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 (franchise) at the legacy of both "A Nightmare on Elm Street" and New Line Cinema. Daley believed that there was no better horror documentary. Nick Hyman of "Under the Radar" noted that "Never Sleep Again", unlike the earlier "His Name Was Jason" documentary, provided a more candid interview process with the people involved. Hyman pointed out that the best part of the documentary is the look at New Line's success through the "Elm Street" films, and the financial struggles and deadlines that plagued the film series. Other documentary ones published are "I Am Nancy" in 2011, and "Scream, Queen: My Nightmare