A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
If you think you'll get out alive, you must be dreaming.
1987 | 96m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Chuck Russell |
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| Writer: | Wes Craven, Chuck Russell, Frank Darabont, Bruce Wagner |
| Staring: |
| During a hallucinatory incident, Kristen Parker has her wrists slashed by dream-stalking monster, Freddy Krueger. Her mother, mistaking the wounds for a suicide attempt, sends her to a psychiatric ward, where she joins a group of similarly troubled teens. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 27, 1987 |
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| Director: | Chuck Russell |
| Writer: | Wes Craven, Chuck Russell, Frank Darabont, Bruce Wagner |
| Genres: | Fantasy, Horror, Thriller |
| Keywords | dreams, ohio, group therapy, nightmare, hypnosis, sadism, supernatural, psychopath, sequel, murder, slasher, trapped, alcoholic, mental illness, dream sequence, catholicism, disfigurement, sleepwalking, mental hospital, nightmare becomes reality, psychotherapist, supernatural horror |
| Production Companies | New Line Cinema, Smart Egg Pictures, Heron Communications |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $44,793,222
Budget: $4,450,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 23, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Heather Langenkamp | Nancy Thompson |
| Patricia Arquette | Kristen Parker |
| Craig Wasson | Dr. Neil Gordon |
| Robert Englund | Freddy Krueger |
| Laurence Fishburne | Max |
| Ken Sagoes | Kincaid |
| Rodney Eastman | Joey |
| Jennifer Rubin | Taryn |
| Bradley Gregg | Phillip |
| Ira Heiden | Will |
| Penelope Sudrow | Jennifer |
| John Saxon | Donald Thompson |
| Priscilla Pointer | Dr. Elizabeth Simms |
| Nan Martin | Sister Mary Helena |
| Clayton Landey | Lorenzo |
| Brooke Bundy | Elaine |
| Kristen Clayton | Little Girl |
| Sally Piper | Nurse #1 |
| Rozlyn Sorrell | Nurse #2 |
| 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 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Rachel Talalay | Line Producer |
| Wes Craven | Screenplay, Characters, Story |
| Joel Fletcher | Special Effects |
| Debby Porter | Stunts |
| Angelo Badalamenti | Original Music Composer |
| Chuck Russell | Screenplay, Director |
| Dan Perri | Title Designer, Second Unit Director |
| Rick Barker | Stunt Coordinator |
| Tony Snegoff | Stunts |
| Gary Littlejohn | Stunts |
| Gregg Dandridge | Stunts |
| Annette Benson | Casting |
| C.J. Strawn | Art Direction |
| Mick Strawn | Art Direction |
| Donna R. Schultz | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Batia Grafka | Property Master |
| César Díez Álava | Assistant Property Master |
| Pete von Sholly | Storyboard Artist |
| Terry Stokes | Editor |
| Chuck Weiss | Editor |
| Roy H. Wagner | Director of Photography |
| James R. Barrows | Set Decoration |
| Camile Morris | Costume Design |
| Screaming Mad George | Makeup Artist |
| Shane D. Kelly | Gaffer |
| Antar Abderrahman Jr. | Electrician |
| J. Patrick Daily | Key Grip |
| Tom West | Best Boy Grip |
| Kent H. Jorgensen | Dolly Grip |
| Eric Whitehead | Grip |
| Ismael Araujo Jr. | Grip |
| William Fiege | Sound Mixer |
| William Shaffer | Boom Operator |
| Griff Ruggles | Transportation Coordinator |
| Thomas A. O'Conor | Construction Coordinator |
| Felisa Finn | Painter |
| Rebecca Carriaga | Art Department Production Assistant |
| Joe Gilbride | Stunts |
| Bob K. Cummings | Stunts |
| Robert Engelman | Second Unit First Assistant Director |
| David Lewis Yewdall | Sound Designer |
| William R. Perry | Stunts |
| Frank Darabont | Screenplay |
| Bruce Wagner | Screenplay, Story |
| Kevin Yagher | Makeup Effects Designer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Wes Craven | Executive Producer |
| Stephen Diener | Executive Producer |
| Robert Shaye | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
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| Spirit Awards | Best Picture | N/A | Nominated |
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| 2024 | 4 | 19 | 27 | 12 |
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