A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child
“Freddy delivers.”
The pregnant Alice finds Freddy Krueger striking through the sleeping mind of her unborn child, hoping to be reborn into the real world.
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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
43 people
Lisa Wilcox
Alice Johnson
Also in
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures
Watchers Reborn
Robert Englund
Freddy Krueger
Known for
V
V
Danny Hassel
Dan Jordan
Also in
Columbo
The China Lake Murders
Kelly Jo Minter
Yvonne Miller
Known for
The Principal
The People Under the Stairs
Erika Anderson
Greta Gibson
Known for
Zandalee
Nicholas Mele
Dennis Johnson
Known for
The Lonely Guy
Unfaithfully Yours
Valorie Armstrong
Mrs. Jordan
Also in
Pretty Woman
MouseHunt
Michael Ashton
Gurney Orderly
Joe Seely
Mark Gray
Known for
Tough Guys
Shag
Burr DeBenning
Mr. Jordan
Known for
The Incredible Melting Man
St. Ives
Clarence Felder
Mr. Gray
Known for
The Last Boy Scout
The Hidden
Beatrice Boepple
Amanda Krueger
Known for
Stakeout
Stephen Hopkins Director · Leslie Bohem Screenplay John Skipp Story
Worldwide gross $22M · Budget $8M · United States release August 11, 1989
Box office
Budget
$8,000,000
Worldwide gross
$22,168,359
Gross vs. budget
2.8×
Production
New Line Cinema
Production · Studio
Heron Communications
Production
Smart Egg Pictures
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · August 11, 1989
Theatrical
Australia
December 7, 1989 · Theatrical
Brazil
May 31, 1990 · Theatrical
Czechia
February 4, 1993 · Theatrical
Finland
May 11, 1990 · Theatrical
France
August 5, 1990 · Theatrical
Germany
February 8, 1990 · Theatrical
Ireland
June 8, 1990 · Theatrical
Japan
January 1, 1990 · Theatrical
Netherlands
April 5, 1991 · Theatrical
March 8, 2006 · Physical · DVD
Portugal
May 17, 1991 · Theatrical
Spain
March 25, 1990 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
May 11, 1990 · Theatrical
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