Directed by Wes Craven Written by Wes Craven   Cast John Saxon ... Lt. Thompson Ronee Blakley ... Marge Thompson Heather Langenkamp ... Nancy Thompson Amanda Wyss ... Tina Gray Jsu Garcia ... Rod Lane (as Nick Corri) Johnny Depp ... Glen Lantz Charles Fleischer ... Dr. King Joseph Whipp ... Sgt. Parker Robert Englund ... Fred Krueger Lin Shaye ... Teacher Joe Unger ... Sgt. Garcia Mimi Craven ... Nurse (as Mimi Meyer-Craven) Jack Shea ... Minister Ed Call ... Mr. Lantz Sandy Lipton ... Mrs. Lantz David Andrews ... Foreman Jeff Levine ... Coroner (as Jeffrey Levine) Donna Woodrum ... Tina's Mom Shashawnee Hall ... Cop #1 Carol Pritikin ... Cop #2 Brian Reise ... Cop #3 Ash Adams ... Surfer #1 (as Jason Adams) Don Hannah ... Surfer #2 Leslie Hoffman ... Hall Guard Paul Grenier ... Tina's Mom's Boyfriend Uncredited Cast Charles Belardinelli ... Fred Krueger (Building the Glove Scene) Jim Doyle ... Fred Krueger (Pressing Through The Wall Scene) Kathi Gibbs ... Girl in Nancy's English Class John Richard Petersen ... John - Kid in Classroom Robert Shaye ... Newsreader / KRGR Radio Announcer (voice) Chris Tashima ... Boy in Nancy's English Class Antonia Yannouli ... Girl in Nancy's English Class Produced by John H. Burrows   Stanley Dudelson   Sara Risher   Robert Shaye   Joseph Wolf   Original Music by Charles Bernstein

Additional Info Premiere: November 09, 1984 Theatrical Release: November 16, 1984 DVD Release: August 21, 2001 Blu-ray Release: April 06, 2010 Country: Distributor: New Line Studios Websites: Production Companies New Line Cinema Media Home Entertainment Smart Egg Pictures The Elm Street Venture (copyright owner) Cinema '84 Distributors New Line Cinema   (1984) (USA) (theatrical) Image Entertainment   (1985) (USA) (video) (Laserdisc) Media Home Entertainment   (1985) (USA) (VHS) Home Box Office (HBO)   (1987) (USA) (TV) (pay television) USA Network   (1987) (USA) (TV) (cable television) Image Entertainment   (1995) (USA) (video) (laserdisc) Elite Entertainment   (1996) (USA) (video) (Laserdisc) Video Treasures   (1990) (USA) (VHS) New Line Home Video   (1999) (USA) (DVD) New Line Home Video   (2001) (USA) (DVD) New Line Home Video   (2003) (USA) (DVD) New Line Home Video   (2006) (USA) (DVD) New Line Home Video   (2010) (USA) (Blu-ray) Anchor Bay Entertainment   (1996) (USA) (VHS) HBO Max   (2020) (USA) (video) (VOD) Oldies.com   (USA) (DVD) Rating Stats Overall Rating 7.9 / 10 Our Rating 8.3 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 8.0 / 10 Female Users 7.5 / 10 Site Ranking #722 / 20,886 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 23 total ratings Almost Perfect 14 total ratings Mediocre 1 total rating Crap 1 total rating Site Ranking #718 Paul (2011) #719 Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse (2023) #720 Walk The Line (2005) #721 A Quiet Place Part II (2020) #722 A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984) #723 Cruella (2021) #724 Alien: Resurrection (1997) #725 Nope (2022) #726 The Reader (2008)