A nightmare on Elm Street

Author

Wes Craven

Call Number

• BLU-RAY MYSTERY/THRILLER (CEN)

Edition

Blu-ray version.

Languages

In English or French, with optional French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Performers

John Saxon, Ronee Blakley, Heather Langenkamp, Amanda Wyss, Nick Corri, Johnny Depp, Robert Englund.

Publication Information

Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2010]

Physical Description

1 videodisc (91 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

MPAA rating: R.

Summary

When her best friend Tina is brutally murdered, teenager Nancy suspects the killer isn't Tina's boyfriend but rather a much more horrifying figure from her dreams. Convinced that this vicious murderer is stalking her friends and killing them as they sleep, Nancy enters a desperate race against time to bring him out of her dream world and stop the bloodbath-- before she falls asleep and becomes his next victim!

Notes

Originally released as a motion picture in 1984.

Special features: Ready Freddy focus points: see alternate takes and learn filmmaking secrets behind the nightmare by jumping to video highlights while watching the movie ; 2 commentaries: 1) Director Wes Craven, co-stars Heather Langenkamp and John Saxon and cinematographer Jacques Haitkin, 2) Wes Craven, co-stars Robert Englund, Heather Langenkamp and Ronee Blakley, producer Robert Shaye and co-producer Sara Risher ; alternate endings ; 3 featurettes: The house that Freddy built: the legacy of New Line horror, Never sleep again: the making of A nightmare on Elm Street, Night terrors: the origins of Wes Craven's Nightmares ; interactive trivia track.