“A Nightmare on Elm Street” Turns 30 Sunday
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New Line Cinema/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Sunday marks the 30th anniversary of the release of A Nightmare on Elm Street.
Written and directed by Wes Craven, the 1984 horror film introduced the now-iconic villain Freddy Krueger, who stalked and murdered teenagers in the their dreams.
It launched a franchise of seven additional movies — that’s not counting the 2003 crossover Freddy vs. Jason — and was Johnny Depp’s first feature film: he played Glen, the boyfriend of lead character Nancy, who was played by Heather Langenkamp. It also made a star of Robert Englund, who played Freddy.
Made for just under $2 million, A Nightmare on Elm Street earned over $25 million in theaters, while the entire franchise has earned over $450 million worldwide to date, not counting merchandising, video games, and other tie-ins.
The most recent film in the franchise was 2010’s remake of the original A Nightmare on Elm Street, which featured Jackie Earle Haley as Krueger.
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