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About
Teenagers Nancy, Quentin, Kris, Jesse and Dean are all neighborhood friends who begin having the same dream of a horribly disfigured man who wears a tattered sweater and a glove made of knives. The man terrorizes them in their dreams, and the only escape is to wake up. But when, one by one, they start dying violently, the friends realize that what happens in the dream world is real, and the only way to stay alive is to stay awake.
Theatrical
Apr 30, 2010
Box Office
$115.7M
Budget
$35.0M
Return
3.3x
DVD / Blu-ray
Oct 5, 2010
Theaters
515
Director
Writers
Producers
Music
Studio
Platinum Dunes, New Line Cinema
Keywords
child abuse
dreams
halloween
supernatural
elementary school
remake
revenge
slasher
child molester
boiler room
burn victim
reboot
reality vs fantasy
dark fantasy
repressed memory
nightmare becomes reality
sleep deprivation
pre-school
loss of innocence
coping mechanisms
sexual predator
complex
supernatural horror
repressed trauma
vigilante justice
underrated
parents and child
nightmares
cruel
mean spirited
Cast
Full credits →R
Rooney Mara
Nancy Holbrook
K
Kyle Gallner
Quentin Smith
J
Jackie Earle Haley
Freddy Krueger
K
Katie Cassidy
Kris Fowles
T
Thomas Dekker
Jesse Braun
K
Kellan Lutz
Dean Russell
C
Clancy Brown
Alan Smith
C
Connie Britton
Dr. Gwen Holbrook
L
Lia D. Mortensen
Nora Fowles
C
Christian Stolte
Jesse's Father
D
Don Robert Cass
History Teacher
K
Kurt Naebig
Dean's Father
A
Andrew Fiscella
Inmate
R
Rob Riley
Minister
A
Aaron Yoo
Marcus Yeon (uncredited)
C
Christine Crawley
Ms. Winton (uncredited)
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Quotes
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9, 10 never sleep again
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Stay Up Late to Avoid Nightmares
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7, 8 better stay up late
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