A Nightmare on Elm Street
1984 film directed by Wes Craven
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Summary
A Nightmare on Elm Street is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50,906 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Wes Craven[3]
- Screenwriter: Wes Craven[4]
- Composer: Charles Bernstein[5]
- Genre: horror film[6], teen film[7], slasher film[8], supernatural horror film[9], thriller film[10], splatter film[11], suspense film[12], crime film[13], fantasy film[14], exploitation film[15], crime thriller film[16], psychological drama film[17], crime drama film[18], psychological thriller film[19]
- Followed by: A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge[20]
- Cast member: Heather Langenkamp[21], Amanda Wyss[22], Johnny Depp[23], John Saxon[24], Charles Fleischer[25], Ronee Blakley[26], Joseph Whipp[27], Robert Englund[28], Jsu Garcia[29], Joe Unger[30], Lin Shaye[31], David Andrews[32], Shashawnee Hall[33]
- Producer: Robert Shaye[34]
- Part of the series: A Nightmare on Elm Street[35]
- Production company: Media Home Entertainment[36], New Line Cinema's House of Horror[37]
- Director of photography: Jacques Haitkin[38]
- Part of: National Film Registry[39]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[40]
- Distribution format: video on demand[41]
- Review score: 7.7/10[42], 95%[43], 76/100[44]
- Color: color[45]
- Country of origin: United States[46]
- Publication date: January 1, 1984[47], August 29, 1985[48], November 9, 1984[49], November 16, 1984[50]
- Characters: Nancy Thompson[51]
- Distributed by: New Line Cinema[52], Netflix[53]
- Narrative location: Ohio[54]
- Official website: http://nightmareonelmstreetfilms.com/site/films/a-nightmare-on-elm-street/[55]
- Filming location: Los Angeles[56]
- Main subject: serial killer[57], dream[58], reality[59]
- Topic has template: Template:A Nightmare on Elm Street[60]
- Title: A Nightmare on Elm Street[61]
Why It Matters
A Nightmare on Elm Street has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] It is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]