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 4: The Dream Master the 19th-highest-grossing film of 1988, and the highest-grossing "Nightmare on Elm Street" film until "Freddy vs. Jason"s release in 2003. It is currently the third-highest-grossing "A Nightmare on Elm Street" film. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports a 57% approval rating and an average rating of 5.2/10 based on 28 reviews. Upon its release, critic Kevin Thomas of "Los Angeles Times" praised the storyline, performances, and special effects, writing that the film "is by far the best of the series, a superior horror picture that balances wit and gore with imagination and intelligence. It very effectively mirrors the anxieties