A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge
The man of your dreams is back!
1985 | 87m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Jack Sholder |
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| Writer: | David Chaskin |
| Staring: |
| Jesse Walsh moves with his family into the home of the lone survivor from a series of attacks by dream-stalking monster, Freddy Krueger. There, he is bedeviled by nightmares and inexplicably violent impulses. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 01, 1985 |
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| Director: | Jack Sholder |
| Writer: | David Chaskin |
| Genres: | Horror |
| Keywords | fire, dreams, diary, nightmare, haunted house, transformation, sadism, supernatural, psychopath, high school, sequel, possession, premonition, spontaneous combustion, slasher, bdsm, school bus, disfigurement, sleepwalking, pool party, supernatural horror, whump, suburban gothic |
| Production Companies | New Line Cinema, Smart Egg Pictures, Heron Communications, Media Home Entertainment |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $29,999,213
Budget: $3,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 02, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Robert Englund | Freddy Krueger |
| Mark Patton | Jesse Walsh |
| Kim Myers | Lisa Webber |
| Robert Rusler | Ron Grady |
| Clu Gulager | Ken Walsh |
| Hope Lange | Cheryl Walsh |
| Marshall Bell | Coach Schneider |
| Melinda O. Fee | Mrs. Webber |
| Tom McFadden | Mr. Webber |
| Sydney Walsh | Kerry |
| Edward Blackoff | Biology Teacher |
| Christie Clark | Angela Walsh |
| Lyman Ward | Mr. Grady |
| Donna Bruce | Mrs. Grady |
| Hart Sprager | Teacher |
| Allison Barron | Girl on Bus |
| JoAnn Willette | Girl on Bus |
| Steve Eastin | Policeman |
| Brian Wimmer | Do-Gooder |
| Robert Chaskin | Bar-B-Que Boy |
| Kerry Remsen | Girlfriend |
| Kimberly Lynn | Patty |
| Steven Smith | Victim |
| Jonathan Hart | Spike |
| Tom Tangen | Victim (uncredited) |
| Robert Shaye | Bartender (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Jack Sholder | Director |
| Wes Craven | Characters |
| Christopher Young | Original Music Composer |
| Dan Bradley | Stunt Coordinator |
| Ray Lykins | Stunts |
| Denney Pierce | Stunts |
| Rachel Talalay | Production Manager |
| Joel Soisson | Second Unit Director |
| Frank Lloyd | Stunts |
| Jacques Haitkin | Director of Photography |
| Bob Brady | Editor |
| Ron Nary | Special Effects |
| Marneen Fields | Stunts |
| Scott Alan Cook | Stunts |
| Sara Risher | Line Producer |
| Gregg Fonseca | Production Design |
| Gail Viola | Costume Design |
| Michael S. Murphey | Line Producer |
| C.J. McBeath | Stunts |
| Maggie Martin | Art Direction |
| Ray Shaffer | Stunts |
| Lane Leavitt | Stunts |
| Paul Boyington | Special Effects |
| David Chaskin | Writer |
| Arline Garson | Supervising Editor |
| Christopher Tufty | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Amy Rabins | Production Supervisor |
| Matia Karrell | First Assistant Director |
| Whitney R. Hunter | Second Assistant Director |
| Adrienne Hamalian-Mangine | Script Supervisor |
| Cathy Mickel Gibson | Accountant |
| Hana Cannon | Production Coordinator |
| Pamela B. Warner | Set Decoration |
| Donald Elmblad | Leadman |
| Ian Cramer | Set Dresser |
| Anne S. Coffey | First Assistant Camera |
| Peter Mercurio | Second Assistant Camera |
| Nelson Elwell | Best Boy Grip |
| Ed White | Sound Mixer |
| Barbara Benz | Property Master |
| Daniel Marc | Makeup Artist |
| Robin L. Neal | Hairstylist |
| Wendy Hogan | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Larry Alexander | Transportation Coordinator |
| Roger Jans | Still Photographer |
| Mary Santiago | Extras Casting |
| Claudia Santiago | Extras Casting |
| Karen I. Stern | Assistant Editor |
| Neil Eric Wenger | Assistant Editor |
| Jess Soraci | Sound Editor |
| Abe Nejad | Sound Editor |
| Jack Cooley | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Annette Benson | Casting |
| Kevin Yagher | Special Effects |
| Christopher Doyle | Stunts |
| The Reds | Songs |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Robert Shaye | Producer |
| Stephen Diener | Executive Producer |
| Stanley Dudelson | Executive Producer |
| Sara Risher | Co-Producer |
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Possession is nine-tenths of the law. A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge is the runt of the Elm Street litter. It was unfortunate to be the sequel to a landmark horror film, a film that birthed one of the ultimate horror icons whilst having at its core a terrifying premise. A prem ... ise that was superbly executed by all involved in the first film. Part 2 bravely tried to advance the bogeyman story to another level, to one of possession, which in hindsight was a mistake. There's also the mixed tonal flow and confused intents that hamper the pic. Whilst the young members of the cast are too blank to garner the required amount of sympathy to get us to care about their plight, especially lead lad Mark Patton as Jesse Walsh. However, there is still a lot to like here, some striking imagery grabs the attention and it is not without some unnerving scares. The debates about what metaphors the makers were going for still exist, and that homo-erotic sheen is never going to go away, but even though it's an average Elm Street movie, it's not as dreadful as it was first painted. 5/10
Freddy's Revenge deserves redemption. If you don't expect a film about Freddy, you can appreciate this sequel for what it is, instead of begrudging it for what it isn't. The argument for a gay reading--the idea that Freddy is symbolic of the protagonist's repressed homosexual desires--isn't entirely ... convincing but even without it, the movie's a lot better than many credit it. This is a Nightmare on Elm Street story that uses the creature to explore what it feels like to grow up. It's confusing and scary and transformational. Tonal shifts and plot mistakes only contribute to the overall intent.
The nightmare that started it all. Made us all scared to go to to sleep. My favorite horror series next to Friday the 13th. Love this movie. ...
My least favorite out of the series. Didn't like this one because Freddy wasn't really killing any one until the end. He used a live human to kill for him. So it was kind of dumb. ...
My least favorite out of the series. Didn't like this one because Freddy wasn't really killing any one until the end. He used a live human to kill for him. So it was kind of dumb. ...