A Nightmare on Elm Street
Year:
1984
Production Country:
Great Britain / USA
Supernatural horror. A group of teenagers in a Los Angeles suburb begin to share common nightmares in which they are chased and murdered by a hideously disfigured killer, Freddy Krueger.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Lieutenant Thompson John Saxon
- Marge Thompson Ronee Blakley
- Nancy Thompson Heather Langenkamp
- Tina Gray Amanda Wyss
- Rod Lane Jsu Garcia
- Glen Lantz Johnny Depp
- Dr King Charles Fleischer
- Sergeant Parker Joseph Whipp
- teacher Lin Shaye
- Fred Krueger Robert Englund
- Sergeant Garcia Joe Unger
- nurse Mimi Meyer-craven
- minister Jack Shea
- Mr Lantz Ed Call
- Mrs Lantz Sandy Lipton
- foreman David Andrews
- coroner Jeff Levine
- Tina's mother Donna Woodrum
- cop Shashawnee Hall
- cop Carol Pritkin
- cop Brian Reise
- surfer Jason Adams
- surfer Don Hannah
- hall guard Leslie Hoffman
- Tina's mother's boyfriend Paul Grenier
Credits
Direction
- Director Wes Craven
- Assistant Director (1st) Nicholas Batchelor
- Assistant Director (2nd) Peter Graupner
Rights
Production
- Presents New Line Cinema
- Presents Media Home Entertainment
- Presents Smart Egg Pictures
- Executive Producer Stanley Dudelson
- Executive Producer Joseph Wolf
- Producer Robert Shaye
- Co-producer Sara Risher
- Associate Producer John Burrows
- Production Executive Stephen Abramson
- Production Manager John Burrows
- Production Supervisor Amy Rabins
- Production Co-ordinator Lisa C. Cook
- Location Manager Craig Pointes
- Set Production Assistant David Householter
- Production Assistant Steve Mcafee
- Production Assistant Steve Cassling
- Production Assistant Steve Harris
- Production Assistant Wally Uchida
Casting
- Casting by Annette Benson
Writing
- Screenplay Wes Craven
Photography
- Director of Photography Jacques Haitkin
- 2nd Unit Photographer Henning Schellerup
- 1st Assistant Camera Anne Coffey
- 2nd Assistant Camera Thomas P. Vanghele
Special Effects
- Mechanical Special Effects Jim Doyle
- Mechanical Special Effects Theatrical Engines
- Special Effects Assistant Lou Carlucci
- Special Effects Assistant Larry Lapointe
- Special Effects Assistant Charles Belardinelli
- Special Effects Assistant Tassilo Baur
- Special Effects Assistant Peter Kelly
- Special Effects Assistant Christina Rideout
- Special Effects Assistant James Upham
- Special Effects Assistant Jim Rynning
Editing
- Editor Rick Shaine
- Co-editor Pat Mcmahon
Design
- Production Designer Gregg Fonseca
- Art Department Assistant Barbara Metzenbaum
- Art Department Assistant Don Diers
- Set Decorator Anne Huntley
- Set Dresser Dorree Cooper
- Storyboard Artist Bill Kroyer
Costumes
- Costume Designer Dana Lyman
- Costume Supervisor Lisa Jensen
- Costumer Terence McCorry
Make-up
- Make-up Kathryn Fenton
- Special Make-up Effects David B. Miller
Titles
- Title Design Dan Perri
Film processing
- Opticals Cinema Research Corporation
- Opticals Cinopticals
- Opticals The Optical House
- Colour by DeLuxe
Music
- Music Charles Bernstein
Sound
- Sound Re-recording Mixer Jack Cooley
- Supervising Sound Editor Jess Soraci
- Supervising Sound Editing Magnofex
- Sound Editor Al Nahmias
- Looping/ADR Gomillion Sound
Stunts
- Stunt Co-ordinator Tony Cecere
- Stunts Jeff Habberstad
- Stunts Leslie Hoffman
- Stunts Paul Shaver
- Stunts Kerrie Cullen
- Stunts Maggie Koehnen
- Stunts Bruce Carson
- Stunts Sandy Wilson
- Stunts Cynthia Brannon
- Stunts Cindy Wills
- Stunts Jim Stearns
- Stunts Don Pike
- Stunts Tanya Russell
- Stunts Larry Phillips
- Stunts Tony Cecere
- Stunts Christina Johnson
- Stunts Christina Rideout
Consultant
- Legal Consultant Benjamin Zinkin
- Animal Wrangler Jim Picciolo