Principal cast
Heather Langenkamp, Johnny Depp, Robert Englund, Amanda Wyss and Jsu Garcia
Film 409 of 498 on the Screen Path
A Nightmare on Elm Street
If Nancy doesn't wake up screaming, she won't wake up at all.
About the film
A Nightmare on Elm Street at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1984 film at stop 409 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
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...
Key craft credits
Jacques Haitkin (director of photography), Patrick McMahon (editor), Rick Shaine (editor), Charles Bernstein (original music composer) and Gregg Fonseca (production design)
- Director
- Wes Craven
- Release
- 1984-11-09
- Runtime
- 91 minutes
- Genres
- Horror
- Country
- United States
- Quiz
- 50 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
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Quiz yourself
Answer 50 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
50 questions in this journeyCitizen Kane is the complete public example: both learning videos and a five-question sample quiz are available below.
Start the example →Full cast
Full cast
- Heather LangenkampCharacter: Nancy Thompson
- Johnny DeppCharacter: Glen Lantz
- Robert EnglundCharacter: Fred Krueger
- Amanda WyssCharacter: Tina Gray
- Jsu GarciaCharacter: Rod Lane
- John SaxonCharacter: Lt. Donald Thompson
- Ronee BlakleyCharacter: Marge Thompson
- Charles FleischerCharacter: Dr. King
- Joseph WhippCharacter: Sergeant Parker
- Lin ShayeCharacter: Teacher
- Joe UngerCharacter: Sergeant Garcia
- Mimi CravenCharacter: Nurse
Full crew
Full crew
- Wes CravenCredits: Director, Writer
- Stanley DudelsonCredits: Executive Producer
- Joseph WolfCredits: Executive Producer
- Gregg FonsecaCredits: Production Design
- Robert ShayeCredits: Producer
- Sara RisherCredits: Producer
- Dana LymanCredits: Costume Design
- John BurrowsCredits: Producer
- Jacques HaitkinCredits: Director of Photography
- Charles BernsteinCredits: Original Music Composer
- Anne H. AhrensCredits: Set Decoration
- Patrick McMahonCredits: Editor
- Rick ShaineCredits: Editor
- Annette BensonCredits: Casting
- Nicholas BatchelorCredits: First Assistant Director
- Anne S. CoffeyCredits: First Assistant Camera
- John H. BurrowsCredits: Production Manager
- Rachel TalalayCredits: Assistant Production Manager
- Amy RabinsCredits: Production Supervisor
- Kathryn WeygandCredits: Script Supervisor
- Kara LindstromCredits: Assistant Property Master
- Craig PointesCredits: Location Manager
- Nelson ElwellCredits: Grip
- Don DiersCredits: Art Department Assistant
- Stephen AbramsonCredits: Production Executive
- Joyce RudolphCredits: Still Photographer
- Scott ButtfieldCredits: Gaffer
- John StadelmanCredits: Property Master
- Timaree McCormickCredits: Assistant Property Master
- Lisa JensenCredits: Costume Supervisor
- Brian DelahantyCredits: Transportation Captain
- Chuck ClarkeCredits: Transportation Coordinator
- Lisa C. CookCredits: Production Coordinator
- John Krenz Reinhart Jr.Credits: Construction Coordinator
- RaMona FleetwoodCredits: Hairstylist
- Dorree CooperCredits: Set Dresser
- David B. HouseholterCredits: Set Production Assistant
- Terence McCorryCredits: Costumer
- James LaRueCredits: Sound Mixer
- Abe NejadCredits: Assistant Sound Editor
- Jess SoraciCredits: Supervising Sound Editor
- Jim PiccioloCredits: Animal Wrangler
- Peter C. GraupnerCredits: Second Assistant Director
- Paul ShaverCredits: Stunts
- Kerrie CullenCredits: Stunts
- Bruce CarsonCredits: Stunts
- Larry LapointeCredits: Special Effects Assistant
- Charles BelardinelliCredits: Special Effects Assistant
- Cindy WillsCredits: Stunts
- Jeff HabberstadCredits: Stunts
- Jack CooleyCredits: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Anthony CecereCredits: Stunt Coordinator, Stunts
- Lou CarlucciCredits: Special Effects Assistant
- Tassilo BaurCredits: Special Effects Assistant
- Don PikeCredits: Stunts
- Leslie HoffmanCredits: Stunts
- Debby PorterCredits: Stunts
- Dan PerriCredits: Title Designer
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