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A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child
Freddy delivers.
( Horror / Thriller )


A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child Poster



US Runtime: 90 min

Country of Origin: United States of America

Premiere Date:
Aug 11, 1989   [USA]
 
Director: Stephen Hopkins   [Director]
 
Writers: Leslie Bohem   [Screenplay]
Leslie Bohem   [Story]
Wes Craven   [Characters]
John Skipp   [Story]
Craig Spector   [Story]
 
Producers: Rupert Harvey   [Producer]
Sara Risher   [Executive Producer]
Robert Shaye   [Producer]
Jon Turtle   [Executive Producer]
 
Cinematography: Peter Levy   [Director of Photography]
 
Edited by: Brent A Schoenfeld   [Editor]
Chuck Weiss   [Editor]
 
Music Composed by Jay Ferguson   [Original Music Composer]
 
Production Design: CJ Strawn   [Production Design]
 
Costume Design: Sara Markowitz   [Costume Design]
 
Production Companys: Fourth New Line Heron Joint Venture
Heron Communications
New Line Cinema   (US)
Smart Egg Pictures   (GB)
 


Plot Summary:

    Alice finds the deadly dreams of Freddy Krueger starting once again. This time, the taunting murderer is striking through the sleeping mind of her unborn child.

Cast:

Robert Englund
Freddy Krueger
Lisa Wilcox
Alice Johnson
Erika Anderson
Greta Gibson
Valorie Armstrong
Mrs. Jordan
Michael Ashton
Gurney Orderly
Kelly Jo Minter
Yvonne
Danny Hassel
Dan Jordan
Nicholas Mele
Dennis Johnson
Joe Seely
Mark Gray
Burr DeBenning
Mr. Jordan
Clarence Felder
Mr. Gray
Beatrice Boepple
Amanda Krueger
Matt Borlenghi
Jock
Noble Craig
Merging Freddy
ER Davies
Delivery Doctor
 
Beth DePatie
Anne
Will Egan
Semi-Truck Driver
Stacey Elliott
Girl in Locker
Steven Grives
Dr. Moore
Whit Hertford
Jacob
Jennifer Honneus
Asylum Girl
Jake Jacobs
Trendy Guest
Annie Lamaje
Elm Street Kid
Gerry Loew
Orderly #1
Kara Marie
Baby Jacob
Roxanne Mayweather
Delivery Nurse
Don Maxwell
Coach Ostrow
John R Murray
Customer
Marnette Patterson
Little Girl
Cameron Perry
Guest
 
 

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Special Effects Department:

David Miller Creations
Freddy Krueger makeup and "Freddy’s Baby" resurrection sequence
David Stipes Productions
matte paintings
Doug Beswick Productions Inc.
Diving Board and "Phantom Prowler" effects sequence
Kurtzman Nicotero & Berger EFX Group Inc.
Freddy’s Head de-merge effects
 
The Character Shop
Womb With a Fetal View Cannal Effects
Todd Masters Company
Gretta prosthetics and supplemental prosthetic effects
Visual Concept Engineering (VCE)
optical effects
 

Tech Info:

Budget:
$8,000,000
Revenue:
$22,168,359
Color Info:
Color (Metrocolor) / B&W
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
Cinematographic Process:
Spherical
Film Negative Format:
35 mm
Printed Film Format:
35 mm

Trivia:

  • The evil laugh heard, as the end credits begin to roll, is taken from Vincent Price's performance on Michael Jackson's landmark 1982 pop classic, "Thriller".
     


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