A Nightmare on Elm Street (franchise) released in 2010, and a second remake is planned. The original film, written and directed by Wes Craven and titled "A Nightmare on Elm Street", was released in 1984. The story focuses on Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund) attacking Nancy Thompson (Heather Langenkamp) and her friends in their dreams, successfully killing all but Nancy, in fictional Springwood, Ohio. Krueger's back-story is revealed by Nancy's mother, Marge, who explains he was a child murderer. The parents of Springwood killed Krueger after he was acquitted on a technicality. Nancy defeats Freddy by pulling him from the dream world and stripping him of his
Alice Johnson (A Nightmare on Elm Street) Alice Johnson (A Nightmare on Elm Street) Alice Johnson is a fictional character and a protagonist in the "A Nightmare on Elm Street" franchise, portrayed by Lisa Wilcox. She was created by William Kotzwinkle and Brian Helgeland. She appears as a main character in two of the nine "A Nightmare on Elm Street" films, first appearing in Renny Harlin's "" (1988). In 1989, Alice returned in Stephen Hopkins' "" before going on to appear in the comic book adaptions, novels, and "Freddy vs. Jason" (2003) through archive footage. In "", Alice has the ability to gain the "dream powers" of