Wes Craven's New Nightmare
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| Directed by | Wes Craven |
| Produced by | Marianne Maddalena |
| Written by | Wes Craven |
| Based on | Characters by Wes Craven |
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| Music by | J. Peter Robinson |
| Cinematography | Mark Irwin |
| Edited by | Patrick Lussier |
| Distributed by | New Line Cinema |
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112 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $8 million |
| Box office | $19.7 million |
Wes Craven's New Nightmare is a 1994 American slasher film written and directed by original Nightmare on Elm Street creator Wes Craven. Although it is the seventh film in the franchise, it is not part of the series continuity, instead portraying Freddy Krueger as a fictional movie villain who invades the real world and haunts the cast and crew responsible for his films. In this film, Freddy is depicted as closer to what Craven originally intended, being more menacing and less comical, with a greatly updated attire and appearance.
The film features various people involved in the motion picture industry playing themselves, including actress Heather Langenkamp who is compelled by events in the narrative to reprise her role as Nancy Thompson. New Nightmare features several homages to the original film such as quotes and recreations of the most famous scenes.
As stated in its ending credits, Wes Craven's New Nightmare was dedicated to Gregg Fonseca (1952-1994), who had died shortly before the theatrical release of the film. Fonseca had been a production designer for Freddy's films since the first installment of the series, in 1984.
Heather Langenkamp lives in Los Angeles, California with her husband Chase and their young son Dylan. Heather has become quite popular due to her role as Nancy Thompson from the Nightmare on Elm Street film series. One night, she has a nightmare in which she, Dylan, and Chase are attacked by a set of animated Krueger claws of an upcoming Nightmare film in which two of the workers are brutally murdered on set. Waking up to an earthquake, she spies a cut on Chase's finger exactly like one he had received in her dream, but they quickly dismiss the notion.
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