Cinematic background from A Nightmare on Elm Street 1984 - Teenagers in a small town are dropping like flies, apparently in the grip of mass hysteria causing their suicides. A cop's daughter, Nancy Thompson, traces the cause to child molester Fred Krueger, who was burned alive by angry parents many years before. Krueger has now come back in the dreams of his killers' children, claiming their lives as his revenge. Nancy and her boyfriend, Glen, must devise a plan to lure the monster out of the realm of nightmares and into the real world...

A Nightmare on Elm Street

1984

Horror

Directors:
Wes Craven
Writers:
Wes Craven
Official poster of A Nightmare on Elm Street 1984 directed by Wes Craven
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – A woman with long curly hair looking up at the sky; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – A woman talking on a phone in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – A woman holding a phone up to her ear; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – A man holding a phone to his ear while standing in front of a window; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – A young man is looking into the distance; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – A woman laying in bed with her head resting on a pillow; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – A man and a woman sitting next to each other at a table; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – Three people sitting in a living room with a bowl of food; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – A woman's face in front of a blue door; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – A young girl and a young boy are looking at each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – A man standing in the middle of an alley at night; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – A person sitting on a bed with a phone; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – A woman with long hair is standing in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – Two people sitting in a room next to each other; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – A woman is talking to another woman in a kitchen; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – A man standing in front of a grave holding a book; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – A young man behind a metal fence looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – Two women in a kitchen talking to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – A woman standing in front of a jail cell; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – A young man wearing headphones laying in bed; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – A woman is looking into a broken mirror; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – Two women sitting on a bed talking to each other; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – A group of people sitting at desks in a classroom; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – A woman and a young girl walking down a street; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – Two women sitting on a couch talking to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – A group of people sitting on top of a wooden table; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – A group of people sitting around a table; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – A group of people sitting in a row on the grass; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – A woman holding a phone up to her ear; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – A man and a woman standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – A young man sitting in a chair smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – A person with her eyes closed crying; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – A group of people sitting around a grave; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – A young man and a young woman sitting next to each other on a couch; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – A person with short blonde hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – A young man with curly hair is looking through a fence; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – A night time picture of a house with a blue door; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – A young man sitting at a table talking on a phone; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – A large white house with a blue door; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – An empty hallway in a school with lockers on either side of the hallway; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – A young girl's face with blue eyes; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – A young man in a white shirt is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – A woman standing in front of an open fire place; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – A woman standing in front of an open door; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – A person is standing in a dark hallway; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – A man holding a phone up to his ear; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – A man sitting on a bed next to a woman in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – A woman in a white shirt and a pink sweater; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – A person with short blonde hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – A woman in a brown jacket is talking to a child in a hospital bed; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – A man and a woman in a doctors office; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – A woman in a pink shirt is standing in a dark room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – A group of people sitting at desks in a classroom; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – A young woman standing in front of a blurry ghost; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – A woman looking into a mirror in a dark room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – A young man wearing a blue and orange patterned shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – A young girl talking to a woman in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – A man laying in a bed wearing headphones; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – A young woman in a pink sweater is standing in the woods; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – A woman is talking to two other people; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – A woman holding a mug in front of a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – A woman in a red and green sweater holding a knife and looking at the camera; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – A young woman looking through a window at a person; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – A person wearing a suit and pearls; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – An umbrella laying on the ground in a hallway; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – A woman sitting at a table with a phone; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – A man walking down a street at night; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – A man in a leather jacket behind a metal fence; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – A woman with long hair is smoking a cigarette in a dark room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – A woman is helping another woman put on a necklace; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – A person wearing a leather jacket; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – A woman laying in a hospital bed with a thermometer in her mouth; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – A group of people sitting at a table in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), directed by Wes Craven – A woman in a plaid shirt holding a pencil; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle