A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
“If you think you'll get out alive, you must be dreaming.”
A psychiatrist, familiar with the knife-wielding dream demon Freddy Krueger, helps teens at a mental hospital battle the killer who is invading their dreams.
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Part of A Nightmare on Elm Street Collection
7 films
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Movie · 1984
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge
Movie · 1985
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
Movie · 1987
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
Movie · 1988
A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child
Movie · 1989
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
Movie · 1991
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
Movie · 1994
Cast
28 people
Patricia Arquette
Kristen Parker
Known for
The Act
Severance
Robert Englund
Freddy Krueger
Known for
V
V
Heather Langenkamp
Nancy Thompson
Known for
The Midnight Club
Truth or Dare
Craig Wasson
Neil Gordon
Known for
Body Double
Go Tell the Spartans
Ken Sagoes
Kincaid
Also in
Intolerable Cruelty
Gorenos
Rodney Eastman
Joey
Known for
I Spit on Your Grave
Extracted
Jennifer Rubin
Taryn
Known for
Screamers
The Crush
Bradley Gregg
Phillip
Known for
Stand by Me
Class of 1999
Ira Heiden
Will
Known for
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
Laurence Fishburne
Max
Known for
The Matrix
Hannibal
Penelope Sudrow
Jennifer
Known for
After Midnight
Fire with Fire
John Saxon
Thompson
Known for
Enter the Dragon
Beverly Hills Cop III
Chuck Russell Director · Frank Darabont Screenplay Wes Craven Screenplay
Worldwide gross $45M · Budget $4.4M · United States release February 27, 1987
Box office
Budget
$4,450,000
Worldwide gross
$44,793,222
Gross vs. budget
10.1×
Production
New Line Cinema
Production · Studio
Smart Egg Pictures
Production
Heron Communications
Production
United States
Produced in
How the Nightmare on Elm Street All Began · Freddy's Funhouse
Working titles
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · February 27, 1987
Theatrical
Australia
August 27, 1987 · Theatrical
Brazil
May 12, 1988 · Theatrical
Finland
July 24, 1987 · Theatrical
France
June 17, 1987 · Theatrical
Germany
January 7, 1988 · Theatrical
Ireland
November 13, 1987 · Theatrical
Japan
January 9, 1988 · Theatrical
Netherlands
February 25, 1988 · Theatrical
August 20, 2002 · TV · V8
March 8, 2006 · Physical · DVD
Portugal
September 9, 1988 · Theatrical
Spain
June 26, 1987 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 30, 1987 · Premiere
October 30, 1987 · Theatrical
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