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Wes Craven's New Nightmare

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Reality and fantasy meet in unsettling ways in this installment of the long-running horror series, which finds director Wes Craven and actors Heather Langenkamp and Robert Englund all portraying themselves. As Heather (Heather Langenkamp) considers making another film with Craven, her son, Dylan (Miko Hughes), falls under the spell of the iconic disfigured villain Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund). Eventually, Langenkamp must confront Freddy's demonic spirit to save the soul of Dylan.
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Wes Craven's New Nightmare adds an unexpectedly satisfying - not to mention intelligent - meta layer to a horror franchise that had long since lost its way.

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Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader 04/05/2010
This one's defeated by the rigid formula. Go to Full Review
Joe Leydon Variety 03/26/2009
Englund once again is in bravura form as Freddy, playing as much for nasty laughs as unnerving shocks. Go to Full Review
Time Out 06/24/2006
The climactic punch-up fails to match the power of the first film's true ending, but in deconstructing his own bastardised creation, Craven redeems both the series and his own tarnished reputation. Go to Full Review
Don Shanahan Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast Nov 29
Meta work from Wes Craven before meta became cool. Go to Full Review
Paul Lê Bloody Disgusting Oct 14
4/5
[An] ambitious blur of reality and fantasy. Go to Full Review
Sarah Marloff Washington City Paper Sep 15
A masterpiece in tastemaking. Go to Full Review
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Rick W 10/30/2024 Grew up watching this movie and I always wanted to see it on a big screen and am eternally grateful to the Alamo Drafthouse for screening it this October. Quality was outstanding and the quality served to immerse me so sufficiently that it took me back to being a kid. See more Diane 10/17/2024 Loved every moment of it!!! See more Bret M. @BretM-3 2d I don't even know how to describe this movie. It's not a real Nightmare on Elm Street movie, but it's not based on true events, so I guess it's "realistic fiction?" But whatever it is, it's really good. The plot is very good and basically poses the questions of "What if Freddy was real? What if the terror didn't end when the movie is over?" The movie answers these questions in such a manner that it feels real. It feels real because these are real people. Robert, Heather, Wes, they're all playing themselves and that element just makes the movie more realistic and intriguing. This movie is a "What If?" movie. It feels like a glimpse into an alternate reality that is different in many ways from our own, but similar enough to still be eerie and creepy. Worth watching if you're a Nightmare on Elm Street fan. See more Stanny R @StannyMC Mar 12 I wasn’t a big fan of Wes Craven’s New Nightmare. I found it to be a near replica of the original except "in the real world". The acting from Langenkamp & Miko Hughes was great and it’s always cool to see John Saxon. I find this film to be too long and drawn out while simultaneously being repetitive. The third act certainly picks up steam and is honesty quite enjoyable to watch. Overall lower-mid film. See more Ronnie B. @ronniebrom Feb 2 This movie is truly one of a kind. It is so special as a horror film and a complex meta film. I don’t think there is a movie that breaks the 4th wall in such a way that honors its predecessors while creating a whole new lane of its own. R.I.P. Wes Craven, a true film genius See more Welll A @Azevader88 Jan 5 - A New Line deve tudo ao Freddy. - O clímax é maais uma homenagem aos sets clássicos da dimensão dos sonhos de Freddy, mas é genérico; não empolga, nem assusta. - O lance do Wes Craven escrevendo o roteiro enquanto as coisas vão acontecendo e, no final, ESTE ser o roteiro literal do filme; e ele agradecendo à Heather por aceitar interpretar a Nancy mais uma vez, foi bonito e uma bela ideia de projeto para 10 anos da franquia. Enquanto horror, ele entrega pouco mesmo para os padrões dos filmes do Freddy. #Max See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Reality and fantasy meet in unsettling ways in this installment of the long-running horror series, which finds director Wes Craven and actors Heather Langenkamp and Robert Englund all portraying themselves. As Heather (Heather Langenkamp) considers making another film with Craven, her son, Dylan (Miko Hughes), falls under the spell of the iconic disfigured villain Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund). Eventually, Langenkamp must confront Freddy's demonic spirit to save the soul of Dylan.
Director
Wes Craven
Producer
Marianne Maddalena
Distributor
New Line Cinema, Roadshow Home Video [au]
Production Co
New Line Cinema
Rating
R
Genre
Horror, Fantasy, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 14, 1994, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 1, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA)
$18.1M
Runtime
1h 52m
Sound Mix
Surround, Stereo, DTS
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