A Nightmare on Elm Street was directed in 1984. Robert Englund played the starring part as Freddy Krueger. Wes Craven, the director of the original The Hills have Eyes movie, directed and wrote A Nightmare on Elm Street. It also stars Heather Langenkamp and Johnny Depp.
A Nightmare on Elm Street focuses on a figure who kills people in their sleep by getting into their dreams and turning them into nightmares. The figure is a burnt man who wears a hat, a red and green stripped sweater, and has a glove with sharp knives attached to the tip of every finger. They call this figure, Freddy Krueger. Freddy goes about killing people in their dreams because he is trying to get back at the mob who killed him. The angry mob killed Freddy because he killed children throughout the town. When you are sleeping there is no one there to save you, so Freddy picks off his victims one by one. Be careful when you sleep because Freddy might just come to you!
I like this movie, but I am one who likes scary movies. If you like scary movies you should check this film out and then check out the re-make and decide if you like the original or re-make better. Personally, I like the original because Robert Englund made the part of Feddy Krueger. 