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A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge

A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)

The man of your dreams is back.

Release:1985
Runtime:1h 27m
Country:United Kingdom
Director:Jack Sholder
Language:English

Genre

Horror
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Keywords

High SchoolFireDreamsNightmareSadismPsychopathTransformationsupernatural
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A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb5.5/10· 86K votes
Rotten Tomatoes47%
Metacritic43%
TMDb5.775/10· 2K votes

With 47% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 5.5/10 on IMDb and 43/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.

About A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge

A teenage boy is haunted in his dreams by deceased child murderer Freddy Krueger, who is out to possess him in order to continue his reign of terror in the real world.

Cast of A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge

  • Mark Patton

    Mark Patton

    as Jesse Walsh

  • Robert Englund

    Robert Englund

    as Freddy Krueger

  • Kim Myers

    Kim Myers

    as Lisa Webber

  • Robert Rusler

    Robert Rusler

    as Ron Grady

  • Clu Gulager

    Clu Gulager

    as Ken Walsh

  • Hope Lange

    Hope Lange

    as Cheryl Walsh

  • Marshall Bell

    Marshall Bell

    as Coach Schneider

  • Melinda O. Fee

    Melinda O. Fee

    as Mrs. Webber

  • Tom McFadden

    Tom McFadden

    as Mr. Webber

  • Sydney Walsh

    Sydney Walsh

    as Kerry

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    Edward Blackoff

    as Biology Teacher

  • Christie Clark

    Christie Clark

    as Angela Walsh

A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge facts

Budget
$3M
Box office
$30M
Collection
A Nightmare on Elm Street Collection

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

  • •Horror sequel captures nightmarish atmosphere with creative dream-based sequences
  • •Haunted house dread builds tension through psychological horror elements
  • •Jack Sholder brings distinctive visual style to slasher horror material

What the audience disliked

  • •Plot structure feels thin and disjointed compared to original film
  • •Pacing issues emerge as horror tension gets interrupted by dated effects
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