Doot 2 Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 A Nightmare on Elm Street is an American horror franchise that consists of nine slasher films, a television series, novels, and comic books. The franchise began with the film A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) created by Wes Craven. The franchise revolves around the fictional character Freddy Krueger, a former child killer who stalks teenagers in their dreams and kills them. His motives were to seek revenge on their parents, who had burned him alive. The original film was written and directed by Craven, who returned to co-script the second sequel, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987), and to write and direct New Nightmare (1994). The films collectively grossed over $457 million at the box-office worldwide. The original film was released in 1984. A series of sequels produced by the independent film company New Line Cinema followed. New Line often attributes the growth of their company to the success of the Nightmare franchise. The film series as a whole has received mixed reviews by critics, but has been a financial success at the box office. When comparing the United States box office grosses of other American horror film series, A Nightmare on Elm Street is the second highest grossing franchise in adjusted US dollars. In 1988, a television series was produced with Freddy as the host. The pilot episode focused on the night Freddy was burned alive by the angry parents of the children he had killed, though the rest of the series featured episodes with independent plots. Twelve novels, separate from the adaptations of the films, and multiple comic book series were published featuring Freddy Krueger, as well as a crossover film featuring fellow horror icon Jason Voorhees from the Friday the 13th franchise. A remake of the 1984 film was released in 2010, and a second remake is currently being planned. THE FILMS A Nightmare On Elm Street A Nightmare on Elm Street is a 1984 American supernatural slasher film written and directed by Wes Craven, and the first film of the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. The film stars Heather Langenkamp, John Saxon, Ronee Blakley, Amanda Wyss, Jsu Garcia, Robert Englund, and Johnny Depp in his feature film debut. The plot revolves around four teenagers who are stalked and killed in their dreams (and thus killed in reality) by Freddy Krueger. The teenagers are unaware of the cause of this strange phenomenon, but their parents hold a dark secret from long ago. Craven filmed A Nightmare on Elm Street on an estimated budget of $1.8 million, a sum the film earned back during its first week. The film went on to gross over $25 million at the United States box office. A Nightmare on Elm Street was met with rave critical reviews and went on to make a very significant impact on the horror genre, spawning a franchise consisting of a line of sequels, a television series, a crossover with Friday the 13th, beyond various other works of imitation; a remake of the same name was released in 2010. The film is credited with carrying on many tropes found in low-budget horror films of the 1970s and 1980s, originating in John Carpenter's 1978 horror film Halloween, including the morality play that revolves around sexual promiscuity in teenagers resulting in their eventual death, leading to the term "slasher film". Critics and film historians state that the film's premise is the struggle to define the distinction between dreams and reality, manifested by the lives and dreams of the teens in the film. Critics today praise the film's ability to transgress "the boundaries between the imaginary and real", toying with audience perceptions A Nightmare On Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge is a 1985 American slasher film directed by Jack Sholder and the second installment in the A Nightmare on Elm Street film series. The screenplay was written by David Chaskin. It stars Mark Patton, Kim Myers, Robert Rusler and Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger. Patton plays Jesse Walsh, a teenager who, after moving into the home of Nancy Thompson, begins to have reoccurring nightmares of Freddy Krueger who is out to possess him in order to kill in the real world. It is the sequel to A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) and is followed by A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987). The film grossed $29.9 million at the North American box office. A Nightmare On Elm Street 3: The Dream Warriors A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors is a 1987 American slasher film directed by Chuck Russell. It is the third installment in the Nightmare on Elm Street series. The film was written by original creator Wes Craven and stars Heather Langenkamp, Patricia Arquette, Larry Fishburne, Priscilla Pointer, Craig Wasson, and Robert Englund. The plot focuses on Freddy Krueger seeking to murder the last children of the parents that burned him. The kids are imprisoned at a mental hospital. Freddy does not know that Nancy Thompson is training the patients to control their dream powers in order to fight back against the undead killer. The film was followed by another sequel, A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, a year later. A Nightmare On Elm Street 4: The Dream Master A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master is a 1988 American slasher film and the fourth film in the Nightmare on Elm Street series. The film was directed by Renny Harlin, stars Robert Englund, Lisa Wilcox and Danny Hassel. It is the sequel to A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors and is followed by A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child. The film was released on August 19, 1988, to generally mixed reviews, grossing over $49.3 million in the US, making it the highest-grossing film in the franchise until the release of Freddy vs. Jason. A Nightmare On Elm Street 5: The Dream Child A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child is a 1989 American slasher film and the fifth film in the Nightmare on Elm Street series. It was directed by Stephen Hopkins, stars Robert Englund, Lisa Wilcox and Danny Hassel. It is the sequel to A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master and is followed by Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare. The film's general tone is much darker and the dream sequences are more Gothic than the previous films of the series, and a blue filter lighting technique is used in most of the scenes. The film's main titles do not display the "5" that was used in all of the promotional material, TV spots, trailers, and merchandise. The main titles simply say "A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child". Released on August 11, 1989, the film grossed over $22.2 million at domestic box office to a generally mixed critical reception. Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare is a 1991 American 3D slasher film and the sixth film in the Nightmare on Elm Street series. As the title suggests, it was intended to be the last film in the series; however, the success of the film prevented the series from ending (much like Friday the 13th parts four and nine). It is the sequel to A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child and is followed by Wes Craven's New Nightmare, which takes place outside the series' canon. This was New Line Cinema's first film released in 3-D. Upon its release, the film received a poor critical reception. Robert Englund reprises his role as Freddy Krueger; Lisa Zane, Yaphet Kotto, Breckin Meyer, Shon Greenblatt, Ricky Dean Logan, Lezlie Deane and Tobe Sexton also star. Additionally, several well-known actors make cameo appearances in the film, including Johnny Depp (whose screen debut was in the original A Nightmare on Elm Street), Roseanne Barr, Tom Arnold, and Alice Cooper. Iggy Pop sings the title song, which plays over a montage of scenes from the previous Nightmare films during the end credits. Wes Craven's New Nightmare Wes Craven's New Nightmare is a 1994 American slasher film written and directed by Wes Craven the original creator of A Nightmare on Elm Street. Although it is the seventh film in the franchise, it is not part of the series continuity, instead portraying Freddy Krueger as a fictional movie villain who invades the real world, and haunts the cast and crew responsible for his films. In this film, Freddy is depicted as closer to what Craven originally intended, being much more menacing and much less comical, with an updated attire and appearance. The film features various people involved in the motion picture industry playing themselves, including actress Heather Langenkamp, who is compelled by events in the narrative to reprise her role as Nancy Thompson. New Nightmare features several homages to the original film such as quotes and recreations of the most famous scenes. Freddy Vs. Jason Freddy vs. Jason is a 2003 American slasher film directed by Ronny Yu and written by Damian Shannon and Mark Swift. The film is a crossover between the Friday the 13th and A Nightmare on Elm Street series, and pits Jason Voorhees and Freddy Krueger against each other in the eleventh and eighth installments in their respective series. The film is also the last in both the Friday the 13th and Nightmare on Elm Street series before they were both rebooted. In the film, set years after the events of Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare and Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday, Freddy (Robert Englund) has grown incapable of haunting people's dreams as the citizens of Springwood, Ohio, have mostly forgotten about him following his death and subsequent imprisonment in Hell for his sins. To regain his power and freedom, Freddy resurrects Jason (Ken Kirzinger) and manipulates him into traveling to Springwood to cause panic and fear, leading to rumors that Freddy has returned. However, while Jason succeeds in causing enough fear for Freddy to haunt the town again, Jason angers Krueger by depriving him of potential victims. This ultimately sends the two undead monsters into a violent conflict. Freddy vs. Jason was released in the United States on August 15, 2003. It grossed $114 million, making it the highest-grossing film in the Friday the 13th series and the second-highest-grossing film in the Nightmare on Elm Street series. This film marked Englund's final appearance to date as Freddy Krueger, and it was the first since Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood not to feature Kane Hodder in the role of Jason Voorhees. The film also marks as the acting debut of R&B singer Kelly Rowland A Nightmare On Elm Street A Nightmare on Elm Street is a 2010 American supernatural slasher film directed by Samuel Bayer and written by Wesley Strick and Eric Heisserer as a remake of Wes Craven's 1984 film of the same name, which revolves around a group of teenagers who are being stalked in their dreams by an enigmatic man named Freddy Krueger. Michael Bay and Platinum Dunes produced the film for New Line Cinema, as an intention to reboot the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise, with the cast of Jackie Earle Haley, Kyle Gallner, Rooney Mara, Katie Cassidy, Thomas Dekker and Kellan Lutz. This production makes it the ninth installment of the franchise. The film was released by Warner Bros. on April 30, 2010. It received mainly negative reviews from critics and grossed $115 million against a production budget of $35 million, making it the highest-grossing film in the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. DISCUSS Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sizzily 14,543 Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 Spoiler I see Halloween is being payed dust. I feel like I've only seen one but I have seen all of them I guess its been too long. Tears in the rain Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanripley 86,575 Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 i made a poster for this! https://goo.gl/xMgMvJ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanripley 86,575 Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 sorry for the self promo https://goo.gl/xMgMvJ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doot 2 Posted September 19, 2017 Author Share Posted September 19, 2017 8 minutes ago, Sizzily said: Hide contents I see Halloween is being payed dust. I feel like I've only seen one but I have seen all of them I guess its been too long. I would never pay my favorite film of all time dust. 5 minutes ago, ryanripley said: sorry for the self promo That is AMAZING. Have you done any others? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chr 4,217 Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 The first one is a classic that I watch on a regular basis. The second one is such a mess the acting and story was horrible but I still watch it . The third one is good because Nancy came back and the kills were iconic. 4-6 were jokes honestly . We'd Cravens New Nightmare is so underrated which is a shame because it's actually really good, I don't mind the meta feel to it But that mask Robert was using was a mess . Freddy Vs Jason didn't bring anything new but it was nice to see two horror icons go at it, still not that good tho. The remake I personally thought was decent I didn't like the pedo direction they went in or the effects but the acting was solid. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayzer 2,507 Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 hey did you make a thread about friday the 13th ,saw and paranormal activity follow me in twitter omg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doot 2 Posted September 19, 2017 Author Share Posted September 19, 2017 41 minutes ago, Chrastapher said: The first one is a classic that I watch on a regular basis. The second one is such a mess the acting and story was horrible but I still watch it . The third one is good because Nancy came back and the kills were iconic. 4-6 were jokes honestly . We'd Cravens New Nightmare is so underrated which is a shame because it's actually really good, I don't mind the meta feel to it But that mask Robert was using was a mess . Freddy Vs Jason didn't bring anything new but it was nice to see two horror icons go at it, still not that good tho. The remake I personally thought was decent I didn't like the pedo direction they went in or the effects but the acting was solid. New Nightmare is easily the best under the original. I strongly disliked the remake. 10 minutes ago, dinotub3 said: hey did you make a thread about friday the 13th ,saw and paranormal activity I made one about Friday the 13th about an hour ago. Should I make one about the other two franchises? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayzer 2,507 Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 1 minute ago, Doot said: Should I make one about the other two franchises? maybe follow me in twitter omg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doot 2 Posted September 19, 2017 Author Share Posted September 19, 2017 13 minutes ago, dinotub3 said: maybe Done! Check the section. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chr 4,217 Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 40 minutes ago, Doot said: New Nightmare is easily the best under the original. I strongly disliked the remake. Yeah as much as I love Freddy most of these movies aren't great Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doot 2 Posted September 19, 2017 Author Share Posted September 19, 2017 3 minutes ago, Chrastapher said: Yeah as much as I love Freddy most of these movies aren't great I find 3-5 decent. 6 is a drop in quality, but it had some funny parts. 2 is just Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chr 4,217 Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 Just now, Doot said: I find 3-5 decent. 6 is a drop in quality, but it had some funny parts. 2 is just In all honesty I haven't seen 4-6 in a while so I can't say for sure if I still don't like them. But I will never forget part 2, it's probably the worst horror movie I've seen Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doot 2 Posted September 19, 2017 Author Share Posted September 19, 2017 6 minutes ago, Chrastapher said: In all honesty I haven't seen 4-6 in a while so I can't say for sure if I still don't like them. But I will never forget part 2, it's probably the worst horror movie I've seen It's the "gay" one. I was shocked when I saw how homoerotic it was lol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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