Directed by Chuck Russell Written by Wes Craven   Bruce Wagner   Frank Darabont   Chuck Russell   Cast Heather Langenkamp ... Nancy Thompson Craig Wasson ... Neil Gordon Patricia Arquette ... Kristen Parker Robert Englund ... Freddy Krueger Ken Sagoes ... Kincaid Rodney Eastman ... Joey Jennifer Rubin ... Taryn Bradley Gregg ... Phillip Ira Heiden ... Will Laurence Fishburne ... Max (as Larry Fishburne) Penelope Sudrow ... Jennifer John Saxon ... Lt. Thompson Priscilla Pointer ... Dr. Elizabeth Simms Clayton Landey ... Lorenzo Brooke Bundy ... Elaine Parker Kristen Clayton ... Little Girl Sally Piper ... Nurse #1 Rozlyn Sorrell ... Nurse #2 Nan Martin ... Nun Stacey Alden ... Marcie Dick Cavett ... Dick Cavett Zsa Zsa Gabor ... Zsa Zsa Gabor Michael Rougas ... Priest in Church Jack Shea ... Priest in Cemetery Paul Kent ... Dr. Carver Mary Brown ... Neurosurgeon Melanie Doctors ... Girl in Cemetery Donna Durham ... Girl in Crowd Uncredited Cast Crystal Echeverria Adams ... Freddy song singer (voice) Trisha Lawson Adams ... Freddy song singer (voice) Produced by Wes Craven   Stephen Diener   Niki Marvin   Sara Risher   Robert Shaye   Rachel Talalay   Steve Thompson   Original Music by Angelo Badalamenti

Additional Info Premiere: February 27, 1987 DVD Release: August 22, 2000 Blu-ray Release: September 27, 2011 Country: Distributor: New Line Studios Websites: Production Companies New Line Cinema (presents) Heron Communications (presents) Smart Egg Pictures (presents) The New Line-Heron Joint Venture (copyright owner) (as Third Elm Street Venture) Distributors New Line Cinema   (1987) (USA) (theatrical) Media Home Entertainment   (1987) (USA) (VHS) Image Entertainment   (1988) (USA) (video) (laserdisc) USA Network   (1989) (USA) (TV) (Saturday Nightmares) Elite Entertainment   (1996) (USA) (video) (laserdisc) New Line Home Video   (2000) (USA) (DVD) Embassy Communications   (USA) (TV) (distribution/syndication) HBO Max   (2020) (USA) (video) (VOD) New Line Home Video   (USA) (VHS) Video Treasures   (USA) (VHS) Rating Stats Overall Rating 6.5 / 10 Our Rating 6.4 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 6.3 / 10 Female Users 6.1 / 10 Site Ranking #1,791 / 20,725 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 6 total ratings Almost Perfect 10 total ratings Average 3 total ratings Mediocre 2 total ratings Crap 2 total ratings Site Ranking #1,787 Charmed: Season 1 (1998) #1,788 Charmed: Season 4 (2001) #1,789 New Year's Eve (2011) #1,790 King Kong (1933) #1,791 A Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) #1,792 Kingpin (1996) #1,793 The Twilight Zone: Season 4 (1963) #1,794 The Twilight Zone: Season 1 (1959) #1,795 The Twilight Zone: Season 3 (1961)