A Nightmare on Elm Street

Kermit as the Scarecrow

A Nightmare on Elm Street is a 1984 horror film that spawned a franchise centered around the supernatural killer Freddy Krueger who has the ability to pull people into dreams in order to kill them.

References

• The Muppet Babies episode "Elm Street Babies" takes its name from the movie and centers on a story in which the babies wake up in the middle of the night from bad dreams.

• In the blooper reel included on The Muppets' Wizard of Oz DVD, Kermit says he looks like Freddy Krueger because of the way his hands have been positioned.

Connections

• Tom Arnold played Childless Man in Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)
• Patricia Arquette played Kristen Parker in A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
• Roseanne Barr played Ethel in Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)
• Dick Cavett appeared as himself in A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
• Alice Cooper played Mr. Underwood in Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)
• Johnny Depp played Glen Lantz in A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
• Laurence Fishburne played Max Daniels in A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)