Storyline
It's been many years since Freddy Krueger's first victim, Nancy, came face-to-face with Freddy and his sadistic, evil ways. Now, Nancy's all grown up; she's put her frightening nightmares behind her and is helping teens cope with their dreams. Too bad Freddy's decided to herald his return by invading the kids' dreams and scaring them into committing suicide.
Directors
Cast
Laurence Fishburne, Dick Cavett, Jennifer Rubin, Clayton Landey, Michael Rougas, Robert Englund, Patricia Arquette, Heather Langenkamp, John Saxon, Craig Wasson, Ken Sagoes, Rodney Eastman, Bradley Gregg, Ira Heiden, Penelope Sudrow, Priscilla Pointer, Brooke Bundy, Kristen Clayton, Sally Piper, Rozlyn Sorrell, Nan Martin, Zsa Zsa Gábor, Stacey Alden, Jack Shea, Paul Kent, Mary Brown, Melanie Doctors, Donna Durham
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Reviews
80
A particularly nice touch is the ability of one of the teenagers to pull people into her dreams, allowing Langenkamp and the threatened kids to gang up against Freddie. The neat script also fills in a little more of the Freddie mythology, including a suitably tasteless account of his conception. A creepy score and Russell's sure grasp of the skewed logic of nightmares helps to sustain the ambiguity between the 'real' and 'dream' worlds, while Englund's Freddie now fits like a glove.
70
The morbid tone of the original has given way to horror comedy set off by quite spectacular and imaginative fantasy sequences. Dream Warriors is no less grisly, but at least you can laugh at it.
63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Of Course A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors is repulsive. That is its primary attraction. All right-thinking people will steer clear. But wrong-thinkers with a taste for the grotesque will be in heaven, or the nearest satanic equivalent. [27 Feb 1987]
60
Arguably the most imaginative of the horror franchise, with a fair number of truly resonant scenes.
60
Freddy Krueger is the most talkative of slashers, and also the most creative. In A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, he displays a great debt to Dali in concocting surreal visions for his prey. When Freddy enters the dreams of his teen-age victims, ordinary objects become armed and dangerous.
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