A teenage boy is haunted in his dreams by deceased child murderer Freddy Krueger, who is out to possess him in order to continue his reign of terror in the real world.

Directed by Jack Sholder

Box office $30M worldwide

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Jack SholderDirector

Mark Pattonas Jesse Walsh

Robert Englundas Freddy Krueger

Kim Myersas Lisa Webber

Robert Rusleras Ron Grady

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1985 · 1h 27m · Horror

TMDB 5.8/10 (2,154 votes)

A teenage boy is haunted in his dreams by deceased child murderer Freddy Krueger, who is out to possess him in order to continue his reign of terror in the real world.

Directed by Jack Sholder

Box office $30M worldwide

IMDb ↗