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A Nightmare on Elm Street feels exhausted by this cheesy fifth entry, bogged down by a convoluted mythology while showing none of the chilling technique that kicked off the franchise. Read critic reviews
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Movie Info
The fifth installment of the popular franchise focuses on Alice (Lisa Wilcox), a survivor of the fourth, who believes Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund) has been eliminated for good. She optimistically hopes to start a life with fellow survivor Dan (Danny Hassel). The nightmares begin soon enough, though, and Alice learns she is pregnant. When her friends start dying, Alice suspects that Freddy is using the fetus within her as a weapon. Can she fight the demon while protecting her unborn child?
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Rating: R
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Genre: Horror
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Original Language: English
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Director: Stephen Hopkins
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Producer: Robert Shaye, Rupert Harvey
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Release Date (Theaters): original
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Release Date (Streaming):
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Box Office (Gross USA): $22.2M
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Runtime:
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Distributor: Image Entertainment Inc., New Line Cinema, Media Home Entertainment
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Production Co: New Line Cinema
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Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SR
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Critic Reviews for A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child
Audience Reviews for A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child
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Very poor fifth part as nothing is new, Scary or done well, The plot yet again just got too silly to take seriously, The acting was very bad, Even Robert Englund as Freddy was just poor and underused, The series Should of Finished After Part 4 and now it's just turned into a joke.
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Look if you've made it this far in the series then you probably won't mind it. But it is pretty bad.
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Freddy's past is revealed, but it became sort of a black comedy which was a huge change in the tone. The acting was good and special effects were top notch but it suffered from a bad plot and script.
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A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child takes the series to new lows, and lacks all of the charisma and cleverness that made the series so popular. In this ridiculous tale, Freddy Krueger is able to resurrect himself and return to his killing spree by using the dream state of an unborn child, who he corrupts with the souls of his victims. The plot is atrocious, and isn't helped any by the pathetic performances. The special effects are also pitiful, and don't carry any sense of menace or terror. Cartoonish and formulaic, A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child is an insult to fans and to the horror genre itself.
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