A nightmare on Elm Street
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Format
DVD
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
794043104190
Notes
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1984.
General Note
Special features (disc 1): "All access pass": Optional feature audio commentary with Wes Craven, production crew and cast; optional original archival audio commentary with Wes Craven, Heather Langenkamp, John Saxon and cinematographer Jacques Haitkin ; "Select a scene" with pop-up prompts and production history and trivia; "Beyond the movie fact track" subtitles featuring production history and trivia.
General Note
Special features (disc 2): "The house that Freddy built : the legacy of New Line horror" documentary (22 min.); "Night terrors : the origins of Wes Craven's nightmares" documentary (16 min); alternate endings (3 min.); "Never sleep again -- The making of 'A nightmare on Elm Street'" (50 min.); "Freddy's coming for you" trivia challenge; original theatrical trailer (2 min.).
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Jacques Haitkin ; editor, Rick Shaine ; music, Charles Bernstein.
Participants/Performers
John Saxon, Ronee Blakley, Heather Langenkamp, Amanda Wyss, Nick Corri, Johnny Depp, Robert Englund.
Description
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.
Target Audience
MPAA Rating: R.
System Details
DVD, region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1-EX surround, DTS-ES 6.1 discrete surround, mono, widescreen format (1:85:1).
System Details
DVD-ROM minimum system requirements: InterActual-compatible player (included on this disc), Microsoft? Windows? 98SE or later, Microsoft? IE 5.5 SP1, Macromedia Flash Player 7, an Internet connection, a DVD-ROM drive and a DirectShow-compatible DVD decoder. This DVD will not work in a CD-ROM drive and the DVD-ROM features are not available on Apple? Mac OS?.
Language
Closed-captioned.
Local note
DVD

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (Style Guide)

Shaye, R., Craven, W., Saxon, J., Blakley, R., Langenkamp, H., Wyss, A., Garcia, J., Depp, J., & Englund, R. (2006). A nightmare on Elm Street. New Line Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

Robert. Shaye et al.. 2006. A Nightmare On Elm Street. New Line Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

Robert. Shaye et al.. A Nightmare On Elm Street. New Line Home Entertainment, 2006.

UCL Harvard Citation (Style Guide)

Shaye, R., Craven, W., Saxon, J., Blakley, R., Langenkamp, H., Wyss, A. and Garcia, J. et al (2006). A nightmare on elm street. New York City, N.Y.: New Line Home Entertainment.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (Style Guide)

Shaye, Robert., et al. A Nightmare On Elm Street. New Line Home Entertainment, 2006.

Note: Citations contain only title, author, edition, and publisher. Only UCL Harvard citations contain the year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of May 2025.

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