A psychiatrist familiar with knife-wielding dream demon Freddy Krueger helps teens at a mental hospital battle the killer who is invading their dreams.A psychiatrist familiar with knife-wielding dream demon Freddy Krueger helps teens at a mental hospital battle the killer who is invading their dreams.A psychiatrist familiar with knife-wielding dream demon Freddy Krueger helps teens at a mental hospital battle the killer who is invading their dreams.
- Awards
- 1 win & 4 nominations
Laurence Fishburne
- Max
- (as Larry Fishburne)
Storyline
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- GoofsThe white streak in Nancy's hair is seen on her right side, but it was on her left side in A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984).
- Quotes
Freddy Krueger: This is it, Jennifer: your big break in TV.
[Jennifer screams]
Freddy Krueger: Welcome to prime time, bitch!
[smashes her into the TV screen]
- Crazy creditsAll the grips are nicknamed "Bob", except for the last, which is a variation on the name.
- Alternate versionsThe VHS cassette released by Media Home Entertainment in the 1980s and the remastered 1999 New Line Home Video release features a different song in the beginning instead of Dokken's "Into the Fire." The 'unknown' song heard is "Quiet Cool" by Joe Lamont and substituted in place of the Dokken song. The US DVD re-instates the original song back into the film.
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One of the better 'ELM STREET' films in the series!
I've been a fan of Chuck Russell's films ever since his 1994 classic THE MASK. Each one of his movies have a strong amount of slickness and energy, especially A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3: DREAM WARRIORS. It's one of the better 'ELM STREET' films in the series and was one of the cinematic highlights of 1987. Like THE LOST BOYS, which was also released in 1987, it has style, imagination, a good premise, and gore. It does have a few faults though. Some of the special effects are dated and look quite cheesy and the flick seems to rely more on blood than genuine scares at times. Also, while by no means terrible, Heather Langenkamp's performance is not quite up to par with her performance in the first 'ELM STREET' and NEW NIGHTMARE. Occasionally it feels like she's phoning it in. These faults don't hurt the movie too much. It's still a enjoyable horror picture that holds up relatively well today. It may not be as good as the first A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET, but it's much better than most third installments are. I give it 7/10.
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- jellyneckr
- Jun 19, 2005
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- A Nightmare on Elm Street 3
- Filming locations
- UCLA, Westwood, Los Angeles, California, USA(as psychiatric hospital)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $4,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $44,793,222
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $8,880,555
- Mar 1, 1987
- Gross worldwide
- $44,793,222
- Runtime1 hour 36 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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What was the official certification given to A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) in Japan?
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