Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, A (1988)

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4 The Dream Master
Credits
Title:	A Nightmare on Elm Street 4 The Dream Master
Genres:	Horror
Directed by:	Renny Harlin
Written by:	William Kotzwinkle; Brian Helgeland; Jim Wheat; Ken Wheat
Produced by:	Stephen Diener; Sara Risher; Robert Shaye; Rachel Talalay
Music by:	Craig Safan
Cinematography:	Steven Fierberg; Christopher Tufty
Edited by:	Michael N. Knue; Jack Tucker; Chuck Weiss
Production
Distributed by:	New Line Cinema Smart Egg Pictures
Released:	August 19th, 1988
Rating:	R
Running time:	93 min.
Country:	USA
Language:	English
Budget:	$7,000,000
Gross:	$49,369,899 (US)
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A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master is an American feature film of the slasher and supernatural horror genres. It is the fourth installment in the A Nightmare on Elm Street film series. The movie was directed by Renny Harlin with a script provided by the writing team of William Kotzwinkle, Brian Helgeland, Jim Wheat and Ken Wheat. It was produced by New Line Cinema with international distribution provided by Smart Egg Pictures. It premiered in the United States on August 19th, 1988.

Appearances

Characters

• Alice Johnson
• Rick Johnson
• Dan Jordan
• Joey Crusel
• Kristen Parker
• Roland Kincaid
• Elaine Parker
• Dennis Johnson
• Sheila Kopecky
• Debbie Stevens
• Freddy Krueger
• Mrs. Crusel
• Alice

Locations

• Ohio

Cast

Actor	Role
Lisa Wilcox	Alice Johnson
Andras Jones	Rick Johnson
Danny Hassel	Dan Jordan
Rodney Eastman	Joey Crusel
Tuesday Knight	Kristen Parker
Ken Sagoes	Roland Kincaid
Brooke Bundy	Elaine Parker
Nicholas Mele	Dennis Johnson
Toy Newkirk	Sheila Kopecky
Brooke Theiss	Debbie Stevens
Robert Englund	Freddy Krueger
Jacquelyn Masche	Mrs. Crusel
Hope Marie Carlton	Pin-up girl
Richard Garrison	Doctor
John Beckman	Coach
Mickey Yablans	Buddy in locker room
Kristen Clayton	Alice
Jody Montana	Buddy in diner
Cheryl Richardson	Girl
Linnea Quigley	Soul from Freddy's chest
Joie Magidow	Physics teacher
Joanna Lipari	Nurse
Wanda Bursey	Friend in mourning
Kisha Brackel	Friend
Pat O'Neil	Student
Duane Davis	Jock
Jeff Levine	Paramedic
L.E. Moko	Lecturer
Renny Harlin	Student in classroom

Notes

• A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master redirects to this page.

• Production on A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master began on April 4th, 1988 and concluded in May.

• A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master was released to DVD by New Line Home Video on August 22nd, 2000. It was also packaged with the Nightmare on Elm Street Collection Platinum Series special edition DVD boxset, also by New Line.

• Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, A (1988) is included on the A Nightmare on Elm Street Collection 7-disc Blu-ray boxset collection, which was released by Warner Home Video on March 5th, 2013.

Fun Facts

• The tagline to this film is, "The biggest nightmare of them all."

• This movie marks the horror film debut for director Renny Harlin. Harlin makes a cameo appearance as a student in a classroom in this film. Producer Robert Shaye also makes a cameo appearance as a lecturer.

• Roland Kincaid's dog, Jason, may have been named after Jason Voorhees, a fictional serial killer and competitor to Freddy Krueger in the 1980s slasher market.

Recommendations

1980s horror films

Aliens An American Werewolf in London Beast Within, The Bride of Re-Animator Child's Play Children of the Corn Chopping Mall Cujo Dolls Evil Dead Fly, The Fly II, The Friday the 13th Friday the 13th Part 2 Friday the 13th Part 3 Friday the 13th Part 4: The Final Chapter Friday the 13th: A New Beginning Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan Fright Night Halloween III: Season of the Witch Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers Hell Night Hellraiser Hellraiser II: Hellbound Howling, The Howling II: Your Sister is a Werewolf Howling III: The Marsupials Howling V: The Rebirth Humanoids from the Deep Jaws 3-D Jaws: The Revenge Lost Boys, The Nightmare on Elm Street, A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child, A Omen III: The Final Conflict Poltergeist Poltergeist II: The Other Side Poltergeist III Pumpkinhead Puppet Master Razorback Re-Animator Return of the Living Dead Return of the Living Dead II Serpent and the Rainbow, The Scanners Shining, The Shocker Silver Bullet Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, The Thing, The Warlock Zombie High

See also

A Nightmare on Elm Street A Nightmare on Elm Street films A Nightmare on Elm Street media

A Nightmare on Elm Street images A Nightmare on Elm Street characters A Nightmare on Elm Street miscellaneous

External Links

• A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master at AMG
• A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master at IMDB
• A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master at Wikipedia
• A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master at the Terror Trap
• A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master at Rotten Tomatoes
• A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master at Obscurehorror.com

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