Movie: A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy’s Revenge (1985)

“A new family moves into the house on Elm Street, and before long, the kids are again having nightmares about deceased child murderer Freddy Krueger. This time, Freddy attempts to possess a teenage boy to cause havoc in the real world, and can only be overcome if the boy’s sweetheart can master her fear. Written by David Thiel {d-thiel@uiuc.edu}”

  • Director: Jack Sholder
  • Release Date: 1 November 1985 (USA)
  • Run Time: 87 min
  • Country: USA
  • Genre: Horror , Mystery , Thriller

Tagline: The first name in terror returns…

Trivia: Nightmare series creator Wes Craven refused to work on this film because he never wanted or intended A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) to become an ongoing franchise (and even wanted the first film to have a happy ending), and also because he didn’t like the idea of Freddy manipulating the protagonist into committing the murders.

Goofs: Revealing mistakes: Coach Schneider is supposedly stripped naked before he is whipped. However, in one shot he is still wearing pants. This is only noticeable in full-frame video versions.

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