Directed by Rachel Talalay Written by Wes Craven   Rachel Talalay   Michael De Luca   Cast Robert Englund ... Freddy Krueger Lisa Zane ... Maggie Burroughs Shon Greenblatt ... John Doe Lezlie Deane ... Tracy Ricky Dean Logan ... Carlos Breckin Meyer ... Spencer Yaphet Kotto ... Doc Tom Arnold ... Childless Man (as Mr. Tom Arnold) Roseanne Barr ... Childless Woman (as Mrs. Tom Arnold) Elinor Donahue ... Orphanage Woman Johnny Depp ... Guy on TV (as Oprah Noodlemantra) Cassandra Rachel Friel ... Little Maggie / Katherine Krueger David Dunard ... Kelly Marilyn Rockafellow ... Mrs. Burroughs Virginia Peters ... Woman in Plane Stella Hall ... Stewardess Lindsey Fields ... Loretta Krueger (as Lyndsey Fields) Angelina Estrada ... Carlos' Mother Peter Spellos ... Tracy's Father Tobe Sexton ... Teen Freddy Chason Schirmer ... Young Freddy Michael McNab ... Spencer's Father Matthew Faison ... Springwood Teacher Vic Watterson ... Officer #1 Carlease Burke ... Officer #2 Robert Shaye ... Ticket Seller (as L.E. Moko) Warren Barrington ... Cop in Shelter (as Warren Harrington) Mel Scott-Thomas ... Security Guard Jonathan Mazer ... Angry Boy Uncredited Cast Frank Catalano ... Various Alice Cooper ... Freddy's Father Joshua Weisel ... Freddy Produced by Michael De Luca   Michael N. Knue   Robert Shaye   Aron Warner   Original Music by Brian May

Additional Info Premiere: September 05, 1991 Theatrical Release: September 13, 1991 DVD Release: September 29, 1999 Blu-ray Release: October 02, 2012 Country: Distributor: New Line Studios Websites: Production Companies New Line Cinema Nicolas Entertainment Nicolas Entertainment Distributors New Line Cinema   (1991) (USA) (theatrical) Columbia TriStar Home Video   (1992) (USA) (VHS) (distributed by) Image Entertainment   (1992) (USA) (video) (Laserdisc) New Line Home Entertainment   (2010) (USA) (Blu-ray) New Line Home Video   (1997) (USA) (VHS) New Line Home Video   (1999) (USA) (DVD) Rating Stats Overall Rating 4.5 / 10 Our Rating 4.3 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 3.8 / 10 Female Users 6.1 / 10 Site Ranking #2,407 / 20,886 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 3 total ratings Almost Perfect 2 total ratings Average 7 total ratings Mediocre 4 total ratings Crap 6 total ratings Site Ranking #2,403 The House Of The Devil (2009) #2,404 GLOW: Season 3 (2019) #2,405 GLOW: Season 1 (2017) #2,406 GLOW: Season 2 (2018) #2,407 Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991) #2,408 White Noise (2005) #2,409 The Croods: A New Age (2020) #2,410 Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark (2010) #2,411 The Great Outdoors (1988)