A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984 film)

A Nightmare on Elm Street is a 1984 American slasher film written and directed by Wes Craven.
== Cast ==
* Heather Langenkamp as Nancy Thompson
* John Saxon as Lt. Donald "Don" Thompson
* Robert Englund as Fred "Freddy" Krueger
* Johnny Depp as Glen Lantz
* Ronee Blakley as Marge Thompson
* Amanda Wyss as Christina "Tina" Gray
* Nick Corri as Rod Lane
* Leslie Hoffman as Hall Guard
* Joseph Whipp as Sgt. Parker
* Charles Fleischer as Dr. King
* Lin Shaye as Teacher
== Reception ==
=== Contemporary ===
Vincent Canby, writing for The New York Times, stated of the film, "...The monster is played by Robert Englund, but what he looks like is anybody's guess, since he wears a lot of masks that are about as scary as those worn by extremely small trick- or-treaters on Halloween."SCREEN: 'NIGHTMARE' - Vincent Canby - 9 November 1984 - The New York Times - Retrieved 21 June 2021
=== Retrospective ===
James Rolfe lauded the film,A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984) Episode 16 - Monster Madness - Cinemassacre - Retrieved 8 October 2021 as well as the resulting series' originality.A Nightmare On Elm Street (1987) Episode 23 - Monster Madness - October 23 2007 - Cinemassacre - Retrieved 8 October 2021 Rolfe felt this film made the best use of the dream concept, stating that later films went overboard, and positively noted John Saxon's appearance as Lt. Thompson, comparing it to Donald Pleasence's portrayal of Dr. Sam Loomis and Betsy Palmer's Pamela Voorhees.
==Links==
*A Nightmare on Elm Street on Wikipedia
*A Nightmare on Elm Street on Encyclopædia Britannica
*A Nightmare on Elm Street on IMDB
*A Nightmare on Elm Street on TV Tropes
==References==
Category:Fiction
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Category:Real horror films
Category:Real American horror films
Category:Real films released in 1984