The Films
A nightmare on elm street (1984)
About
The 1984 film 'A Nightmare On Elm Street' was written and directed by Wes Craven and released on November 9th. The film had a budget of $1,800,000 and the USA gross was $25,504,513. According to the producer Robert Shaye the original budget was $700,000. "It ended up at $1.1 million. Half the funding came from a Yugoslavian guy who had a girlfriend he wanted in movies."
On Elm Street, Nancy Thompson and a group of her friends (comprising Tina Gray, Rod Lane and Glen Lantz) are being tormented by a clawed killer in their dreams named Fred Krueger. Nancy must think quickly, as Fred tries to pick them off one by one. When he has you in your sleep, who is there to save you? -IMDb.
Unlike the remake, the production of the 1984 film 'A Nightmare On Elm Street' was heavily restricted due to budget and effects such as CGI. Despite this Wes Craven managed to make certain scenes look extremely professional and realistic without any form of special effects, an example of this is when Tina is flung onto the ceiling and dragged around. To create the illusion of this the entire set of the room was flipped upside down and actress Amanda Wyss (Tina Gray) crawled around on the now upside down ceiling and walls.
The 1984 film 'A Nightmare On Elm Street' was written and directed by Wes Craven and released on November 9th. The film had a budget of $1,800,000 and the USA gross was $25,504,513. According to the producer Robert Shaye the original budget was $700,000. "It ended up at $1.1 million. Half the funding came from a Yugoslavian guy who had a girlfriend he wanted in movies."
On Elm Street, Nancy Thompson and a group of her friends (comprising Tina Gray, Rod Lane and Glen Lantz) are being tormented by a clawed killer in their dreams named Fred Krueger. Nancy must think quickly, as Fred tries to pick them off one by one. When he has you in your sleep, who is there to save you? -IMDb.
Unlike the remake, the production of the 1984 film 'A Nightmare On Elm Street' was heavily restricted due to budget and effects such as CGI. Despite this Wes Craven managed to make certain scenes look extremely professional and realistic without any form of special effects, an example of this is when Tina is flung onto the ceiling and dragged around. To create the illusion of this the entire set of the room was flipped upside down and actress Amanda Wyss (Tina Gray) crawled around on the now upside down ceiling and walls.
Cast
Robert Englund - Freddy Krueger Johnny Depp - Glen Lantz Heather Langenkamp - Nancy Thompson Amanda Wyss - Tina Gray Jsu Garcia - Rod Lane Sources: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087800/ |
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The Killing Fields In Cambodia
The director Wes Craven revealed the film was partially based and inspired on real events regarding the killing fields in Cambodia. He claimed to have read a story in the LA Times about a family who had miraculously survived these killings and made it to the United States. Soon after a young boy in the family claimed to be experiencing nightmares regularly.
Craven explained: "He told his parents he was afraid that if he slept, the thing chasing him would get him, so he tried to stay awake for days at a time. When he finally fell asleep, his parents thought this crisis was over. Then they heard screams in the middle of the night. By the time they got to him, he was dead. He died in the middle of a nightmare."
The Khmer Rogue
The Khmer Rogue was a title given to those who were considered followers of the communist party of Kampuchea; they ruled Cambodia between the years 1975 and 1979. They killed and murdered over a million people; an estimated 1,386,734 cases of execution.
Movies In 1984
To kick off 1984 the film industry created a new age rating for films called PG-13, if a film fell under this classification it meant the audience should be the minimum age of 13. Similar to A Nightmare On Elm Street other films we now consider cult-classics were made in this year such as Ghostbusters and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. In addition to this films such as Gremlins and Silent Night, Deadly Night created the ideal horror-based atmosphere to create anticipation for the release of A Nightmare On Elm Street.
Further Sources Of Inspiration
Another source of inspiration for the film was a "1968 student film project made by Craven's students at Clarkson University. The student film parodied contemporary horror films, and was filmed along Elm Street in Potsdam, New York." -Wikipedia
"The film's villain, Freddy Krueger, is drawn from Craven's early life. One night, a young Craven saw an elderly man walking on the sidepath outside the window of his home. The man stopped to glance at a startled Craven and walked off. This served as the inspiration for Krueger. Initially, Freddy Krueger was intended to be a child molester, but Craven eventually characterized him as a child murderer to avoid being accused of exploiting a spate of highly publicized child molestation cases that occurred in California around the time of production of the film." -Wikipedia
According to Wes Craven, as a schoolboy he was bullied by another student named 'Fred Krueger', this naturally led to the name of the murder-fueled antagonist of the film.
The colored sweater he chose for his villain was based on the DC Comics' character Plastic Man. Craven chose to make Krueger's sweater red and green after reading an article in a 1982 Scientific American that said these two colors were the most clashing colors to the human retina. -Wikipedia
Craven claimed: "A lot of the killers were wearing masks: Leatherface, Michael Myers, Jason," "I wanted my villain to have a mask, but be able to talk and taunt and threaten. So I thought of him being burned and scarred." "So I thought, 'How about a glove with steak knives?' I gave the idea to our special effects guy, Jim Doyle."
Ultimately two models of the glove were built: the hero glove that was only used whenever anything needed to be cut, and the stunt glove that was less likely to cause injury. -Wikipedia
Filming
The film was filmed over the course of 30 days in Los Angeles, California.
During production, over 500 gallons of fake blood were used for special effects production. -Wikipedia
The director Wes Craven revealed the film was partially based and inspired on real events regarding the killing fields in Cambodia. He claimed to have read a story in the LA Times about a family who had miraculously survived these killings and made it to the United States. Soon after a young boy in the family claimed to be experiencing nightmares regularly.
Craven explained: "He told his parents he was afraid that if he slept, the thing chasing him would get him, so he tried to stay awake for days at a time. When he finally fell asleep, his parents thought this crisis was over. Then they heard screams in the middle of the night. By the time they got to him, he was dead. He died in the middle of a nightmare."
The Khmer Rogue
The Khmer Rogue was a title given to those who were considered followers of the communist party of Kampuchea; they ruled Cambodia between the years 1975 and 1979. They killed and murdered over a million people; an estimated 1,386,734 cases of execution.
Movies In 1984
To kick off 1984 the film industry created a new age rating for films called PG-13, if a film fell under this classification it meant the audience should be the minimum age of 13. Similar to A Nightmare On Elm Street other films we now consider cult-classics were made in this year such as Ghostbusters and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. In addition to this films such as Gremlins and Silent Night, Deadly Night created the ideal horror-based atmosphere to create anticipation for the release of A Nightmare On Elm Street.
Further Sources Of Inspiration
Another source of inspiration for the film was a "1968 student film project made by Craven's students at Clarkson University. The student film parodied contemporary horror films, and was filmed along Elm Street in Potsdam, New York." -Wikipedia
"The film's villain, Freddy Krueger, is drawn from Craven's early life. One night, a young Craven saw an elderly man walking on the sidepath outside the window of his home. The man stopped to glance at a startled Craven and walked off. This served as the inspiration for Krueger. Initially, Freddy Krueger was intended to be a child molester, but Craven eventually characterized him as a child murderer to avoid being accused of exploiting a spate of highly publicized child molestation cases that occurred in California around the time of production of the film." -Wikipedia
According to Wes Craven, as a schoolboy he was bullied by another student named 'Fred Krueger', this naturally led to the name of the murder-fueled antagonist of the film.
The colored sweater he chose for his villain was based on the DC Comics' character Plastic Man. Craven chose to make Krueger's sweater red and green after reading an article in a 1982 Scientific American that said these two colors were the most clashing colors to the human retina. -Wikipedia
Craven claimed: "A lot of the killers were wearing masks: Leatherface, Michael Myers, Jason," "I wanted my villain to have a mask, but be able to talk and taunt and threaten. So I thought of him being burned and scarred." "So I thought, 'How about a glove with steak knives?' I gave the idea to our special effects guy, Jim Doyle."
Ultimately two models of the glove were built: the hero glove that was only used whenever anything needed to be cut, and the stunt glove that was less likely to cause injury. -Wikipedia
Filming
The film was filmed over the course of 30 days in Los Angeles, California.
During production, over 500 gallons of fake blood were used for special effects production. -Wikipedia
Sources:
https://closeronline.co.uk/entertainment/soaps/read-horrifying-true-story-inspired-nightmare-elm-street/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khmer_Rouge
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khmer_Rouge_Killing_Fields
https://www.retrowaste.com/1980s/movies-in-the-1980s/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Nightmare_on_Elm_Street#Development
https://closeronline.co.uk/entertainment/soaps/read-horrifying-true-story-inspired-nightmare-elm-street/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khmer_Rouge
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khmer_Rouge_Killing_Fields
https://www.retrowaste.com/1980s/movies-in-the-1980s/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Nightmare_on_Elm_Street#Development
A nightmare on elm street (2010)
About
The 2010 film 'A Nightmare On Elm Street' was directed by Samuel Bayer and released on April 30th. The film had a budget of $35,000,000 and the USA gross was $65,075,011.
According to New Line production chief Toby Emmerich, Michael Bay advocated heavily for Bayer because he had "the ability to capture the kind of seductive and unsettling imagery that would make Nightmare feel like a fresh, visually arresting moviegoing experience." Bayer declined Platinum Dunes' offer twice but finally accepted after Bay emailed him and explained the kind of business opportunity it would be. -Wikipedia
When asked why New Line was rebooting the 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' film series, Emmerich explained, "The Nightmare films are profoundly disturbing on a deep, human level because they're about our dreams. It's why we thought that we could reach an especially broad audience with a new film, since the feeling of having your dreams being invaded was something that would translate to any country and any culture." -Wikipedia
Death stalks the dreams of several young adults to claim its revenge on the killing of Freddy Kruger. Chased and chastised by this finger-bladed demon, it is the awakening of old memories and the denials of a past of retribution that spurns this hellish vision of a dreamlike state and turns death into a nightmare reality. -Written by Cinema_Fan and found on IMBd.
Whilst the film was still in development, producer Brad Fuller said they would attempt to remove the aspects of the original film that was considered less scary. He claimed the focus would be to "make a horrifying movie".
In comparison with the 1984 film, this film had a much larger budget and access to a wider range of far more advanced technology, an example of this is the film's use of CGI. "As part of the Freddy makeup, Jackie Earle Haley had half of his face covered in a green appliance so it could be digitally altered in post production via green screen technology."
Another example of how director Samuel Bayer used CGI to make the film look more realistic is the aspect of micro-naps introduced into the film by Quentin, in particular the scene in the pharmacy where Nancy's awareness of reality and her unconscious mind begins to blur. Her vision changes between the pharmacy and the boiler room that's associated with the main antagonist, Freddy Krueger.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Nightmare_on_Elm_Street_(2010_film)#Development
The 2010 film 'A Nightmare On Elm Street' was directed by Samuel Bayer and released on April 30th. The film had a budget of $35,000,000 and the USA gross was $65,075,011.
According to New Line production chief Toby Emmerich, Michael Bay advocated heavily for Bayer because he had "the ability to capture the kind of seductive and unsettling imagery that would make Nightmare feel like a fresh, visually arresting moviegoing experience." Bayer declined Platinum Dunes' offer twice but finally accepted after Bay emailed him and explained the kind of business opportunity it would be. -Wikipedia
When asked why New Line was rebooting the 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' film series, Emmerich explained, "The Nightmare films are profoundly disturbing on a deep, human level because they're about our dreams. It's why we thought that we could reach an especially broad audience with a new film, since the feeling of having your dreams being invaded was something that would translate to any country and any culture." -Wikipedia
Death stalks the dreams of several young adults to claim its revenge on the killing of Freddy Kruger. Chased and chastised by this finger-bladed demon, it is the awakening of old memories and the denials of a past of retribution that spurns this hellish vision of a dreamlike state and turns death into a nightmare reality. -Written by Cinema_Fan and found on IMBd.
Whilst the film was still in development, producer Brad Fuller said they would attempt to remove the aspects of the original film that was considered less scary. He claimed the focus would be to "make a horrifying movie".
In comparison with the 1984 film, this film had a much larger budget and access to a wider range of far more advanced technology, an example of this is the film's use of CGI. "As part of the Freddy makeup, Jackie Earle Haley had half of his face covered in a green appliance so it could be digitally altered in post production via green screen technology."
Another example of how director Samuel Bayer used CGI to make the film look more realistic is the aspect of micro-naps introduced into the film by Quentin, in particular the scene in the pharmacy where Nancy's awareness of reality and her unconscious mind begins to blur. Her vision changes between the pharmacy and the boiler room that's associated with the main antagonist, Freddy Krueger.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Nightmare_on_Elm_Street_(2010_film)#Development
Cast
Jackie Earle Haley - Freddy Krueger Kyle Gallner - Quentin Smith Rooney Mara - Nancy Holbrook Katie Cassidy - Kris Fowles Thomas Dekker - Jesse Braun Kellan Lutz - Dean Russell Sources: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1179056/ |
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Marketing
In March 2010, the National Entertainment Collectibles Association (NECA) released two new Freddy Krueger action figures; one pre-burned Freddy with Jackie Earle Haley's likeness, and one based on the new burn design from the 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' remake. NECA also released a replica of Freddy's clawed glove. In addition to this an online game was released in conjunction with the film—the player attempts to keep a young girl awake using coffee, cold showers, self-mutilation, and other means, to keep her safe from Freddy. -Wikipedia
Filming
The film was filmed between the 5th of May and the 10th of July in Illinois. In an attempt to match the portrayal of Freddy Krueger, the producers looked for locations that were 'old and decaying' to film.
Reviews
According to Rotten Tomatoes the film was "visually faithful but lacking the depth and subversive twists that made the original so memorable, the 'Nightmare on Elm Street' remake lives up to its title in the worst possible way."
Sound
The original A Nightmare On Elm Street used sound to create an eerie atmosphere that would in theory make the audience uneasy and anxious about the rest of the film. As odd as it sounds, the sound used when jumpscares were present almost sound as if they belong in an old sci-fi film, however despite this it had the desired effect on the audience at the time: https://vimeo.com/137870966
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Nightmare_on_Elm_Street_(2010_film)#Development
In March 2010, the National Entertainment Collectibles Association (NECA) released two new Freddy Krueger action figures; one pre-burned Freddy with Jackie Earle Haley's likeness, and one based on the new burn design from the 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' remake. NECA also released a replica of Freddy's clawed glove. In addition to this an online game was released in conjunction with the film—the player attempts to keep a young girl awake using coffee, cold showers, self-mutilation, and other means, to keep her safe from Freddy. -Wikipedia
Filming
The film was filmed between the 5th of May and the 10th of July in Illinois. In an attempt to match the portrayal of Freddy Krueger, the producers looked for locations that were 'old and decaying' to film.
Reviews
According to Rotten Tomatoes the film was "visually faithful but lacking the depth and subversive twists that made the original so memorable, the 'Nightmare on Elm Street' remake lives up to its title in the worst possible way."
Sound
The original A Nightmare On Elm Street used sound to create an eerie atmosphere that would in theory make the audience uneasy and anxious about the rest of the film. As odd as it sounds, the sound used when jumpscares were present almost sound as if they belong in an old sci-fi film, however despite this it had the desired effect on the audience at the time: https://vimeo.com/137870966
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Nightmare_on_Elm_Street_(2010_film)#Development
Film Comparison
Differences
[1984] The four main children's names are:
Nancy Thompson
Rod Lane
Glen Lantz
Tina Gray
[1984] Nancy's mother's name is:
Marge Thompson
[1984] Nancy's mother dies by being burned and by being pulled through a window.
[2010] The four main children's names are:
Nancy Holbrook
Jesse Braun
Quentin Smith
Kris Fowles
[2010] Nancy's mother's name is:
Gwen Holbrook
[2010] There are two more 'elm street children' than in the originals - Dean Russell and Marcus Yeon.
[2010] Nancy's mother dies by being stabbed in the head.
[2010] Jesse had a cell mate when in jail.
Nancy Thompson
Rod Lane
Glen Lantz
Tina Gray
[1984] Nancy's mother's name is:
Marge Thompson
[1984] Nancy's mother dies by being burned and by being pulled through a window.
[2010] The four main children's names are:
Nancy Holbrook
Jesse Braun
Quentin Smith
Kris Fowles
[2010] Nancy's mother's name is:
Gwen Holbrook
[2010] There are two more 'elm street children' than in the originals - Dean Russell and Marcus Yeon.
[2010] Nancy's mother dies by being stabbed in the head.
[2010] Jesse had a cell mate when in jail.
Freddy Krueger (1984) vs Freddy Krueger (2010)
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NAncy Thompson (1984) vs Nancy Holbrook (2010)
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