Nightmare Saga
In 1984, A Nightmare on Elm Street was released in theaters.
It’s the first chapter in a long saga of films directed by various filmmakers, marking the birth of Freddy Krueger, one of the most famous horror serial killers.
The entire Nightmare saga has kept generations awake, and those who managed to sleep certainly dreamed about him….
TRIVIA
Wes Craven admitted that Robert Englund wasn’t his first choice for the role of Krueger. David Warner was contacted and even underwent a makeup test, but he had other commitments and had to back out.
Craven then cast Englund, who had appeared the year before in V-Visitors as one of the few friendly aliens.
David B. Miller handled Freddy’s look.
He studied images of burn victims and created a less frightening appearance than what Craven had initially envisioned.
While Englund officially became the lord of nightmares, Johnny Depp was preparing to become the dream boy for many young girls.
Johnny was only 20 years old, had never filmed a movie, and a friend of his, Nicolas Cage, suggested he try his luck in cinema.
Cage himself had been considered for the role of the protagonist’s boyfriend, along with Charlie Sheen, John Cusack, Brad Pitt, and Kiefer Sutherland.
An interesting aspect of the film concerns its setting.
The script originally intended *Nightmare* to be set in Los Angeles, but it wasn’t until the second film that we learn the events of Elm Street take place in Springwood, Ohio.
However, Nancy’s house is located in Los Angeles (specifically at 1428 North Genesee Avenue).
For the name of the street, Elm Street, Craven was inspired by a street of the same name in Wheaton, Illinois, where he spent his college years.
Despite the original title explicitly referring to the street where the story takes place, in the first Nightmare, Elm Street is never mentioned.
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