A Nightmare on Elm Street a bright morning where all of her friends and her mother are still alive. She gets into Glen's convertible to go to school and then the top suddenly comes down and locks them in as the car drives uncontrollably down the street. Two girls playing jump rope are heard chanting Krueger's nursery rhyme as Marge is grabbed by Krueger through the front door window. The cast of "A Nightmare on Elm Street" included a crew of veteran actors such as Robert Englund and John Saxon and several aspiring young actors like Johnny Depp and Heather Langenkamp. Krueger's disfigured face was
A Nightmare on Elm Street that "for such a low-budget movie, "Nightmare on Elm Street" is extraordinarily polished. The script is consistently witty, the camera work (by cinematographer Jacques Haitkin) is crisp and expressive." The review noted that "the genre has built-in limitations ... but Craven faces the challenge admirably; "A Nightmare on Elm Street" is halfway between an exploitation flick and classic surrealism". The review also commented on Freddy Krueger, calling him "the most chilling figure in the genre since 'The Shape' made his debut in "Halloween"." "Variety" commented that the film was "a highly imaginative horror film", praising the special effects while finding