A Nightmare on Elm Street

In Wes Craven's classic slasher film, several Midwestern teenagers fall prey to Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund), a disfigured midnight mangler who preys on the teenagers in their dreams -- which, in turn, kills them in reality.

After investigating the phenomenon, Nancy (Heather Langenkamp) begins to suspect that a dark secret kept by her and her friends' parents may be the key to unraveling the mystery, but can Nancy and her boyfriend Glen (Johnny Depp) solve the puzzle before it's too late?

• Release date: November 9, 1984 (USA)
• Director: Wes Craven
• Screenplay: Wes Craven
• Film series: A Nightmare on Elm Street
• Budget: 1.8 million USD
• Box office: 25.5 million USD