A Nightmare on Elm Street is a 1984 US horror film by Wes Craven. With Heather Langenkamp, Johnny Depp and Robert Englund.
Uncut on VHS but the cut US Theatrical version was the only one available on BBFC 18 rated UK/US DVD/Blu-ray until BBFC 15 rated for the uncut version of 2024. The film was cut in the US for an MPAA R rating.
UK: Passed Suitable for 18 years and over uncut for:
2024 Warner Bros 40th Anniversary Edition R0 4K Blu-ray/R0 Blu-ray Combo at
UK Amazon #ad released on 30th September 2024
Promotional Material
Hailed as "one of the most intelligent and terrifying horror films of the 1980s" (The Movie Guide), celebrate 40 years of Wes Craven's nightmarish masterpiece with a brand
new 4K restoration and Ultimate Collector's Edition featuring a Steelbook with new key art, theatrical poster and other premiums.
From modern horror master Wes Craven (Scream 1, 2, and 3) comes a timeless shocker that remains the standard bearer
for terror. Nancy (Heather Langenkamp) is having grisly nightmares. Meanwhile, her high-school friends, who are having the very same dreams, are being slaughtered in their sleep by the hideous fiend of their shared nightmares. When the police ignore her
explanation, she herself must confront the killer in his shadowy realm.
Features In-Pack:
Film on 4K UHD & Blu-Ray
Steelbook (Design TBC)
Rigid Slipcase (Design TBC)
Double-Sided
Poster
Art Cards
Booklet
Numbered Element
On-Disc Special Features
4K: TBC
BD:
READY FREDDY FOCUS POINTS -- See Alternate Takes and Learn Filmmaking Secrets Behind the Nightmare by Jumping to Video Highlights While Watching the Movie
2 Commentaries: 1) Director
Wes Craven, Costars Heather Langenkamp and John Saxon, and Cinematographer Jacques Haitkin 2) Wes Craven, Costars Robert Englund, Heather Langenkamp and Ronee Blakley, Producer Robert Shaye and Co-Producer Sara Risher
Alternate Endings
3 Featurettes: The House That Freddy Built: The Legacy of New Line Horror, Never Sleep Again: The Making of A Nightmare on Elm Street, Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes
Craven's Nightmares
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge is a 1985 US horror film by Jack Sholder. With Robert Englund, Mark Patton and Kim Myers.
All releases have been uncut.
Summary Review:
Not Bad
A teenage boy is haunted in his dreams by Freddy Krueger who is out to possess him to continue his murdering in the real world.
The second in the series doesn't do a bad job. This time another
family have moved into the house and the son is stalked by Freddy and Freddy becomes him.
It's occasionally let down by some terrible ideas / effects (see the hell hound scene at the end / exploding budgie), but as a horror film
it delivers - relying more on suspense and fear than body count and gore.
Versions
uncut
run:
85:11s
pal:
81:47s
UK: Passed 18 uncut for
2020 Warner A Nightmare On Elm Street: Collection R0 Blu-ray [HMV exclusive]
2011 Warner Online
2011 Warner Nightmare on Elm Street 1-7 Collection R0 Blu-ray
at UK Amazon
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream
Warriors is a 1987 US horror film by Chuck Russell. With Heather Langenkamp, Robert Englund and Craig Wasson.
Cut for the original R Rating and the cuts have persisted through all
releases since.
Summary review:
Popular Sequel
Survivors of undead serial killer Freddy Krueger - who stalks his victims in their dreams - learn to take control of their own dreams in order to fight
back.
This is the perfect horror film. It's scary, funny, has great suspense, good acting, great writing, good cinematography.
What makes A Nightmare on Elm Street 3 a great sequel is that it has a
lot of good horror scenes such as Freddy turning into a snake and trying to eat Kristen (Patricia Arquette), and it also has good suspense, and even a sense of adventure.
Versions
best available
cut
run:
96:16s
pal:
92:25s
UK: The cut R Rated Version was passed 18 without
BBFC cuts for:
2020 Warner A Nightmare On Elm Street: Collection R0 Blu-ray [HMV exclusive]
The MPAA required some toning down of the gorier scenes. Most famously, the death of Taryn (switchblade toting punk girl). Originally Freddy injected her with heroin to the degree the top of her head blew out. The subtle tone down is kind of obvious
when watching the film, as it fades to white before we're shown the results of Freddy's actions.
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The
Dream Master is a A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master is 1988 US horror film by Renny Harlin. With Robert Englund, Rodney Eastman and Lisa Wilcox.
Uncut in the US but cut by the BBFC to remove nunchuks. BBFC cuts waived
in 2001.
Summary Review: Witty Freddy
Freddy Krueger returns once again to terrorize the dreams of the remaining Dream Warriors, as well as those of a young woman who may know the way to defeat him for
good.
While things may have become a little predictable by the fourth Freddy film, this episode is one of the best of the series. The film delivers some deliciously creative deaths and witty repartee a la Krueger. It bolsters and
redefines the balance between what has been and what will be, keeping the series fresh while maintaining the overall continuity.
Versions
uncut
run:
93:03s
pal:
89:20s
UK: Passed 15 uncut with all BBFC
cuts waived for:
2020 Warner A Nightmare On Elm Street: Collection R0 Blu-ray [HMV exclusive]
Thanks to Adey. The cuts weren't actually made to violence, but to 2 scenes both featuring nunchuks:
The first being the character "Rick" practicing martial arts in his garage and swinging the nunchuks.
Secondly the character "Alice" realizes that she is absorbing all of her dead friends powers when they are killed by
Freddie so she has a swing of the nunchuks.
A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child is a 1989 US horror by Stephen Hopkins. With Robert Englund, Lisa Wilcox and Kelly Jo Minter.
The Theatrical Version was cut for an R rating. Europe got the uncut
version for cinema and VHS but all DVDs and Blu-rays have been the cut Theatrical Version.
Summary review: Re-tread
Alice, having survived the previous installment of the Nightmare series, finds the
deadly dreams of Freddy Krueger starting once again
Part 4 the series had become the Freddy Krueger show . Basically the character became bigger than the series and so the films became little more than vehicles for his
wisecracks andways of dispatching moronic teens. Part 5 continues the theme.
This film has a brilliantly surreal score and some great-looking imagery, and the silly campness of Part 4 is toned down a little. But it's all just a
re-tread.
Versions
cut
cut:
30s
run:
89:25s
pal:
85:50s
UK: The cut R rated Version was passed 18 without
BBFC cuts for:
2020 Warner A Nightmare On Elm Street: Collection R0 Blu-ray [HMV exclusive]
Thanks to Jon who comments on the 2020 HMV Exclusive Blu-ray Collection:
Some of the previously cut material has been reinstated (the death of the motorcyclist at the 38m as Freddy consumes his bike and body), but other
stuff is still the R-rated version (Greta being force-fed is still cut heavily).
UK: The cut R rated Version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for:
A scene showing tubes and the likes from a motorcycle painfully embedding themselves into the unfortunate rider Dan and eventually totally fusing with the victim.
A scene showing Freddy force feeding Greta her own innards extracted from a
gaping hole in her stomach.
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare is a 1991 US horror by Rachel Talalay. With Robert Englund, Lisa Zane and Shon Greenblatt.
UK cinema release and VHS was cut by the BBFC. The cuts were waived for
DVD
Summary Review: For the Fans
This film was made just for the fans of Freddy Kruger. If you thought you knew all about him you were wrong unless you've seen this. A few unimpressive special effects
with a not too thrilling story line but it will teach you about the mind of Freddy.
Versions
uncut
run:
89:01s
pal:
85:27s
UK: Passed 18 uncut with BBFC cuts waived for:
2020 Warner A Nightmare On Elm Street: Collection R0 Blu-ray [HMV exclusive]
Wes Craven's New Nightmare is a 1994 US horror by Wes Craven. With Heather Langenkamp, Robert Englund and Miko Hughes.
Only exists in one uncut version.
Summary review: Well
Done
A demonic force has chosen Freddy Krueger as its portal to the real world. Can Heather play the part of Nancy one last time and trap the evil trying to enter our world?
Wes Craven and
Heather Langenkamp return alongside Robert Englund's Freddy Krueger in what Craven himself calls "The Definitive Nightmare", and indeed, it is. So much goes on in the 7th Nightmare on Elm Street entry that it could be expected one might find it
confusing and trivial, but the film is smart, eerie and outstandingly well done by all those involved.
Versions
uncut
run:
111:56s
pal:
107:27s
UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong horror and violence for:
2020 Warner A Nightmare On Elm Street: Collection R0 Blu-ray [HMV exclusive]
Freddy vs. Jason is a 2003 Canada/US/Italy horror by Ronny Yu. With Robert Englund, Ken Kirzinger and Kelly Rowland.
Only exists in one uncut version.
Summary Review: The
Final Showdown
Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees return to terrorize the teenage population. Except this time, they're out to get each other, too.
Freddy vs. Jason is a massively
entertaining film. It's not a traditional slasher film although there are slasher elements in it. It's not a character driven film, either, except for the two killing machines. The entire film exists solely as background for the final showdown. Maybe for
fans only though.
Versions
uncut
93:14s
UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong language, bloody violence and horror for:
A Nightmare on Elm Street is a 2010 US horror by Samuel Bayer. With Jackie Earle Haley, Rooney Mara and Kyle Gallner.
The remake of Nightmare on Elm Street only exists in one uncut version.
Summary Review: Remake
A re-imagining of the horror icon Freddy Krueger, a serial-killer who wields a glove
with four blades embedded in the fingers and kills people in their dreams, resulting in their real death in reality.
Very mixed reviews as to whether the film is any good and how it compares with the original. Perhaps 2/3rds
preferring the original. And then about 2/3rds enjoying the remake anyway.
Versions
uncut
91:31s
UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong bloody violence and threat for: