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A Nightmare On Elm Street
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Starring:
John Saxon, Ronee Blakley, Heather Langenkamp, Amanda Wyss, Jsu Garcia, Johnny Depp, Charles Fleischer, Robert Englund, Lin Shaye, Joe Unger, Mimi Craven, Jack Shea, Ed Call, David Andrews, Jeff Levine, Joseph Whipp, Shashawnee Hall, John Richard Petersen, Sandy Lipton, Donna Woodrum, Carol Pritikin, Brian Reise, Ash Adams, Don Hannah, Leslie Hoffman, Paul Grenier, John Richard Petersen, Antonia Yannouli

Directed By:
Wes Craven

Written By:
Wes Craven

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A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984)
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Movie Review by B Movie Ben
June 3rd, 2007

Whatever you do, don't fall asleep.

I tuned into this because it was Johnny Depp's first movie and I wanted to see what he was like at 21 years old. I hardly recognized him. I really didn't at first. I had to keep staring and I still wasn't sure.

Anyway, Wes Craven has written and directed a classic horror picture. Is it real or is it a dream? What is real? It had me on the edge of my seat the whole time. I guess that means it was great horror. I especially liked the bathtub scene. That was definitely creepy. I think I'll stick to showers.

An those blades scraping against metal is like fingernails on a chalkboard.

I hear the sequels are not as good as this one, but I'll probably be back just to see what happens. And, hey, there's Granny Boone!

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Tim
Jun 3, 2007 10:29 PM
 
just know that if you watch part 2, it doesnt really follow the rest of the Nightmare series.......part 3 is the best one in the series so you should sit down and watch that one!
B Movie Ben
Jun 4, 2007 5:57 AM
 
I wondered why Heather Langenkamp wasn't in Part II and then back in Part III
Tim
Jun 4, 2007 1:27 PM
 
Actually if you read the review of Nightmare 2 that TeflonDon posted, Zombie Boy gives some good info on what happened to that film....Heather Langenkamp also returns for part 7 Wes Cravens New Nightmare.



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