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About
A psychiatrist, familiar with the knife-wielding dream demon Freddy Krueger, helps teens at a mental hospital battle the killer who is invading their dreams.
Theatrical
Feb 27, 1987
Box Office
$44.8M
Budget
$4.5M
Return
10.1x
DVD / Blu-ray
Aug 22, 2000
Theaters
520
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Writers
Producers
Music
Studio
New Line Cinema, Smart Egg Pictures, Heron Communications
Keywords
dreams
ohio
group therapy
nightmare
halloween
hypnosis
sadism
supernatural
psychopath
sequel
murder
slasher
trapped
alcoholic
mental illness
dream sequence
catholicism
disfigurement
sleepwalking
mental hospital
nightmare becomes reality
psychotherapist
self-harm
supernatural horror
dreaming
suspenseful
joyful
optimistic
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$9.99
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$6.99
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Cast
Full credits →H
Heather Langenkamp
Nancy Thompson
C
Craig Wasson
Neil Gordon
P
Patricia Arquette
Kristen Parker
R
Robert Englund
Freddy Krueger
K
Ken Sagoes
Kincaid
R
Rodney Eastman
Joey
J
Jennifer Rubin
Taryn
B
Bradley Gregg
Phillip
I
Ira Heiden
Will
L
Laurence Fishburne
Max
P
Penelope Sudrow
Jennifer
J
John Saxon
Thompson
P
Priscilla Pointer
Dr. Elizabeth Simms
C
Clayton Landey
Lorenzo
B
Brooke Bundy
Elaine Parker
K
Kristen Clayton
Little Girl
R
Rozlyn Sorrell
Nurse #2
N
Nan Martin
Nun
S
Stacey Alden
Marcie
D
Dick Cavett
Dick Cavett
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Quotes
See all →Prepare for Freddy's Unexpected Terror
Taglines
If You Think You're Ready For Freddy, Think Again!
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If you think you'll get out alive, you must be dreaming.
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