Teenager Tina Gray awakens from a terrifying nightmare in which a disfigured man wearing a bladed glove attacks her in a boiler room. Her mother points out the mysterious slashes … See more

Development
A Nightmare on Elm Street contains many biographical elements from director Wes Craven's childhood. The film was inspired by several … See more

Freddy exclusively attacks teenagers and his actions have been interpreted as symbolic of the often traumatic experiences of … See more

Box office
A Nightmare on Elm Street premiered in the United States with a limited theatrical release on … See more

The cast of A Nightmare on Elm Street included veteran actors such as Robert Englund and John Saxon and aspiring young actors like Johnny Depp and Heather Langenkamp. See more

The film score was written by composer Charles Bernstein and first released in 1984 on label Varèse Sarabande. The label re-released the soundtrack in 2015 in an 8-CD box for the franchise soundtracks excluding the remake and again in 2016 in the 12-CD box Little … See more

Censorship issues
When the film was submitted to the Motion Picture Association of America film rating system (MPAA), they required two cuts to grant it an See more