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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...
Joseph Whipp
Cast · Known for A Nightmare on Elm Street, Scream
Joseph Whipp was born on July 12, 1941 in San Francisco, California, USA. He is an actor, known for A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), Scream (1996) and Escape from Alcatraz (1979).
Stephen Hopkins
Director · Known for 24
Stephen Hopkins is a Jamaican-born film director and producer. He is best-known for his continuation of the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise with A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child and the Predator franchise with Predator 2. His highest grossing film however was the 1998 film adaption of the TV series Lost in Space. He was born in Jamaica and was raised in Australia and England. He was educated at Sutton Valence School. In 2004, Hopkins directed the controversial biopic The Life and Death of Peter Sellers which raised the ire of the actor's son Michael Sellers. Hopkins was a co-executive producer for the first season of the Fox action drama 24, and also directed half of the season's episodes, including the first and last episodes.
Joe Unger
Cast · Known for A Nightmare on Elm Street
Joe Unger was born on May 25, 1949 in Lake County, Tennessee, USA. He is an actor, known for A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (1990) and The Bodyguard (1992).
Tom McFadden
Tom McFadden is and American actor, known for his work on A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge, The Winds of War, and Chicago Hope.
Mimi Craven
Cast · Known for A Nightmare on Elm Street
Mimi Craven (born September 28, 1957) is an actress known for A Nightmare on Elm Street, Star Trek: Voyager and Swamp Thing. She was married to director Wes Craven from 1982 to 1987.
Renny Harlin
Director · Known for Deep Water, The Beast
Renny Harlin (born Renny Lauri Mauritz Harjola on March 15, 1959) is a Finnish film director and producer, known for his prolific work in the action and horror genres. The peak of his success spanned from the late 1980s to the late 1990s, during which period he directed numerous hits, including A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, Die Hard 2, Cliffhanger, and Deep Blue Sea. The commercial performance of his films has waned since the mid 2000s, but Harlin remains 86th on the list of highest-grossing directors of all time (based on U.S. domestic gross revenue). He has primarily worked in the Hollywood studio system, in addition to time spent in his native Finland and a brief stint in China.
Tarah Paige
Tarah Paige was born on July 8, 1982 in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. She is an actress, known for Stick It (2006), Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) and A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010).
Allison Barron
Allison Barron was born on October 3, 1963 in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Night of the Demons (1988), A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985) and Patriot Games (1992).
Kelly Jo Minter
Kelly Jo Minter was born on September 24, 1966 in North Trenton, New Jersey, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for The People Under the Stairs (1991), Summer School (1987) and A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child (1989).
Robert Englund
Cast · Known for A Nightmare on Elm Street, Pinocchio: Unstrung, Urban Legend
Robert Barton Englund (born June 6, 1947) is an American actor and voice-actor, best known for playing the fictional serial killer Freddy Krueger, in the Nightmare on Elm Street film series. He received a Saturn Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors in 1987 and A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master in 1988. Englund is a classically trained actor.
Craig Wasson
Craig Brewster Wasson is an American actor. He made his film debut in Rollercoaster (1977). He is best known for his roles as Jake Scully in Brian DePalma's Body Double (1984), and Neil Gordon in Chuck Russell's A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987). For his role as Danilo Prozor in Arthur Penn's Four Friends (1981), he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award.
Parker Bagley
Parker Theodore Bagley was an actor, known for Detention (2011), A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) and Pretty Little Liars (2010).
Rooney Mara
Cast · Known for The Social Network, Her
Patricia Rooney Mara (born April 17, 1985) is an American film and television actress. Mara made her acting debut in 2005 and has gone on to star in films including A Nightmare on Elm Street, the remake of the 1984 horror film, and The Social Network. Mara also portrayed Lisbeth Salander, the title character in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, a Sony Pictures film based on Stieg Larsson’s Millennium book series. Mara is also known for her charity work. She oversees the charity Faces of Kibera, which benefits orphans from the Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya, one of the largest slums in Africa.
Patricia Arquette
Cast · Known for Medium, They Will Kill You, Severance
Patricia T. Arquette (born April 8, 1968) is an American actress. She made her feature film debut as Kristen Parker in A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987). Her other notable films include True Romance (1993), Ed Wood (1994), Flirting with Disaster (1996), Lost Highway (1997), The Hi-Lo Country (1998), Bringing Out the Dead (1999), Stigmata (1999), Holes (2003), Fast Food Nation (2006), The Wannabe (2015), and Toy Story 4 (2019). For playing a divorced mother in the coming-of-age drama film Boyhood (2014), which was filmed from 2002 until 2014, Arquette received widespread critical praise and won several awards, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. On television, she played the character Allison DuBois—based on the author and medium Allison DuBois, who claims to have psychic abilities—in the supernatural drama series Medium (2005–2011). She won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 2005, from two nominations she received for the role, in addition to three Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. Arquette also appeared in the CSI franchise as Avery Ryan, the Deputy Director of the FBI, starring in CSI: Cyber (2015–16). She went on to star as Joyce Mitchell in the Showtime miniseries Escape at Dannemora (2018), winning a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie, and as Dee Dee Blanchard in the Hulu anthology series The Act (2019), winning the Golden Globe Award and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress.
Marshall Bell
Cast · Known for Identity
Archibald Marshall Bell (born September 28, 1942) is an American actor. He has appeared in many character roles in movies and television. His best-known movies are probably A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985), Stand by Me (1986), Twins (1988) and Total Recall (1990). Description above from the Wikipedia article Marshall Bell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Amanda Wyss
Cast · Known for A Nightmare on Elm Street
Amanda Wyss (born November 24, 1960) is an American film and television actress. She began her career in the early 1980s in teen roles including Lisa in the coming-of-age comedy film Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), Tina Gray in the slasher film A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), and Beth in the film Better Off Dead (1985). She had a supporting role as investigative reporter Randi McFarland in the television series Highlander: The Series (1992–1993). She played Woody's ex-girlfriend, Beth, in two episodes of Cheers in the mid-1980s.
Kim Myers
Kimberly S. Myers (born February 15, 1966) is an American television and film actress. Her breakthrough role was in the 1985 horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge as Lisa Webber. She acted in another horror sequel in 1996, Hellraiser: Bloodline.
Ken Sagoes
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ken Sagoes (born 1967) is an American actor who has starred in films and in television. He is best known for his role in the 1987 horror classic A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors as Roland Kincaid and reprised his role in the 1988 hit sequel A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master. Sagoes' portrayed Darryl in the 1980s TV series What's Happening Now!! from 1987-1988. He has made guest appearances on shows such as The Twilight Zone, Night Court, My So-Called Life, Martin, The Parkers, The Division, and The District. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ken Sagoes, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Toy Newkirk
Toy Newkirk was an actress most commonly known for her memorable roles in television. Newkirk marked her early career with roles in "A Different World" (1987-1993), the Robert Englund horror sequel "A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master" (1988) and "Beverly Hills 90210" (Fox, 1990-2000). Later, Newkirk acted in "The Commish" (1991-95), "Living Single" (Fox, 1992-98) and "The O.J. Simpson Story" (Fox, 1994-95). More recently, Newkirk worked on "Gastineau Girls" (2004-06).
Heather Langenkamp
Cast · Known for A Nightmare on Elm Street
Heather Langenkamp (born July 17, 1964) is an American film and television actress. She is best known for her role as Nancy Thompson from the A Nightmare on Elm Street films. She also played Marie Lubbock on the sitcom Just the Ten of Us.
Ira Heiden
Ira Heiden (born September 22, 1966) is an American television and film actor. He played Will Stanton in the 1987 horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors. Ira's other film roles include the 1988 film Elvira: Mistress of the Dark, Timelock (1996), The Trouble with the Truth (2011), and Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021). (Wikipedia)
Connie Britton
Cast · Known for Phony, Spin City, Nashville
Connie Britton (born March 6, 1967) is an American actress. She is best known for the roles of Nikki Faber on Spin City and on Friday Night Lights as Tami Taylor. Her most notable films are Friday Night Lights and A Nightmare on Elm Street. Despite the fact that the Friday Night Lights television series is based on the film, she portrays different characters in both of them. Her character in the show is named Tami Taylor while in the film her character is named Sharon Gaines. Description above from the Wikipedia article Connie Britton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Nicholas Mele
Nicholas Mele is an American actor who has starred in many movies and on television. His first movie role was in the 1976 movie The Ritz. Other movie roles include Some Kind of Hero (1982) and Young Doctors in Love (1982). His most well-known film role was in the 1988 hit horror movie A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master as Dennis Johnson. A year later, he reprised his role in the hit sequel A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child. His most recent movie is the 2003 film The Great Gabble.