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A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master

Year:

1988

Duration:

93 min | 99 min (DVD)

Genres:

Horror | Thriller

IMDB rate:

5.6

Director:

Renny Harlin

Awards:

2 wins & 9 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1988-08-19

Filming Locations: 4243 Overland Avenue, Culver City, California, USA

Earnings

Budget: $7,000,000

Opening Weekend: $12,833,403 (USA) (21 August 1988)

Gross: $49,336,557 (USA) (11 December 1998)

Cast

Actor

Character

Lisa Wilcox

Alice Johnson

Andras Jones

Rick Johnson

Danny Hassel

Dan Jordan

Rodney Eastman

Joey Crusel

Tuesday Knight

Kristen Parker

Ken Sagoes

Roland Kincaid

Brooke Bundy

Elaine Parker

Nicholas Mele

Mr. Dennis Johnson

Toy Newkirk

Sheila Kopecky

Brooke Theiss

Debbie Stevens

Robert Englund

Freddy Krueger

Jacquelyn Masche

Mrs. Crusel

Hope Marie Carlton

Pin Up Girl

Richard Garrison

Doctor

John Beckman

Coach

Mickey Yablans

Buddy in Locker Room

Kristen Clayton

Alice (Girl in Freddy's house)

Jody Montana

Buddy in Diner

Cheryl Richardson

Girl

Linnea Quigley

Soul from Freddy's Chest

Joie Magidow

Physics Teacher

Joanna Lipari

Nurse

Wanda Bursey

Friend in Mourning

Kisha Brackel

Friend

Pat O'Neal

Student

Duane Davis

Jock

Jeff Levine

Paramedic

Robert Shaye

Lecturer (as L.E. Moko)

Renny Harlin

Student in Classroom (uncredited)

Jake

Jason - the dog (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

A magazine can be seen in Kristen's room that has a picture of Johnny Depp, who starred in the original 'Nightmare on Elm Street, A (1984)' film and had a brief cameo in the sixth film of the series, Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991).

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The use of chains in the boiler rooms may be an homage to Hellraiser.

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Highest grossing slasher film of the 1980s.

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Goofs

After Sheila smears the blood on her paper, it's wet. But in the next shot the blood stain is dried and has changed formation.

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Obvious double when Alice is using the nunchucks in front of her mirror. The actual person is a man or a woman of different build wearing a cheap wig.

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When Freddy fights Alice in the church, the front of the brim of his hat goes from down and back to the down position without him moving it at all.

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Quotes

Freddy Krueger: You've got their powers. I've got their souls. Come on!

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Freddy Krueger: No pain, no gain.

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Freddy Krueger: Welcome to Wonderland, Alice.

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Faq

Why didn't Dr. Neil Gordon return from Dream Warriors?

Dr. Neil Gordon was not shown in The Dream Master but returned in the combic book series.In the novelization for Freddy vs. Jason (though it should not really be considered canon), it mentions that Freddy would lated go on to murder both Neil and Dr. Simms.

What are the differences between the old BBFC 18 Version and the Uncensored Version?

The fourth part of the Nightmare on Elm Street series was published in Great Britain on VHS by Fox in a slightly censored version. The victims are - as was the case in the UK quite often - two scenes featuring nunchakus. A detailed comparison between both versions with pictures can be found here.

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