Movie Night: Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

Nightmare on Elm Street – 91 mins Horror
Director: Wes Craven
Cast:Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger, Heather Langenkamp, John Saxon, Ronee Blakley,  and Johnny Depp in his film debut.
Writer: Wes Craven
Synopsis: ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ is the quintessential American supernatural slasher film and is the first installment in the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise.  The film’s plot concerns a group of teenagers who are targeted by Krueger, an undead child killer who murders teenagers through their dreams, as retribution against their parents who burned him alive. The film received critical acclaim upon its release in November 1984, and is considered to be one of the greatest horror films ever made.