Synopsis
Cast and crew from earlier A Nightmare on Elm Street installments are terrorized by Freddy Krueger and his razor-fingered glove as he crosses over into the real world.
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Cast
- Heather LangenkampHeather Langenkamp / Nancy Thompson
- Robert EnglundRobert Englund / Freddy Krueger
- Miko HughesDylan Porter
- Wes CravenWes Craven
- David NewsomChase Porter
- Tracy MiddendorfJulie
- John SaxonJohn Saxon / Donald Thompson
- JF DavisFreddy's Hand Double
- Matt WinstonChuck Wilson
- Rob LaBelleTerry Feinstein
- 90
Variety
An ingeniously conceived and devilishly clever opus. - 90
The New York Times
An ingenious, cathartic exercise in illusion and fear. - 88
Chicago Tribune
Visually, the movie is a knockout. Craven-who, along with George Romero and David Cronenberg, was one of the real masters of post-'60s low-budget horror-never made a scarier picture than the original "Nightmare." But he's probably never made a better one than this-one that was more fun to watch or had a more satisfying conclusion, that slammed the door on hell with such panache. - 80
Empire
Genre thrills with a big dose of originality. - 80
Time Out
Skilfully blending fairy-tale clarity with the skewed logic of nightmares, Craven also blurs the boundary between reality and fiction. There is creepy subversive stuff going on here, not to mention sly sideswipes at the censors. - 75
Chicago Sun-Times
I haven't been exactly a fan of the "Nightmare" series, but I found this movie, with its unsettling questions about the effect of horror on those who create it, strangely intriguing. - 75
ReelViews
The cinematic horror genre, like the science fiction one, has been badly hamstrung by poor films, and several of the Nightmare on Elm Street entries have been at the forefront of the decline. Therefore, it's somewhat ironic that one of the most intelligent and creative efforts to come along in a while bears the Nightmare theme, title, and signature villain. - 75
TV Guide Magazine
It should come as no surprise that Wes Craven's return to the horror series he created is the strongest of the NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET sequels, but even his fans might not have expected the ironic depth and self-reflexivity he brings to this chapter.
