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A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master

Terror beyond your wildest dreams.

19885.91h 33m

Overview

Freddy Krueger returns once again to terrorize the dreams of the remaining Dream Warriors, as well as those of a young woman who may be able to defeat him for good.

Directed by Renny Harlin
Written by Brian Helgeland, Ken Wheat, Wes Craven
Produced by Robert Shaye, Rachel Talalay
Box OfficeBudget: $6.5MRevenue: $49.4M

Top Cast

Robert Englund

Robert Englund

Freddy Krueger

Rodney Eastman

Rodney Eastman

Joey

Danny Hassel

Danny Hassel

Dan

Andras Jones

Andras Jones

Rick

Tuesday Knight

Tuesday Knight

Kristen

Ken Sagoes

Ken Sagoes

Kincaid

Lisa Wilcox

Lisa Wilcox

Alice

Brooke Bundy

Brooke Bundy

Elaine

N

Nicholas Mele

Johnson

Toy Newkirk

Toy Newkirk

Sheila

Themes & Keywords

high schoolmartial artsdreamsnightmaresadismpsychopathsupernaturaldinerresurrectionohiosequelmurderslasheralcoholicdisfigurementnightmare becomes realitysupernatural horror

About A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master is a horror, thriller film released in 1988 exploring themes of high school, martial arts, dreams, nightmare, sadism, psychopath. Directed by Renny Harlin, it stars Robert Englund, Rodney Eastman, Danny Hassel. Freddy Krueger returns once again to terrorize the dreams of the remaining Dream Warriors, as well as those of a young woman who may be able to defeat him for good.

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