A Nightmare on Elm Street

Pesadilla en Elm Street

English audio · Current release

Teenager Tina Gray awakens from a terrifying nightmare in which a disfigured man wearing a bladed glove attacks her in a boiler room. Her mother points out the mysterious slashes on her nightgown. The following morning, Tina's best friend Nancy Thompson and Nancy's boyfriend, Glen Lantz, divulge that they too had nightmares about the same disfigured man. During a sleepover at Tina's house, Tina's boyfriend, Rod Lane, arrives, and they have sex.

Director

Wes Craven

Starring

Heather Langenkamp, John Saxon, Ronee Blakley, Robert Englund

Why we call it English: mk2 credits Wes Craven; US production, English-language (1984)