A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child
Freddy delivers.
1989 | 90m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Stephen Hopkins |
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| Writer: | Leslie Bohem, John Skipp, Craig Spector |
| Staring: |
| Alice finds the deadly dreams of Freddy Krueger starting once again. This time, the taunting murderer is striking through the sleeping mind of her unborn child. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 11, 1989 |
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| Director: | Stephen Hopkins |
| Writer: | Leslie Bohem, John Skipp, Craig Spector |
| Genres: | Horror, Thriller |
| Keywords | nun, baby, monster, dreams, ohio, asylum, nightmare, pregnancy, sadism, supernatural, psychopath, resurrection, sequel, murder, vision, slasher, torture, birth, disfigurement, nightmare becomes reality, fetus, womb, supernatural horror |
| Production Companies | New Line Cinema, Smart Egg Pictures, Heron Communications |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $22,168,359
Budget: $8,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 23, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Robert Englund | Freddy Krueger |
| Lisa Wilcox | Alice Johnson |
| Erika Anderson | Greta Gibson |
| Valorie Armstrong | Mrs. Jordan |
| Michael Ashton | Gurney Orderly |
| Kelly Jo Minter | Yvonne |
| Danny Hassel | Dan Jordan |
| Nicholas Mele | Dennis Johnson |
| Joe Seely | Mark Gray |
| Burr DeBenning | Mr. Jordan |
| Clarence Felder | Mr. Gray |
| Beatrice Boepple | Amanda Krueger |
| Matt Borlenghi | Jock |
| Noble Craig | Merging Freddy |
| E.R. Davies | Delivery Doctor |
| Beth DePatie | Anne |
| Will Egan | Semi-Truck Driver |
| Stacey Elliott | Girl in Locker |
| Steven Grives | Dr. Moore |
| Whit Hertford | Jacob |
| Jennifer Honneus | Asylum Girl |
| Jake Jacobs | Trendy Guest |
| Annie Lamaje | Elm Street Kid |
| Gerry Loew | Orderly #1 |
| Kara Marie | Baby Jacob |
| Roxanne Mayweather | Delivery Nurse |
| Don Maxwell | Coach Ostrow |
| John R. Murray | Customer |
| Marnette Patterson | Little Girl |
| Cameron Perry | Guest |
| Marc Siegler | Thirty-Something |
| Michael Bailey Smith | Super Freddy |
| Pat Sturges | Racine Gibson |
| Cesar Anthony Torres | Cop |
| Peter Trencher | Trendy |
| Wally George | Wally George |
| Ron Armstrong | Hot Seat Band Member |
| Ted Nugent | Hot Seat Band Member |
| Rudy Sarzo | Hot Seat Band Member |
| Jill Adler | Dinner Guest (uncredited) |
| Victor A. Haddox | Asylum Inmate (uncredited) |
| James Vallo | Paramedic (uncredited) |
| Eric Singer | Hot Seat Band Member |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| John Hateley | Stunts |
| Wes Craven | Characters |
| Leslie Bohem | Story, Screenplay |
| Mario Roberts | Stunts |
| Steve Kelso | Stunts |
| Anthony G. Schmidt | Stunts |
| George P. Wilbur | Stunts |
| Peter Levy | Director of Photography |
| Annette Benson | Casting Director |
| John Skipp | Story |
| Kool Marder | Production Supervisor |
| Jeff Ramsey | Stunts |
| Eddie Hice | Stunts |
| Sharon Schaffer | Stunts |
| Paul M. Lane | Stunts |
| Michael De Luca | Production Executive |
| Vince Deadrick Jr. | Stunts |
| Ben Scott | Stunts |
| Rodney Veto | Best Boy Grip |
| Elizabeth Ziegler | Steadicam Operator |
| Ella St. John Blakey | Carpenter |
| Batia Grafka | Property Master |
| Ric Keeley | Assistant Editor |
| Charleen Richards-Steeves | ADR Mixer |
| Albert Gasser | Dialogue Editor |
| Rubén Domingo | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Peter Ramsey | Storyboard Artist |
| Ralph B. Meyer | Location Manager |
| Tracy Thielen | Driver |
| Brent A. Schoenfeld | Editor |
| Alan Munro | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Craig Spector | Story |
| Allen Kupetsky | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Joe Fineman | Post Production Supervisor |
| Helen Caldwell | Script Supervisor |
| Thomas A. O'Conor | Set Designer |
| Lynne K. Eagan | Key Hair Stylist |
| Hari Ryatt | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Gary Sivertson | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Hank Calia | Stunts |
| Stephanie Epper | Stunts |
| Chuck Weiss | Editor |
| C.J. Strawn | Production Design |
| Terence J. Edwards | Second Assistant Director |
| Deborah Moore | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Marlin Hall | Key Grip |
| John P. Jockinsen | Set Decoration |
| Kathryn Fenton | Key Makeup Artist |
| Julie Socash | Makeup & Hair Assistant |
| Andre G. Ellingson | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Michael Cassidy | Stunt Coordinator |
| Kristine Peterson | First Assistant Director |
| Jeffrey J. Kiehlbauch | Production Coordinator |
| Krishna Rao | Camera Operator |
| Timothy Gray | Art Direction |
| Sara Markowitz | Costume Design |
| Bill Black | Music Editor |
| Robert Fitzgerald | Supervising Sound Editor |
| David B. Miller | Makeup Artist |
| Bill McIntosh | Stunts |
| J. Mark Donaldson | Stunts |
| Stuart Abramson | Dolly Grip |
| Peter Jensen | Steadicam Operator |
| Josh Lusby | Painter |
| César Díez Álava | Assistant Property Master |
| Barbara Barnaby | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Linda Moss | Dialogue Editor |
| Dean Drabin | Foley Mixer |
| Bobby Porter | Stunts |
| Lori Lynn Ross | Stunts |
| Hubie Kerns Jr. | Stunts |
| Foster K. Denker | Gaffer |
| Brent Brewington | Boom Operator |
| Anna Czerwatiuk | Set Dresser |
| Lydia Shiferaw | Costume Supervisor |
| Heidi Scharfe | Assistant Editor |
| Chris Jargo | ADR Editor |
| Christine Danelski | Dialogue Editor |
| Elijah Schkeiban | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Elena Azuola | Production Accountant |
| Ernie Malik | Unit Publicist |
| Derek Raser | Transportation Captain |
| Larry Lee | Carpenter |
| Mary Jasionowski | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Don Feeney | Driver |
| Jon Curtis Price | Special Effects |
| Chris Ksanznak | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Joe Feeney | Transportation Coordinator |
| Roy Knyrim | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Stephen Hopkins | Director |
| Jay Ferguson | Original Music Composer |
| Lynn Salvatori | Stunts |
| Carol Neilson Smrz | Stunts |
| Bobbi Banks | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Greg Nicotero | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Lee Strosnider | Sound Mixer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Rupert Harvey | Producer |
| Jon Turtle | Executive Producer |
| Sara Risher | Executive Producer |
| Robert Shaye | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 31 | 55 | 22 |
| 2024 | 5 | 39 | 58 | 21 |
| 2024 | 6 | 35 | 60 | 22 |
| 2024 | 7 | 33 | 51 | 18 |
| 2024 | 8 | 37 | 64 | 21 |
| 2024 | 9 | 25 | 29 | 17 |
| 2024 | 10 | 39 | 70 | 24 |
| 2024 | 11 | 29 | 54 | 19 |
| 2024 | 12 | 23 | 28 | 16 |
| 2025 | 1 | 24 | 34 | 18 |
| 2025 | 2 | 16 | 29 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
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| 2025 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
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| 2024 | 11 | 750 | 885 |
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| 2024 | 10 | 609 | 878 |
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| 2024 | 9 | 998 | 998 |
Kids... always a disappointment. *** This review contains an implied spoiler in last paragraph *** By the time A Nightmare on Elm Street had rolled around to this, part five, Freddy Krueger had long stopped being a scary bogeyman. He was now a figure of fun, a purveyor of one line quips, while ... the makers were desperately trying to come up with new ideas in which to have the pizza faced Krueger still exist, and thus have more films for him to be in... Here we are sold the idea that a foetus can dream, so not only do we get a horror staple of sex being bad for you, but it lets Freddy (Robert Englund) back in the fold - in this another garbled screenplay. Cue friends of the pregnant Alice Johnson (Lisa Wilcox) being stalked and offed by the old stinky green and red jumper killer. It's all very frenetic and cartoonish, with gore replacing scares. There's a little ingenuity with some of the kills, such as a comic book section that has a good thought process, but once the laughable finale arrives - cuz - like - love conquers all - then you may be digging out parts 1 & 3 to remind yourself how good this series used to be. 5/10
This one was just ok. For some reason the kid in this movie just bothered me. Yea he looked scary but he was a bad actor. The movie itself would have been better with a different actor or just cut him out altogether. ...