something completely different. But, anyway, the point is that this film isn't exactly as creative or inventive as A New Nightmare, but as far as being a solid horror movie, this one works better than the reboot. It's a solid film. It's not perfect and it doesn't age as well as one would expect, but all in all, it's a perfectly solid horror movie. I'd recommend it if it ever came on Netflix, as I DVR'd this. But, yes, it's a solid horror movie and probably as good as the Elm Street sequels would ever get.
  Jesse O Super Reviewer
• Apr 26, 2015

  Dream Warriors thankfully saved the entire franchise by doing one-up with the efforts given by the first sequel, Freddy's Revenge and sees the original "Final Girl" Nancy return to the story and brings actual relevant plot back to the promising franchise. No where near as good as number 1, its less scary but still quite interesting.
  Harry W Super Reviewer

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