Wes Craven's New Nightmare
Wes Craven's New Nightmare (also known simply as New Nightmare) is a 1994 American meta supernatural horror film written and directed by Wes Craven, creator of 1984's A Nightmare on Elm Street. A standalone film and the seventh installment in the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise, it is not part of the same continuity as previous films, instead portraying Freddy Krueger as a fictional movie villain who invades the real world and haunts the cast and crew involved in the making of the films about him. In the film, Freddy is depicted as closer to what Craven originally intended, being much more menacing and less comical, with an updated attire and appearance. The film stars Robert Englund, Heather Langenkamp, Miko Hughes, and John Saxon.
Plot
Heather Langenkamp lives in Los Angeles, California, with her husband, Chase, and their young son, Dylan. She is recognized for her role as Nancy Thompson in the A Nightmare on Elm Street film series. One night, she has a nightmare in which her family is attacked by a set of animated Freddy Krueger claws from an upcoming Nightmare film. Waking up to an earthquake, she notices a cut on Chase's finger similar to the one he had in her dream.
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| author | Wes Craven |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Los Angeles |
| director | Wes Craven |
| editor | Patrick Lussier |
| events | dream and reality influence of mass media narrative |
| genre | horror |
| keywords | animate attack boiler room don thompson donald thompson elm street haunt kill meet nancy thompson nursery rhyme obsessed fan one night phone call precognition precognitive real world scar sleepwalk trap wake up |
| musicBy | J. Peter Robinson |
| producer | Marianne Maddalena |
| productionCompany | New Line Productions |
| publisher | New Line Cinema |
| theme | filmmaking sequel slasher |