If you think you’re ready for Freddy, think again!|Feb. 27, 1987|United States|96 Min.|R
Genre: Adventure;Horror;Mystery;Thriller;Violence(Slasher)
Description: In 1987, following the events of the previous installment, teenager Kristen Parker experiences a nightmare in which she is pursued by a disfigured man wearing a bladed leather glove. Believing she has awoken, she is attacked in her bathroom, leaving her with an injury that appears to be self-inflicted. Convinced her daughter is suicidal, Kristen’s mother admits her to Westin Hills Psychiatric Hospital under the care of Dr. Neil Gordon.
At the hospital, Kristen resists sedation, fearing sleep. Nancy Thompson, a new intern therapist, earns her trust by reciting part of Freddy Krueger’s nursery rhyme. Nancy meets Dr. Gordon’s other patients: Phillip, a sleepwalker; Kincaid, a tough street kid prone to violence; Jennifer, an aspiring actress; Will, a wheelchair user; Taryn, a recovering addict; and Joey, who is too traumatized to speak. One night, Freddy attacks Kristen in her dream, but she unknowingly pulls Nancy into the nightmare, allowing them both to escape.
Kristen reveals she has the ability to draw others into her dreams. Over the next few nights, Freddy kills Phillip and Jennifer in gruesome ways. During a group session, Nancy explains they are the last of the Elm Street kids, survivors of the families who burned Freddy Krueger to death. Encouraged by Nancy and Dr. Gordon, they attempt group hypnosis to unlock their dream powers and face Freddy together.
Cast director: Chuck Russell
Cast actor: Robert Englund, Heather Langenkamp, Craig Wasson, Patricia Arquette, Ken Sagoes, Rodney Eastman, Jennifer Rubin, Bradley Gregg, Ira Heiden, Laurence Fishburne
Original name: A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors