A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge is a 1985 American slasher film directed by Jack Sholder and the second installment in the "A Nightmare on Elm Street" film series. The screenplay was written by David Chaskin. It stars Mark Patton, Kim Myers, Robert Rusler and Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger. Patton plays Jesse Walsh, a teenager who, after moving into the home of Nancy Thompson, begins to have recurring nightmares of Freddy Krueger who is out to possess him in order to kill in the real world. It is the
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,