A Nightmare on Elm Street A Nightmare on Elm Street A Nightmare on Elm Street is a 1984 American slasher film written and directed by Wes Craven, and produced by Robert Shaye. It stars Heather Langenkamp, John Saxon, Ronee Blakley, Amanda Wyss, Jsu Garcia, Robert Englund, and Johnny Depp in his film debut. The plot focuses on four teenagers, living on one street in a fictitious town of Ohio, whose dreams are invaded by a burnt killer with a bladed glove. In the dreams, the teenagers are killed, but they also die in reality. The teenagers do not understand the cause of this strange phenomenon,
A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010 film) that feeling to a new generation with a new spin on the character and story. Fuller and Form likened the new film to their 2003 remake of "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" but instead of a remake, they saw it as more of a reimagining. The pair also explained that "A Nightmare on Elm Street" would have a different tone than their "Friday the 13th" remake. Form states, "I think a "Friday the 13th" movie like we made was really fun. You know, sex, drugs and rock and roll, and I think a Nightmare movie is not that." When asked