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A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

Teenagers in a small town are dropping like flies, apparently in the grip of mass hysteria causing their suicides. A cop's daughter, Nancy Thompson, traces the cause to child molester Fred Krueger, who was burned alive by angry parents many years before. Krueger has now come back in the dreams of his killers' children, claiming their lives as his revenge. Nancy and her boyfriend, Glen, must devise a plan to lure the monster out of the realm of nightmares and into the real world...

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Top billed cast

Heather LangenkampNancy Thompson
Robert EnglundFreddy Krueger
Johnny DeppGlen Lantz
John SaxonLieutenant Thompson
Ronee BlakleyMarge Thompson
Amanda WyssTina Gray
Jsu GarciaRod Lane
Charles FleischerDr. King
Joseph WhippSergeant Parker
Ed CallMr. Lantz

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