Directed by Renny Harlin Written by Wes Craven William Kotzwinkle Brian Helgeland Jim Wheat Ken Wheat Cast John Beckman ... Coach Kisha Brackel ... Friend Brooke Bundy ... Elaine Wanda Bursey ... Friend in Mourning Hope Marie Carlton ... Pin Up Girl Kristen Clayton ... Little Girl Duane Davis ... Jock Rodney Eastman ... Joey Robert Englund ... Freddy Krueger Richard Garrison ... Doctor Danny Hassel ... Dan Andras Jones ... Rick Tuesday Knight ... Kristen Jeff Levine ... Paramedic Joanna Lipari ... Nurse Joie Magidow ... Physics Teacher Jacquelyn Masche ... Joey's Mom Nicholas Mele ... Johnson Robert Shaye ... Lecturer (as L.E. Moko) Jody Montana ... Buddy in Diner Toy Newkirk ... Sheila Pat O'Neal ... Student Linnea Quigley ... Soul from Freddy's Chest Cheryl Richardson ... Girl Ken Sagoes ... Kincaid Brooke Theiss ... Debbie Lisa Wilcox ... Alice Mickey Yablans ... Buddy in Locker Room Jake ... The Dog Uncredited Cast Renny Harlin ... Student in Classroom Fred Moon ... Funeral Attendant Produced by Stephen Diener Karen Koch Sara Risher Robert Shaye Rachel Talalay Original Music by Craig Safan

Additional Info Premiere: August 19, 1988 DVD Release: August 22, 2000 Blu-ray Release: October 02, 2012 Country: Distributor: New Line Studios Websites: Production Companies New Line Cinema Heron Communications Smart Egg Pictures Distributors New Line Cinema   (1988) (USA) (theatrical) Image Entertainment   (1989) (USA) (video) (Laserdisc) Media Home Entertainment   (1989) (USA) (VHS) Video Treasures   (1996) (USA) (VHS) Sirius Publishing   (1997) (USA) (video) (CD-ROM) New Line Home Video   (1999) (USA) (DVD) HBO Max   (2020) (USA) (video) (VOD) New Line Home Entertainment   (2010) (USA) (Blu-ray) New Line Home Video   (1997) (USA) (VHS) Rating Stats Overall Rating 5.6 / 10 Our Rating 5.5 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 5.0 / 10 Female Users 6.6 / 10 Site Ranking #2,198 / 20,698 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 3 total ratings Almost Perfect 7 total ratings Average 6 total ratings Crap 4 total ratings Site Ranking #2,194 Breach (2007) #2,195 Don't Look Now (1973) #2,196 Downton Abbey (2019) #2,197 Don't Be A Menace To South Central While Drinking Your Juice In The Hood (1996) #2,198 A Nightmare On Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988) #2,199 Scanners (1981) #2,200 Inland Empire (2006) #2,201 Benny & Joon (1993) #2,202 Don't F**k With Cats: Hunting An Internet Killer (2019)