A Nightmare On Elm Street Collection [7 Film] [DVD] [1984] [2011]

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The Finnish Line (SD, 2 min) — Director Renny Harlin reminisces about the reaction to his movie and his excitement. A Nightmare on Elm Street: Warner Wednesday: Film of the Day". WarnerBros.com. Warner Bros. Archived from the original on November 10, 2019 . Retrieved September 30, 2019.

Who’s the final girl/boy?Well, the first film’s original final girl Nancy (Heather Langenkamp) is here and more badass than ever, taking on a mentorship role as an intern therapist at the hospital who trains the kids on how to combat Freddy in their minds. Dispiritingly, Nancy doesn’t make it to the end, but still gets one last moment of fight. The actual final girl this time around is Kristen, one of the kids at the hospital and Nancy’s number two. She’s fun and feisty, and is played by a young and great Patricia Arquette. What’s Freddy up to?At the beginning of “New Nightmare?” He’s busy being fictional. A completely separate entry from the franchise, “New Nightmare” throws out the series’ increasingly convoluted mythology in favor of a meta predecessor to Craven’s own “Scream.” In the film, all of Freddy’s adventures in previous films are indeed just fiction, but unbeknown to all but Craven (appearing in a cameo as himself) an evil demonic entity was trapped in the franchise. Since it’s been a few years since “The Final Nightmare” concluded the series, the Entity (played by Englund, here more cold-blooded and vicious than Freddy ever was) has emerged from the films and is now haunting the people involved in their creation.I couldn't find an actor to play Freddy Krueger with the sense of ferocity I was seeking", Craven recalled on the film's 30th anniversary. "Everyone was too quiet, too compassionate towards children. Then Robert Englund auditioned. [He] wasn't as tall I'd hoped, and he had baby fat on his face, but he impressed me with his willingness to go to the dark places in his mind. Robert understood Freddy." [3]

Badley, Linda. Film, Horror, and the Body Fantastic. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1995. ISBN 0-313-27523-8. Craven said he wanted someone very non-Hollywood for the role of Nancy, and he believed Langenkamp met this quality. [20] Langenkamp, who had appeared in several commercials and a TV film, had taken time off from her studies at Stanford to continue acting. Eventually she landed the role of Nancy Thompson after an open audition, beating out more than 200 actresses. [3] Langenkamp was already known to Anette Benson as she had auditioned for Night of the Comet and The Last Starfighter previously, losing out to Catherine Mary Stewart at both occasions. Demi Moore, Courteney Cox, Tracey Gold, and Jennifer Grey have all been rumoured to have auditioned for A Nightmare on Elm Street, but Benson definitely ruled out Moore and Cox while also being unsure of Gold and Grey. [39] Langenkamp returned as Nancy in A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987), and also played a fictionalized version of herself in Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994). [40] [41] Bob Italia (1992). The Nightmares on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenger. Abdo & Daughters Publishing. p.64. ISBN 1-56239-157-7.In 2003, New Line pitted Friday the 13th's Jason Voorhees against Freddy Krueger. The film, Freddy vs. Jason, explains that Freddy Krueger has grown weak as people in Springwood, his home, have suppressed their fear of him. Freddy, who is impersonating Pamela Voorhees, the mother of Jason Voorhees, sends Jason ( Ken Kirzinger) to Springwood to cause panic and fear. Jason accomplishes this, but refuses to stop killing. A battle ensues in both the dream world and Crystal Lake between the two villains. The winner is left ambiguous, as Jason surfaces from the lake holding Freddy's severed head, which winks and laughs. [13] Joseph A. Ziemba (August 20, 2013). "Satan's Bed (1984)". Bleeding Skull!. Archived from the original on September 27, 2019 . Retrieved September 28, 2019. High-Def Digest (January 7, 2010). "A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)' Announced for Blu-ray". High Def Digest. Archived from the original on November 28, 2011 . Retrieved January 6, 2010.

It was released in the United States on November 9, 1984, through New Line Cinema and in the United Kingdom in 1985 through Palace Pictures. [79] [80] Home media [ edit ] Robert Shaye (September 17, 2019). "Bob Shaye Has Advice for the Next Nightmare on Elm Street Reboot [Exclusive]". MovieWeb (Interview). Interviewed by Brian B. Archived from the original on May 3, 2021 . Retrieved October 1, 2019.

Finally, the fledgling and independent New Line Cinema corporation, which had up to that point only distributed films, agreed to produce the film. [18] During filming, New Line's distribution deal for the film fell through and for two weeks it was unable to pay its cast and crew. Although New Line has gone on to make bigger and more profitable films, A Nightmare on Elm Street was its first commercial success and the studio is often referred to as "The House That Freddy Built". [30] [31] Music Videos (SD) — Two amusingly corny songs are collected here, starting with the Fat Boys performing "Are You Ready for Freddy?" and followed by "Anyway I Gotta Swing It" by Whodini. Norman, Jason (2014). Welcome to Our Nightmares: Behind the Scene with Today's Horror Actors. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-78647-986-3. a b c Biodrowski, Steve (October 15, 2008). "Wes Craven on Dreaming Up Nightmares". Cinefantastique. Archived from the original on June 29, 2012 . Retrieved November 22, 2007.

Rachel Talalay (Director) (1991). Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (DVD). United States: New Line Cinema. Bob Italia (1992). The Nightmares on Elm Street. Abdo & Daughters Publishing. p.64. ISBN 1-56239-156-9. Not to be confused with A Nightmare on Elm Street Collection, A Nightmare on Elm Street 8 Film Collection, and The Nightmare on Elm Street Collection. Who’s the final girl/boy?“Freddy vs. Jason” has maybe the single worst group of cannon fodder in the history of both of its franchises, with highlights from the teen cast including Jason Ritter’s wooden performance and Kelly Rowland calling Freddy the F-slur. Aside from Ritter’s Will, the final girl is Monica Keena’s Lori, a bit of a blah ingenue type. That said, she does manage to get some more agency in the climax, where she beheads Freddy and successfully puts the monster to rest. Overall, a decent showing, though definitely not even a top five final girl for the franchise. Nightmare on Elm Street Collection is a DVD box set that features all seven films of the A Nightmare on Elm Street (film series) film series, as well as Wes Craven's New Nightmare. It was released in 2010.Renny Harlin (Director) (1988). A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (DVD). United States: New Line Cinema. Cameron Bonomolo (September 7, 2019). "Robert Englund's Never Made Freddy Krueger Prequel Movie Is His "Only Regret" ". Comicbook.com. In December 2018, Leslie Johnson said the remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street was still in development, but New Line Cinema was more focused on The Conjuring Universe: It's still happening. Nothing is percolating just yet. The Conjuring universe is sort of first and foremost on [New Line Cinema's] horror burner. Everybody wants to see Freddy again I think, so I think it's inevitable at some point". [60] a b c "A Nightmare on Elm Street – Warner Wednesday: Film of the Day". Warner Bros. Archived from the original on May 3, 2021 . Retrieved January 28, 2019.