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
A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010 film) for both categories. The 2010 remake was the second-highest-grossing film in the franchise in North America, just behind "Freddy vs. Jason" (unadjusted dollars) but number one worldwide. Based on 176 reviews collected by Rotten Tomatoes, "A Nightmare on Elm Street" holds a 15% overall approval rating from critics with an average score of 3.7 out of 10. The consensus at Rotten Tomatoes is that the film is "visually faithful but lacking the depth and subversive twists that made the original so memorable, the "Nightmare on Elm Street" remake lives up to its title in the worst possible way." By comparison,