New Nightmare (1994)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Wes Craven

Writers (WGA):

Wes Craven (characters)
Wes Craven (written by)

Release Date:

14 October 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Dieses mal nützt es nichts wenn du wach bleibst. (This Time, staying awake won't save You)

Plot:

A demonic force has chosen Freddy Krueger as its portal to the real world. Can Heather play the part of Nancy one last time and trap the evil trying to enter our world?

Plot Keywords:

Freddy Krueger | Nightmare | Car | Sleep | Earthquake

Awards:

1 win & 5 nominations

Cast

Heather Langenkamp	...	Herself / Nancy Thompson
Robert Englund	...	Freddy Krueger / Himself
Miko Hughes	...	Dylan Porter
Wes Craven	...	Himself
John Saxon	...	Himself / Lt. Donald Thompson
Robert Shaye	...	Himself
Sara Risher	...	Herself
Marianne Maddalena	...	Herself
David Newsom	...	Chase Porter
Gretchen Oehler	...	Script Supervisor
Jeff Davis	...	Freddy's Hand Double (as Jeffrey John Davis)
Tracy Middendorf	...	Julie
Cully Fredricksen	...	Limo Driver
Matt Winston	...	Charles 'Chuck' Wilson
Bodhi Elfman	...	TV Studio P.A.

Also Known As:

A Nightmare on Elm Street 7: The Real Story (USA) (original script title)
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 7: Freddy's Finale (USA) (working title)
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 7: The Ascension (USA) (original script title)
The New Nightmare (USA) (working title)
Wes Craven's New Nightmare (USA) (complete title)

MPAA:

Rated R for explicit horror violence and gore, and for language.

Runtime:

112 min | Australia:107 min (video)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS-Stereo | DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Germany:16 (cut) | Netherlands:16 | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-15 (DVD rating) | Mexico:C | Norway:18 (video premiere) | Portugal:M/16 | Spain:18 | UK:15 (original rating) | UK:15 (video re-rating) (2004) | UK:18 (video rating) (1995) | USA:R (certificate #32809) | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

New Line Cinema

Trivia:

A picture of 'Heather Langenkamp (I)' that was on John Saxon's desk in the original movie can be seen on a shelf in Wes Craven's house.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Heather talks to Robert on the telephone, a white card and part of the crew is reflected on her door window as they part.

Quotes:

[phone rings]
Heather Langenkamp: Hello?
Freddy Krueger: 1, 2...
[Heather slams phone down, but answers ring again]
Freddy Krueger: FREDDY'S COMIN' FOR YOU.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Directors: The Films of Wes Craven (#1.4)" (1999)

Soundtrack:

Score from 'A Nightmare On Elm Street'

The Evil Never Dies

The actress Heather Langencamp lives in Los Angeles with her husband Chase Porter (David Newsom), who is secretly working in a mechanical hand for the next movie of Freddy Kruger, and their son Dylan (Miko Hughes). During an earthquake, Heather has a dreadful nightmare where Chase's partners die; in the morning she is invited to be the guest of a talk show about the tenth anniversary of "A Nightmare on Elm Street" with the presence of Robert Englund. Later the executive of New Line Cinema Robert Shaye invites her to perform Nancy Thompson again in the latest project of Wes Craven based on his own nightmares, but she turns the invitation down. Heater is being disturbed by a man that calls her in the telephone and sends creepy letters to her. When Dylan has nightmares with a man with claw and tells that he is protected by his T-Rex toy showing symptoms of schizophrenia, and Chase dies in a car accident, Heather becomes paranoid with Freddy Krueger. The reactions of Robert Englund and Wes Craven indicate to her that something is going wrong. Further she discovers that Freddy is an entity that does exist and is an ancient demon trying to use her weakness as the gateway to the real world. Heater needs to face the evil Freddy Kruger to protect her beloved son.

"New Nightmare" is an original approach to bring Freddy Krueger back after his death in "Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare". The story blends reality with fiction and transforms Freddy Krueger in a millenary evil entity that tries to reach the real world through the actress Heather Langencamp, giving a survivorship to this character. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "A Hora do Pesadelo 7 – O Novo Pesadelo – O Retorno de Freddy Krueger" ("The Hour of the Nightmare 7 – The New Nightmare – The Return of Freddy Krueger")