5.8
Jesse Walsh moves with his family into the home of the lone survivor from a series of attacks by dream-stalking monster, Freddy Krueger. There, he is bedeviled by nightmares and inexplicably violent impulses.
Robert Englund
Freddy Krueger
Mark Patton
Jesse Walsh
Kim Myers
Lisa Webber
Robert Rusler
Ron Grady
Clu Gulager
Ken Walsh
Hope Lange
Cheryl Walsh
Marshall Bell
Coach Schneider
Melinda O. Fee
Mrs. Webber
Tom McFadden
Mr. Webber
Sydney Walsh
Kerry
Edward Blackoff
Biology Teacher
Christie Clark
Angela Walsh
Lyman Ward
Mr. Grady
Donna Bruce
Mrs. Grady
Hart Sprager
Teacher
Allison Barron
Girl on Bus
JoAnn Willette
Girl on Bus
Steve Eastin
Policeman
Brian Wimmer
Do-Gooder
Robert Chaskin
Bar-B-Que Boy
Kerry Remsen
Girlfriend
Kimberly Lynn
Patty
Steven Smith
Victim
Jonathan Hart
Spike
Tom Tangen
Victim (uncredited)
Robert Shaye
Bartender (uncredited)
Director
Jack Sholder
Characters
Wes Craven
Writer
David Chaskin
October 11, 2015
5
Possession is nine-tenths of the law.
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge is the runt of the Elm Street litter. It was unfortunate to be the sequel to a landmark horror film, a film that birthed one of the ultimate horror icons whilst having at its core a terrifying premise. A premise that was superbly executed by all involved in the first film. Part 2 bravely tried to advance the bogeyman story to another level, to one of possession, which in hindsight was a mistake.
There's also the mixed tonal flow and confused intents that hamper the pic. Whilst the young members of the cast are too blank to garner the required amount of sympathy to get us to care about their plight, especially lead lad Mark Patton as Jesse Walsh. However, there is still a lot to like here, some striking imagery grabs the attention and it is not without some unnerving scares.
The debates about what metaphors the makers were going for still exist, and that homo-erotic sheen is never going to go away, but even though it's an average Elm Street movie, it's not as dreadful as it was first painted. 5/10
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$3,000,000.00
Revenue:
$29,999,213.00