A Nightmare on Elm Street
1984 · 91 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 275,706 VOTES · DIR. Wes Craven
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?
00:07:25 Fingernails?
00:10:15 Don't leave me alone with this lunatic.
00:18:41 Lieutenant, where is she?
00:20:51 Honey, you were tossing and turning all night last night.
00:23:21 "A canker," as he put it.
00:29:39 It was dark, but I'm sure there was somebody in there...
00:32:32 It happens all the time.
00:36:16 No.
00:42:46 Yeah. It was just a little dream, that's all.
00:46:01 that he who lives by the sword shall die by the sword.
00:49:24 She's going into deep sleep now.
00:52:00 I don't think you're crazy.
00:54:13 Whenever I get nervous, I eat.
00:57:33 Did they put him away?
00:59:45 Bring him out of what?
01:02:01 Don't be such a smart guy.
01:07:38 Mom !
01:11:00 Can you do that?
01:14:56 I pray the Lord my soul to take.
01:22:40 Daddy, help me, please!
01:26:52 This whole thing is just a dream.
01:29:12 Never sleep again.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed920
Dialogue density10.1 lines / min
First line00:01:32
Final line01:29:12
Production Record
DirectorWes Craven
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,800,000
Revenue$57,004,513
IMDb votes275,706