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 5: The Dream Child display the "5" that was used in all of the promotional material, TV spots, trailers, and merchandise. The main titles simply say ""A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child"". Released on August 11, 1989, the film grossed over $22.2 million at domestic box office to a generally unfavourable critical reception. In June 1989, a year after "", Alice and Dan have now started dating and there is no sign of Freddy Krueger. One day, in the shower, she sees herself at a strange asylum, dressed in a nun's habit with a name-tag saying Amanda Krueger. She is then attacked