{"id":1323,"date":"2006-08-30T11:27:38","date_gmt":"2006-08-30T18:27:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1323"},"modified":"2021-02-14T21:57:41","modified_gmt":"2021-02-15T04:57:41","slug":"nightmare-on-elm-street-a-1985","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1323","title":{"rendered":"Nightmare on Elm Street, A (1984)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Whatever you do, don&#8217;t fall asleep.&#8221; <\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Nightmare-on-Elm-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Nightmare-on-Elm-Poster-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-20869\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Nightmare-on-Elm-Poster-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Nightmare-on-Elm-Poster-96x128.jpg 96w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Nightmare-on-Elm-Poster-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Nightmare-on-Elm-Poster.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA group of small-town teenagers are slain while dreaming about a sadistic masked man with knife-blades for fingers (Robert Englund). It&#8217;s up to Nancy (Heather Langenkamp) and her boyfriend Glen (Johnny Depp) to stay awake long enough to survive and investigate the mystery of Freddy Krueger.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Child Abuse<\/li>\n<li>Horror<\/li>\n<li>Living Nightmare<\/li>\n<li>Revenge<\/li>\n<li>Serial Killers<\/li>\n<li>Teenagers<\/li>\n<li>Wes Craven Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nAs Peary notes, the premise of this &#8220;Wes Craven chiller&#8221; &#8212; that what happens while one is asleep can have a direct consequence on one&#8217;s existence &#8212; is &#8220;unusual and interesting&#8221;. However, he argues that its &#8220;execution is disappointing&#8221;, given that &#8220;&#8216;Freddie&#8217; (Robert Englund) is made up and dressed too foolishly to be taken seriously&#8221;: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Nightmare-on-Elm-Street-Krueger.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Nightmare-on-Elm-Street-Krueger-1024x577.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-69483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Nightmare-on-Elm-Street-Krueger-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Nightmare-on-Elm-Street-Krueger-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Nightmare-on-Elm-Street-Krueger-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Nightmare-on-Elm-Street-Krueger-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Nightmare-on-Elm-Street-Krueger-1536x865.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Nightmare-on-Elm-Street-Krueger-479x270.png 479w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Nightmare-on-Elm-Street-Krueger.png 1813w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; &#8220;too many of the nightmares are similar in content&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Nightmare-on-Elm-Street-Dream3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Nightmare-on-Elm-Street-Dream3-1024x581.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"363\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-69485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Nightmare-on-Elm-Street-Dream3-1024x581.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Nightmare-on-Elm-Street-Dream3-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Nightmare-on-Elm-Street-Dream3-128x73.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Nightmare-on-Elm-Street-Dream3-768x436.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Nightmare-on-Elm-Street-Dream3-1536x871.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Nightmare-on-Elm-Street-Dream3-476x270.png 476w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Nightmare-on-Elm-Street-Dream3.png 1811w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and while &#8220;there are occasional shocks,&#8221; there&#8217;s &#8220;little suspense.&#8221; He further notes that &#8220;while the splatter murders are well done, you can&#8217;t really respect a film whose highlights feature blood spurting onto walls and ceilings&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Nightmare-on-Elm-Street-Splatter2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Nightmare-on-Elm-Street-Splatter2-1024x575.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-69486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Nightmare-on-Elm-Street-Splatter2-1024x575.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Nightmare-on-Elm-Street-Splatter2-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Nightmare-on-Elm-Street-Splatter2-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Nightmare-on-Elm-Street-Splatter2-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Nightmare-on-Elm-Street-Splatter2-1536x862.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Nightmare-on-Elm-Street-Splatter2-481x270.png 481w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Nightmare-on-Elm-Street-Splatter2.png 1809w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He calls the film&#8217;s ending &#8220;trite and infuriating in that it defies the film&#8217;s logic&#8221;, and notes that &#8220;worst of all&#8221;, the &#8220;teenagers and adults are [all] unappealing&#8221;. Nonetheless, in the years since Peary&#8217;s book was published, <em>Nightmare&#8230;<\/em> has gained an increasingly strong cult following, and remains must-see viewing for all film fanatics given its pivotal place in the slasher film genre. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Johnny Depp in an early role<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Nightmare-on-Elm-Street-Depp2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Nightmare-on-Elm-Street-Depp2-1024x570.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"356\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-69484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Nightmare-on-Elm-Street-Depp2-1024x570.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Nightmare-on-Elm-Street-Depp2-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Nightmare-on-Elm-Street-Depp2-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Nightmare-on-Elm-Street-Depp2-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Nightmare-on-Elm-Street-Depp2-1536x854.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Nightmare-on-Elm-Street-Depp2-485x270.png 485w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Nightmare-on-Elm-Street-Depp2-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Nightmare-on-Elm-Street-Depp2.png 1821w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>A creative premise for a slasher flick<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Nightmare-on-Elm-Street-Dream.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Nightmare-on-Elm-Street-Dream-1024x578.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-69487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Nightmare-on-Elm-Street-Dream-1024x578.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Nightmare-on-Elm-Street-Dream-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Nightmare-on-Elm-Street-Dream-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Nightmare-on-Elm-Street-Dream-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Nightmare-on-Elm-Street-Dream-1536x867.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Nightmare-on-Elm-Street-Dream-478x270.png 478w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Nightmare-on-Elm-Street-Dream.png 1809w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes. This is one of a handful of horror films which should be seen by every film fanatic. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cult Movie<\/li>\n<li>Historically Relevant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> (<span style=\"color:red;font-weight:bold;\">Listed in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-static\/1001Movies.htm\"><em>1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die<\/em><\/a><\/span>) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0087800\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1984\/11\/09\/movies\/screen-nightmare.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/classic-horror.com\/reviews\/nightmareelmstreet.shtml\">Classic-Horror Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Whatever you do, don&#8217;t fall asleep.&#8221; Synopsis: A group of small-town teenagers are slain while dreaming about a sadistic masked man with knife-blades for fingers (Robert Englund). 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Genres: Child Abuse Horror Living Nightmare Revenge Serial Killers Teenagers Wes Craven Films Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: As Peary notes, the premise of this &#8220;Wes Craven chiller&#8221;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1323\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1323","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.9 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"&quot;Whatever you do, don&#039;t fall asleep.&quot; Synopsis: A group of small-town teenagers are slain while dreaming about a sadistic masked man with knife-blades for fingers (Robert Englund). 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