A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge
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| Directed by | Jack Sholder |
| Produced by | Robert Shaye |
| Written by | David Chaskin |
| Based on | Characters by Wes Craven |
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| Music by | Christopher Young |
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| Distributed by | New Line Cinema |
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87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3 million |
| Box office | $29.9 million (US & Canada) |
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| Soundtrack album by Christopher Young | |
| Released | 1986 |
| Label | Varèse Sarabande |
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A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge is a 1985 American slasher film and the second film in the Nightmare on Elm Street series. The film was directed by Jack Sholder and stars Mark Patton, Kim Myers, Robert Rusler and Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger. It is the sequel to A Nightmare on Elm Street and is followed by A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors.
The film grossed $29.9 million at the North American box office. Screenwriter David Chaskin denied its strong homoerotic subtext until 2010, when he admitted he intentionally added it to increase the film's horror for the teenage boys who made up the bulk of the audience. Patton, who had not yet come out as gay himself, felt used by this and left acting shortly afterwards, blaming Chaskin, who in turn says Patton's interpretation of the part had as much to do with that subtext as his script.
Five years after Freddy Krueger's apparent defeat, the Walshes have moved into the Thompsons' former home. Their teenage son, Jesse, has a nightmare about being stalked by a killer on a school bus. He wakes up and attributes the dream to the unusual heat in the room. Jesse goes to school with his friend Lisa, whom he is interested in romantically, but is too shy to flirt with her. After getting into a fight with a boy named Grady during gym class, Coach Schneider makes them stay after class and they become friends. Lisa comes to visit Jesse after school and they discover a diary from Nancy Thompson detailing her nightmares, which are strikingly similar to Jesse's. Small fires happen around the house, which culminates in the spontaneous combustion of their pet birds. Jesse's father accuses him of sabotage.
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