A Nightmare on Elm Street Collection

Robert Englund

Mark Patton

Kim Myers

Robert Rusler

Clu Gulager

Hope Lange

Marshall Bell

Melinda O. Fee

Tom McFadden

Sydney Walsh

Edward Blackoff

Christie Clark

Lyman Ward

Donna Bruce

Hart Sprager

Allison Barron

JoAnn Willette

Steve Eastin

Brian Wimmer

Robert Chaskin

Kerry Remsen

Kimberly Lynn

Steven Smith

Jonathan Hart

Tom Tangen

Robert Shaye

Stephen Diener

Jacques Haitkin

Stanley Dudelson

Christopher Young

Wes Craven

Jack Sholder

Bob Brady

Hana Cannon

Matia Karrell

Whitney R. Hunter

Adrienne Hamalian-Mangine

Rachel Talalay

Amy Rabins

Cathy Mickel Gibson

Donald Elmblad

Barbara Benz

Ed White

Nelson Elwell

Daniel Marc

Peter Mercurio

Ian Cramer

Karen I. Stern

Pamela B. Warner

Wendy Hogan

Robin L. Neal

Anne S. Coffey

Larry Alexander

Jack Cooley

Joel Soisson

Neil Eric Wenger

Roger Jans

Claudia Santiago

Abe Nejad

Mary Santiago

Jess Soraci

Annette Benson

Gail Viola

Sara Risher

Dan Bradley

Ray Lykins

Denney Pierce

Paul Boyington

Christopher Doyle

Marneen Fields

Lane Leavitt

Scott Alan Cook

Gregg Fonseca

Ray Shaffer

Michael S. Murphey

Maggie Martin

C.J. McBeath

Ron Nary

Kevin Yagher

Frank Lloyd

Christopher Tufty

David Chaskin

Arline Garson

The Reds

Horror

A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge

New Line Cinema

Smart Egg Pictures

Heron Communications

Media Home Entertainment

United Kingdom

United States of America

Possession is nine-tenths of the law.

A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge is the runt of the Elm Street litter. It was unfortunate to be the sequel to a landmark horror film, a film that birthed one of the ultimate horror icons whilst having at its core a terrifying premise. A premise that was superbly executed by all involved in the first film. Part 2 bravely tried to advance the bogeyman story to another level, to one of possession, which in hindsight was a mistake.

There's also the mixed tonal flow and confused intents that hamper the pic. Whilst the young members of the cast are too blank to garner the required amount of sympathy to get us to care about their plight, especially lead lad Mark Patton as Jesse Walsh. However, there is still a lot to like here, some striking imagery grabs the attention and it is not without some unnerving scares.

The debates about what metaphors the makers were going for still exist, and that homo-erotic sheen is never going to go away, but even though it's an average Elm Street movie, it's not as dreadful as it was first painted. 5/10

Freddy's Revenge deserves redemption. If you don't expect a film about Freddy, you can appreciate this sequel for what it is, instead of begrudging it for what it isn't. The argument for a gay reading--the idea that Freddy is symbolic of the protagonist's repressed homosexual desires--isn't entirely convincing but even without it, the movie's a lot better than many credit it. This is a Nightmare on Elm Street story that uses the creature to explore what it feels like to grow up. It's confusing and scary and transformational. Tonal shifts and plot mistakes only contribute to the overall intent.

Andre Gonzales

The nightmare that started it all. Made us all scared to go to to sleep. My favorite horror series next to Friday the 13th. Love this movie.

My least favorite out of the series. Didn't like this one because Freddy wasn't really killing any one until the end. He used a live human to kill for him. So it was kind of dumb.