A Nightmare on Elm Street
1984 • Horror
7.3 (5,684)
Wes Craven
Director
Wes Craven
Writer
Status
Released
Release date
November 9, 1984
Duration
91 Min
Language
English
Popularity
10.6467
Budget
$1,800,000
Revenue
$57,004,513
Overview
Teenagers in a small town are dropping like flies, apparently in the grip of mass hysteria causing their suicides. A cop's daughter, Nancy Thompson, traces the cause to child molester Fred Krueger, who was burned alive by angry parents many years before. Krueger has now come back in the dreams of his killers' children, claiming their lives as his revenge. Nancy and her boyfriend, Glen, must devise a plan to lure the monster out of the realm of nightmares and into the real world...


































