Someone is coming back to Elm Street!|Oct. 31, 1985|United States|87 Min.|R
Genre: Adventure;Drama;Horror;Mystery;Thriller;Violence(Slasher)
Description: “A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy’s Revenge” (1985) is a classic horror film that follows a chilling storyline. In March 1981, Tina Gray wakes up from a terrifying nightmare in which she is attacked by a disfigured man armed with a bladed glove in a boiler room. Her mother notices mysterious slashes on her nightgown. The next day, Tina’s friends, Nancy Thompson and her boyfriend Glen Lantz, comfort her. They stay at Tina’s house while her mother is away, but their evening is disrupted by Tina’s boyfriend, Rod Lane. When Tina falls asleep again, she dreams of being chased by the same man. Rod wakes up to see Tina being dragged and fatally wounded by an unseen force. He flees as Nancy and Glen discover Tina’s lifeless body.
Rod is later arrested for her murder despite claiming his innocence. At school, Nancy falls asleep and dreams of being chased by the man in the boiler room, where she intentionally burns her arm. She wakes up with a real burn mark, linking her dreams to reality. Visiting Rod in jail, Nancy learns about his nightmares and becomes convinced that the man is responsible for Tina’s death. Back at home, Nancy nearly drowns in her bathtub and starts relying on caffeine to stay awake. She asks Glen to watch over her as she sleeps, but the man targets her in her dreams. Meanwhile, Rod is killed in his cell, with his death made to look like a suicide.
At Rod’s funeral, Nancy’s parents grow concerned when she describes her dreams. Her mother takes her to a sleep clinic, where Nancy dreams again and manages to pull the man’s fedora—marked with the name Fred Krueger—out of her dream and into the real world. The film continues to explore the terrifying connection between dreams and reality as Nancy fights to survive Freddy Krueger’s relentless attacks.
Cast director: Joel Soisson
Cast actor: Robert Englund, Mark Patton, Kim Myers, Robert Rusler, Clu Gulager, Hope Lange, Marshall Bell, Melinda O. Fee, Tom McFadden, Sydney Walsh
Original name: A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy’s Revenge