Wes Craven's New Nightmare

Name: Wes Craven's New Nightmare
Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Fantasy, Horror
Released: October 14, 1994
Duration: 112 min
Rating: 64
Cast: David Newsom, Gretchen Oehler, Heather Langenkamp, Jeff Davis, Marianne Maddalena

1994

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New Line Cinema | Release Date: October 14, 1994 | R

Starring: David Newsom, Gretchen Oehler, Heather Langenkamp, Jeff Davis, Marianne Maddalena, Matt Winston, Miko Hughes, Rob LaBelle, Robert Englund, Wes Craven

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

Director: Wes Craven

Genre(s): Mystery, Thriller, Fantasy, Horror

Rating: R

Runtime: 112 min

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Joe Leydon

An ingeniously conceived and devilishly clever opus. Read full review

Desson Thomson

A great movie, easily the most brilliant of the “Nightmare on Elm Street” series. It’s witty, smart, funny, entertaining, and you’ll still like yourself in the morning for watching it. Read full review

Empire Kim Newman

Genre thrills with a big dose of originality. Read full review

Steven Rea

Often ingenious, funny and unnerving. [14 Oct 1994, p.14]

TV Guide Magazine Staff (Not Credited)

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. Read full review

Marc Savlov

The self-reflexive nature of New Nightmare is a twist we haven't seen before, and it works well, up to a point. Read full review

Rene Rodriguez

For most of its running time, Wes Craven's New Nightmare is simply a s-l-o-w- tease to a paradoxical, reality-bending shockfest that never materializes. [14 Oct 1994, p.G9]

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Josephgamers65

Sep 9, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Wes Craven's New Nightmare is a great return to the series after Freddy's dead Freddy's dead was so bad they had to get Wes Craven to make a return to put the series on track so in the movie Freddy is kinda in the real world which yes I do like the idea but to me, they kinda did this in scream even tho this is before scream I just don't like that idea maybe some people could like it or even love it because then I get confused with the whole story even Robert England actor is like in the movie which is weird but cool at the same so to me a mixed thing for me in the movie at first I really liked it worked pretty well but after the 1st act I kinda got tired of that I just don't like it but it was an idea to try to bring the franchise back so Freddy Kruger well he is still great but I do like the performance he is pretty awesome around the ending is where I do not like the makeup around the end to me took me out the movie because I don't the design but through movie I really liked how different freddy was and his look it is different Freddy's lines are pretty awesome too think god It is not like freddy's dead or dream child that would of been bad Nancy returning is awesome i am so glad that she came back i love her performance in this the best in the entire series to be honest i like the whole family idea in this the husband pretty good just character by nancy's side pretty much ok Dylan is awful i am sorry but he completely sucked to be honest it just got really annoying every scene he is in don't get me wrong there is a couple average scenes he is in but to me really annoying i try not to be the person to not like the kid actors but dude this was not good the kills are good the one thing i feel like this movie lacks is kills there is enough kills through out the 1st and almost second act but that is really it there not a lot the is a little bit slow but i can still like that it is being slow but when you have no kills almost at the 3rd act not the best my opinion but this movie did a lot great the writing is awesome acting is great kills good and lines for freddy are actually good not cheeseee so all round Wes Craven's New Nightmare is a great return still wish we had a great a nightmare on elm street would be nice let's hope get one soon what is good so I give Wes Craven's New Nightmare an B+… Expand

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I_love

Jan 3, 2019

A close 9/10, but I feel like the earthquake part was silly, and Freddy was portrayed more like a demon from hell, rather than Freddy Krueger himself