# Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare is a 1991 film which was intended to be the final installment of the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise, in which Freddy Krueger returns to succeed in his goal of murdering the children of Springwood, Ohio.
    Directed by Rachel Talalay. Written by Michael DeLuca.

## Freddy Krueger

* [Dressed up as the Wicked Witch of the West, riding a broomstick] I'll get you, my pretty! And your little soul, too!
* [Knocks out Johnny Depp on TV with a frying pan] Yeah, what are you on? Looks like a frying pan and some eggs to me.
* [Talking to Spencer on TV] Hey, Spenc. Let's trip out.

## Dialogue

    John Doe: [looks at a child's drawing] "K. Krueger." Could mean anything from Kevin to Kyle.
    Maggie Burroughs: All it really means is there was a child here by that name.
    John Doe: No. It's me. I'm his kid. That's why he's kept me alive. He's trying to play some sick game with me.
    Maggie Burroughs: He is dead, all right. He's dead, and your not his kid.
    John Doe: How do you know? [points at Orphanage Woman] She remembered me.
    Maggie Burroughs: She remembered me, too, and 50 other imaginary friends. Let's get out of here.
    John Doe: I know why you let me go.
    Freddy Krueger: Ohh. Do you think I'm your daddy? Mm-mm! Wrong!
    [Freddy begins slicing at John's parachute line]
    John Doe: But you let me live.
    Freddy Krueger: Only long enough for to bring me back my daughter.
    John Doe: Your daughter?
    Freddy Krueger: [begins slicing away at other parachute line] And now, she's gonna take me to a whole new playground.
    John Doe: No!
    Freddy Krueger: [chops away at last line] Grounded!
    Tracy: No one remembers John or Carlos. It's like they never existed. I've been hearing strange shit. Like some of the kids are dreaming about Carlos. And they don't even remember him.
    Doc: I remember him.
    Tracy: Why?
    Doc: Because I can control my dreams. I'm not fooled by this thing you saw.
    Maggie Burroughs: Freddy.
    Doc: Whatever he is, he's fucking with the line between dreams and reality. He didn't just kill Carlos and the others. He erased them.
    Freddy's Father: You been a waste since the day I took you in. Now it's time to take your medicine.
    [whips Freddy with a belt]
    Young Freddy: [laughs as the belt strikes him] Thank you, sir. May I have another?
    [his father whips him four more times, but before he can do it the fifth time, Freddy grabs the belt]
    Young Freddy: You wanna know the secret of pain? If you just stop feeling it, you can start using it.
    [holds up a bloody razor blade]
    Doc: Now he's gonna try and trick you just like he tricked Tracy. He'll try and use your eyes to fool you. You'll use these.
    [shows her 3D glasses]
    Maggie Burroughs: Get the hell outta here.
    Doc: You want to live? These mean nothing here, but in a dream, they can be anything you want. He got inside your head. You get inside of his.
    Maggie Burroughs: That's my job, isn't it?
    Tracy: Be careful. He's good at finding out what hurts the most.
    Doc: Exactly.
    Tracy: That's why you gotta take me with you.
    Maggie Burroughs: I can't. It's gotta be me and him. All right, Doc. Put me in.
    Freddy Krueger: Sticks and stones may break my bones, but nothing will ever kill me. Well, let's see now. First, they tried burning me. [slices off thumb] Then they tried burying me. [slices off index finger] But this... this is my favorite. They even tried holy water! [slices off middle finger, drops hand out of frame and holds it up again with all fingers intact] But I just keep on tickin'... because they promised me that.
    Doc: "They"?
    Freddy Krueger: The dream people. The ones that gave me this job. In dreams... I am forever! Too bad you're not.
    Freddy Krueger: Time to start all over again.
    Maggie Burroughs: But this isn't Springwood.
    Freddy Krueger: [laughs] Every town has an Elm Street!
    Freddy Krueger: Go ahead... put it on. It's in your blood. That's it, put it on. Feels good, doesn't it? Yeah... come on. Let your daddy show you how to use it.
    [Maggie slips on the glove and stabs Freddy in his stomach]
    Tracy: Maggie! Maggie!
    [Tracy tosses her a stick of dynamite and Maggie shoves it into Freddy's chest. She kisses Freddy on the cheek]
    Maggie Burroughs: Happy Father's Day.
    [runs out of the room]
    Freddy Krueger: [looks at the screen] Oh... Kids.
    [Freddy explodes]

## Taglines

* Evil has finally met its match.
* They Saved The Best For Last.
* Born: November 2, 1984, Dies: September 13, 1991
* You Think You Know About Dreams... You Know Nothing!

## Cast

* Lisa Zane - Maggie Burroughs/Katherine Krueger
* Robert Englund - Freddy Krueger
* Shon Greenblatt - John Doe
* Lezlie Deane - Tracy
* Breckin Meyer - Spencer
* Ricky Dean Logan - Carlos
* Yaphet Kotto - Doc
* Lisa Wilcox - Alice Johnson (uncredited/flashback)
* Tobe Sexton - Teenage Freddy Krueger
* Johnny Depp - Guy on TV who gets knocked out by Freddy with a frying pan.
* Tom Arnold - Childless Man
* Roseanne Barr - Ethel
* Alice Cooper - Freddy's father (uncredited)

## External links

Encyclopedic article on Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare on Wikipedia
* Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare quotes at the Internet Movie Database
* Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare at Rotten Tomatoes
A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise :
| Films | A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) · Freddy's Revenge (1985) · Dream Warriors (1987) · The Dream Master (1988) · The Dream Child (1989) · Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare  (1991) · Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994) · Freddy vs. Jason (2003) · A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) |
| Television | Freddy's Nightmares (1988–1990) |
| Comics | Freddy Krueger's A Nightmare on Elm Street (1989) · Nightmares on Elm Street (1991–1992) · Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991) · A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Beginning (1992) · A Nightmare On Elm Street Special (2005) · A Nightmare On Elm Street: Paranoid (2005–2006) · Fearbook (2006) · A Nightmare on Elm Street (2006–2007) · New Line Cinema's Tales of Horrors (2007) · Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash (2007–2008) · Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash: The Nightmare Warriors (2009) |
| Documentaries | Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010) · I Am Nancy (2011) |
| Related | Last words in the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise · Friday the 13th franchise |