Wes Craven's New Nightmare
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
Directed by:
Wes CravenScreenplay:
Wes CravenCinematography:
Mark IrwinComposer:
J. Peter RobinsonCast:
Robert Englund, Heather Langenkamp, Miko Hughes, David Newsom, Tracy Middendorf, Fran Bennett, John Saxon, Matt Winston, Rob LaBelle, Wes Craven (more)Plots(1)
A coda to the Nightmare on Elm Street series that, written and directed by the creator Wes Craven, mixes fact and fiction to scare us witless. Craven and his producer play themselves, persuading the now grown up Heather Langenkamp (of the first film) to return to Elm Street one more time. She and Robert Englund are lured back to play their characters again, but this time they cannot walk away from them when they leave the film set at the end of the day. (Entertainment in Video)
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After five sequels, of which some were of higher and some of lesser quality, and one totally out there (the second instalment), legendary Wes Craven returned to the series, finally bringing some fresh air in the form of a new concept and interesting ideas. And even if, admittedly, New Nightmare’s second half has numerous variations on horror scenes and murders from the initial movie, and Freddy is only sparingly seen on the screen, one must objectively acknowledge that this film offers the best story of all sequels. This film will particularly appeal to cinephile fans of the series, who will appreciate the horror-style behind-the-scene views and staff appearances, featuring a significant number of actors as themselves, but also producers, visual effects artists and most of all, director Wes Craven, whose ‘new nightmares’ made this last ‘meta’ part of the sequel possible – and delightful.
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