If Nancy doesn't wake up screaming, she won't wake up at all.
1984 · R · 1h 31m · Horror
Genres: Horror
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.
Director: Wes Craven
Writers: Wes Craven
Music by: Charles Bernstein
Cinematography: Jacques Haitkin
Editor: Patrick McMahon, Rick Shaine
Box office: $57M · Budget: $2M · Rated 7.4/10 by 5840 viewers
Part of the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise.