A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge

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A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge

R

1985

1h 25m

Horror

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Jesse Walsh (Mark Patton) moves with his family into the home of the lone survivor from a series of attacks by dream-stalking monster Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund). There, Jesse is bedeviled by nightmares and inexplicably violent impulses. It turns out Freddy needs a host body to carry out his gruesome vendetta against the youth of Springwood, Ohio. While Freddy gains influence, Jesse and his girlfriend, Lisa (Kim Myers), race against the clock trying to figure out what's going on.

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Critics Consensus

An intriguing subtext of repressed sexuality gives Freddy's Revenge some texture, but the Nightmare loses its edge in a sequel that lacks convincing performances or memorable scares.

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Jason Bailey

Flavorwire

05/03/2016

The sequel is clunky, sluggish, poorly cast, not funny, and worst of all, not scary. And it all but dispenses with what made the first film scary to begin with.

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Kim Newman

Empire Magazine

04/05/2010

1/5

Possibly the lamest of all the sequels, although Five and Six later set the bar particularly low.

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Variety Staff

Variety

03/26/2009

Episodic treatment is punched up by an imaginative series of special effects.

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Lee Tuohy

Sunday Independent (Ireland)

14h

I think it's pretty obvious what attitude to adopt when viewing this sequel, for if you were to take any of it seriously then you deserve to be one of Freddy's victims.

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Heather Wixson

Dread Central

Apr 28

2.5/5

I’ll always be a proponent of practical over CG visual effects whenever possible, and while I wasn’t a fan of Freddy Krueger’s make-up design in this sequel, the rest of the special effects remain top-notch even after almost 26 years now.

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Carson Timar

ClapperCast

Nov 1

This is such a prime example of what this franchise could have been. Using this character to explore repression is such a strong and moving concept.

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jonathan

Oct 16

Favorite elm street movie. Was a total shock to see it was going to be back in theaters

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Alex B

@AlexBioni 1d

What the Heck Is Fu Man Chus? I really don't understand Jesse. He's emo at the beginning, then wakes up from a nightmare and becomes this loser with a sissy scream. Lisa falling for him is wild. His parents also look like they should be his grandparents. Then we get a karaoke moment of Jesse cleaning his room. What am I watching? I didn't realize the subtext about Jesse being gay until I read reviews. If the movie leaned into that more, I think the story could have had real meaning. Instead, it barely goes anywhere, which is a shame. I didn't care about Jesse or the story. Freddy's motivations don't make much sense, birds randomly explode, and sports equipment becomes scary. It feels like a bargain bin movie with Freddy in it. The effects are good and Robert Englund is great. Jesse turning into Freddy is also cool. Compared to the first, this is a huge disappointment. I'm only watching it for the Nightmare marathon.

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Uld F

@RT10700606 Jul 26

Of the first three, this second installment was weak; I didn't like it as much as the others. The quality drops a bit, yet it still holds its own as one of the best horror movies of the 80s. It is far superior in quality to all the others in the saga.

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Charles T

@CharlesGaming1000 Jul 14

Well I wouldn’t say this movie is shit, its just not very good

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Anthony H

@Hardy Jul 13

Nightmare on Elm Street 2 is a weird story that is very drawn out and dull. The movie makes little sense with its weird possession story. This film doesn’t even become a little interesting until about the last 30 minutes, where we have some true killing and scary scenes, but it ends on this weird cliffhanger that also makes little sense. This was a hard watch.

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diogo13 T

@Tua_mera Jul 11

Todo o meu respeito pela minha rainha dos gritos.

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Jack Sholder

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Mark Patton

Jesse Walsh

Kim Myers

Lisa Webber

Robert Rusler

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Synopsis

Jesse Walsh (Mark Patton) moves with his family into the home of the lone survivor from a series of attacks by dream-stalking monster Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund). There, Jesse is bedeviled by nightmares and inexplicably violent impulses. It turns out Freddy needs a host body to carry out his gruesome vendetta against the youth of Springwood, Ohio. While Freddy gains influence, Jesse and his girlfriend, Lisa (Kim Myers), race against the clock trying to figure out what's going on.

Director: Jack Sholder
Producer: Robert Shaye
Screenwriter: Wes Craven
Distributor: New Line Cinema, Image Entertainment Inc., Media Home Entertainment
Production Co: New Line Cinema
Rating: R
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 1, 1985, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 1, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA): $29.9M
Runtime: 1h 25m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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