Wes Craven’s 1984 magnum opus – A Nightmare on Elm Street – transcended the horror genre with an icon for the ages. Cinema had never seen a villian like him before, or since – a child murderer who returns from the grave to avenge his death after the “Elm Street” parents exact retribution by catching him on fire for the murders of their children. The real genius is introducing the rubber reality realm as a way by which Freddy could invade your dreams. We all have to sleep sometimes, and if you do, a butchering is awaiting.
For the film to get made though, Wes gave up rights to New Line’s CEO Bob Shaye, leading to legal entanglements that caused serious friction between the two over the years. Though Wes would eventually return to the franchise he created in 1994 [New Nightmare], he yearned to establish a new madman to call his own.
Nightmare would...
For the film to get made though, Wes gave up rights to New Line’s CEO Bob Shaye, leading to legal entanglements that caused serious friction between the two over the years. Though Wes would eventually return to the franchise he created in 1994 [New Nightmare], he yearned to establish a new madman to call his own.
Nightmare would...
- 1/13/2011
- by Jason Bene
- Killer Films
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