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Freddy's Dead
The Final Nightmare
Credits
Title: Freddy's Dead
The Final Nightmare
Genres: Horror
Directed by: Rachel Talalay
Written by: Rachel Talalay; Michael De Luca
Produced by: Michael De Luca; Robert Shaye; Aron Warner; Michael Knue
Music by: Brian May
Cinematography: Declan Quinn
Edited by: Janice Hampton
Production
Distributed by: New Line Cinema
Released: September 13th, 1991
Rating: R
Running time: 89 min.
Country: USA
Language: English
Budget: $8,500,000 [1]
Gross: $34,872,033 [2]
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Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare is an American feature film blending elements of supernatural thriller, slasher horror and comedy. It is the sixth installment in the A Nightmare on Elm Street film series and the final canonical film that relates strictly to the original series. It was written and directed by Rachel Talalay and co-written by Michael De Luca. It was produced by New Line Cinema and released theatrically in the United States on September 13th, 1991.

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  • Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare is the only film in the series to include 3D segments. The 3D sequences are actually incorporated into the storyline and details the origin of Freddy Krueger's birth as the master of nightmares.
  • Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare was universally panned by both critics and viewers. It received a 19% rotten rating on Rotten Tomatoes. [5] Ironically, the tagline for the film is, "They saved the best for last", though the low box office receipts would suggest otherwise.
  • This film marks the directorial debut of Rachel Talalay. Rachel is a production staff member at New Line Cinema and has been involved with the development of the entire franchise in one capacity or another either as a line producer, an editor or a co-producer.
  • This is the only film in the series where the bulk of the action takes place away from Springwood, Ohio. However, as Freddy himself reminds the viewer, "Every town has an Elm Street!"
  • The events of this film take place ten years into the future, making it the year 2001.

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  • In one scene, Freddy is seen flying on a broomstick intoning the lines, "I'll get you, my pretty! And your little soul, too!" This is a reference to Margaret Hamilton's character, the Wicked Witch of the West from the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz.

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