A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
Also known as Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
1987 film by Wes Craven, Chuck Russell
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6.7A psychiatrist, familiar with the knife-wielding dream demon Freddy Krueger, helps teens at a mental hospital battle the killer who is invading their dreams.
Released: 1987-02-2796 minDir: Chuck RussellHorror, Thriller, FantasyBudget: $4.5MBox office: $44.8MPart of: A Nightmare on Elm Street Collection
Cast
- Heather Langenkamp as Nancy Thompson
- Patricia Arquette as Kristen Parker
- Craig Wasson as Dr. Neil Gordon
- Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger
- Laurence Fishburne as Max
- Ken Sagoes as Kincaid
Themes
- dreams
- nightmare
~26 min read
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A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors is a 1987 American fantasy slasher film directed by Chuck Russell in his feature directorial debut and written by Russel along with Wes Craven, Bruce Wagner, and Frank Darabont. It is the third installment in the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise and serves as a direct sequel to A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984). The film stars Heather Langenkamp, Patricia Arquette, Laurence Fishburne, Priscilla Pointer, Craig Wasson, and Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger. Nancy Thompson (Langenkamp), now a psychiatrist, and Kristen Parker (Arquette), a patient who can bring others into her own dreams, team up with other kids to launch a daring rescue into the dreamland and save a child from Freddy Krueger.
After the mixed response to A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985), New Line Cinema sought out franchise creator Wes Craven to return to write the script for the third film, which he agreed to despite having a different idea for another Elm Street film.