Product Description

Nancy is having nightmares about a frightening badly-scarred figure who wears a glove with razor-sharp "finger knives". She soon discovers that her friends are having similar dreams. When the kids begin to die Nancy realizes that she must stay awake to survive. Uncovering the secret identity of the dream killer and his connection with the children of Elm Street the girl plots to draw him out into the real world.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: HORROR Rating: R UPC: 794043104190 Manufacturer No: N10419

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #11704 in DVD
• Brand: Warner Brothers
• Released on: 2006-09-26
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
• Formats: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Limited Edition, Original recording remastered, Special Edition, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 2
• Dimensions: .35 pounds
• Running time: 92 minutes

Amazon.com
Wes Craven's 1984 horror film is a better movie than it is generally credited for being. Forget the tawdry sequels; this highly original, almost surrealist work stars Robert Englund as a mutilated monster who kills teenagers during their dreams. Craven, who only directed one Elm Street sequel (Wes Craven's New Nightmare), takes the Hitchcockian step of layering in psychological explanations for the terror and then proving them all irrelevant in the face of mindless evil. The horror in the film is emotionally raw, in contrast to the overimaginative set pieces of most of the sequels that followed; and the final scene is as deeply unsettling as anything Luis Buñuel ever committed to film. --Tom Keogh

On the DVD
Though a barrage of inferior sequels and ceaseless marketing has somewhat dulled Freddy Krueger's menace, the subconscious-stalking slasher fiend was never more frightening than in writer-director Wes (Scream, The Hills Have Eyes) Craven's original Nightmare on Elm Street feature, which has been bolstered by fresh supplemental content in this new two-disc set. Played to the hilt by character actor Robert Englund (who's still enjoying his status as Hollywood's King Boogeyman in films like 2001 Maniacs), Krueger was a diabolically novel movie villain, a pitiless child murderer who pursued the offspring of the parents who killed him through their dreams, and butchering them with a horrific knife-fingered glove whose wounds would be inflicted in the waking world as well as in their sleep. Craven's mix of suspense, gore, and surrealism struck a major chord with audiences in 1984, which lead to a lengthy Freddy franchise and the elevation of parent company New Line Cinema from second-tier distribution house to major Hollywood studio. It also helped establish Craven as one of horror's most dependable (and profitable) filmmakers, and gave a first-time actor named Johnny Depp a memorable debut as the boyfriend of embattled heroine Nancy (Heather Langenkamp).

The Infinifilm Special Edition is not the definitive presentation of A Nightmare on Elm Street--minor deleted scenes that have been featured in other DVD releases are not present here, and the version presented in this set is the R-rated edit, which means that the few seconds of splatter trimmed from the picture by the MPAA prior to its theatrical release are still missing. But the new featurettes--on the making of the film, New Line's post-Nightmare horror efforts, and an interesting look at the science and philosophy of dreams--are all well-produced and informative, and offer interviews with most of the major players involved in the production, from Craven and Englund to producers/New Line heads Robert Shaye and Sara Risher. Two commentary tracks--one vintage, with Craven, star John Saxon, Langenkamp, and cinematographer Jacques Haitkin, and the other new, which adds Risher, Shaye, and co-stars Ronee Blakeley and Amanda Wyss to that line-up (but without Saxon)--are also included, as are three alternate endings, each with different impacts. The Infinifilm features allow viewers to access numerous clips (including bits from the featurettes and deleted scenes) as well as a text-only "fact track" and a trivia challenge. --Paul Gaita

Customer Reviews

Freddie's my hero!!
THIS is still one of the best horror/slasher films of all time! I have seen some of the cheap, low-budget, cheesy slasher films of the '80s recently. It is amazing how bad some of them are. But, I always had a certain weak spot for horror/slasher movies, so I enjoy them anyway. But, THIS, the original Nightmare... movie was a classy, well-done movie with a purpose, drive, respectable acting and for the most part a decent script. It was like they were actually trying to do a REAL movie, but it just happens to be a movie about Freddie Kruger, a dead guy who slashes up teenagers in their sleep...and who hasn't dreamed of doing that?? (only kidding) The special effects are well-done. The plot was decent for the genre. This is an actually respectable movie in a genre that has taken a lot of flack because of all the bad cheesy movies that have been spewed out like so much fake blood in a low-budget slasher flick. And of course, you have to give a nod to Robert Englund, the man who plays Freddie! My hero! The icon of slasher flick villains! There just AIN'T a better slasher villain out there! As a guy who likes most slasher flicks but especially appreciates GOOD slasher flicks, this really is one of the best of all time! All the sequels to this got progressively worse as they went along. This was the only one directed by Wes Craven. Plus, each subsequent sequel depended less and less on plot development...depending more on riding Freddie's coat tails, just being more gratuitously violent leaning on more special effects, and they're less of an actual movie. They became more a parade of gruesome special effects that eventually became an insult to the original. This is by far the best Nightmare... movie. Number 2 was also good. But from there, they just kept going downhill. Also, I think this was Johnny Depp's cinematic debut. To sum up, a good premise and plot, a reasonably respecable script and good acting, great special effects and Wes Craven directing made for one of the most respectable and best horror/slasher movies of all time! You're the man, Freddie! Get it! Watch it! Then watch out! You'll never sleep again!

Classic Horror Movie
I LOVE this film, along with the rest of the movies in the series. If you've not seen this, then do yourself a favor and go out and buy it. I recommend this 2 disc version over the older single disc dvd. I already own the box set, but I desided to go out and buy this dvd as well...call me crazy. I found myself enjoying the Special Features disc alot. It has alot of things that the single dvd movie I already owned didn't offer.

Let the nightmares begin.
I saw this one when I was still a teenager.
One of the best slasher movies ever made.
Untouchable even today it spawned a ton of sequels that stunk, (except part 3).
Still, the original is a master(slasherpiece)piece.
Freddy was just evil and disgusting in this movie. Too bad he became so comical in the sequels.
He was truly terrifying in the original.
A great script, a great idea, a great cast. Johnny Depp!!!!!!!!!
He looks out of place in this movie considering his later works of genius.
It's still good to see where they got their start.
There are three.........and only three.
Nightmare on Elm St. part one.
The original Halloween.
And Friday the 13th part 2.
The best of the best when it comes to the horror, slasher movies.
Highly recommended for adults not kids.