A Nightmare on Elm Street

1984 · 91 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 275,706 VOTES · DIR. Wes Craven

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Overview

Teenagers in a small town are dropping like flies, apparently in the grip of mass hysteria causing their suicides. A cop's daughter, Nancy Thompson, traces the cause to child molester Fred Krueger, who was burned alive by angry parents many years before. Krueger has now come back in the dreams of his killers' children, claiming their lives as his revenge. Nancy and her boyfriend, Glen, must devise a plan to lure the monster out of the realm of nightmares and into the real world...

Dialogue Timeline — 920 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:32 Tina...
00:05:16 So, what did you dream?
00:07:23 and hearing those fingernails.
00:10:09 I think we should get out of here.
00:18:34 Something like a razor was the weapon...
00:20:38 The murder weapon...
00:22:58 going to school today for anyway?
00:28:29 You sure?
00:31:55 Gonna stay up late.
00:35:47 I burned it in English class.
00:42:20 just stay awake and watch me...
00:45:08 Cut him down.
00:48:36 Now she thinks her dreams are real.
00:51:00 It's OK.
00:53:29 He's dead.
00:55:48 Oh, gross.
00:59:15 I see your mom went ape at the security store today.
01:00:33 Oh, and meanwhile...
01:05:25 It's her. She wants to talk to Glen.
01:10:01 I'll get him right away.
01:13:10 What has the coroner got to say?
01:20:38 Nine, eight, seven, six...
01:24:22 We got a fire up here, too.
01:28:04 See you.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed920
Dialogue density10.1 lines / min
First line00:01:32
Final line01:28:04

Production Record

DirectorWes Craven
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,800,000
Revenue$57,004,513
IMDb votes275,706