A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

Renny Harlin

Writers:

Wes Craven (character)
William Kotzwinkle (story) ...

Release Date:

19 August 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

You shouldn't have buried me, I'm not dead

Plot:

Freddy Krueger returns once again to terrorize the dreams of the remaining Dream Warriors, as well as those of a young woman who may know the way to defeat him for good.

Plot Keywords:

Dream | Freddy Krueger | Nightmare | Abusive Father | Movie Theater

Awards:

2 wins & 8 nominations

Cast

Tuesday Knight	...	Kristen Parker
Ken Sagoes	...	Roland Kincaid
Rodney Eastman	...	Joey Crusel
Lisa Wilcox	...	Alice Johnson
Andras Jones	...	Rick Johnson
Danny Hassel	...	Dan Jordan
Brooke Theiss	...	Debbie Stevens
Toy Newkirk	...	Sheila Kopecky
Robert Englund	...	Freddy Krueger
Nicholas Mele	...	Mr. Dennis Johnson
Brooke Bundy	...	Elaine Parker
Jacquelyn Masche	...	Mrs. Crusel
Hope Marie Carlton	...	Pin Up Girl
Richard Garrison	...	Doctor
John Beckman	...	Coach

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 | West Germany:16 (original rating) (cut) | Germany:18 (re-rating) (uncut) | Finland:K-16 (heavily cut) (1989) | Finland:K-18 (cut) (1988) | Singapore:M18 | Netherlands:16 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:18A | France:-12 | Mexico:C | Norway:18 (video premiere) | Sweden:15 | UK:15 (re-rating) (2001, video) | UK:18 (original rating) | USA:R | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Heron Communications

Trivia:

The highest-grossing entry in the Elm Street series (not counting Freddy vs. Jason (2003). It earned $49 million in the US.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Obvious double when Alice is using the nunchucks in front of her mirror. The actual person has a different hair color than her.

Quotes:

Freddy Krueger: Elm Street's last brat. Farewell.
Kristen: We beat you before!
Freddy Krueger: And now you're all alone! Kristen, why don't you - uh - call on one of your little friends? Maybe they could help.
Kristen: Never! I'm the last!
Freddy Krueger: Why don't you... reach out... and cut someone?
[Kristen screams]

Movie Connections:

References "Dynasty" (1981)

Soundtrack:

Baula Baula

Freddy Krueger Is Back

Kristen Parker (Tuesday Knight), Roland Kincaid (Ken Sagoes) and Joey Crusel (Rodney Eastman) are having normal lives and studying in Springwood, Ohio, after defeating the evil Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund). Kristen is very close to her boyfriend Rick Johnson (Andras Jones) and his sister Alice (Lisa Wilcox) is her best friend. Kristen has a premonition with Freddy Krueger, who has resurrected and is chasing the trio of survivors of the Elm Street. When Freddy kills the three survivors, Kristen transfers her ability to draw other people to her dreams to Alice, and Freddy uses the power of the teenager to gather the souls of her school friends.

"A Nightmare on Elm Street art 4: The Dream Master" is a weak sequel to the classic "A Nightmare on Elm Street". Patricia Arquette, who performed Kristen Parker in the previous "A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors", was pregnant and not able to film this sequel. The actress and musician Tuesday Knight that replaced Patricia Arquette recorded the song "Nightmare" used during the film's opening credits. My vote is five.

Title (Brazil): "A Hora do Pesadelo 4 – O Mestre dos Sonhos" ("The Hour of the Nightmare 4 – The Master of the Dreams")