A Nightmare on Elm Street is a 1984 American slasher film written and directed by Wes Craven, and produced by Robert Shaye. It stars Heather Langenkamp, John Saxon, Ronee Blakley, Amanda Wyss, Jsu Garcia, and Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger. The plot revolves around several teenagers who are stalked and killed in their dreams by Freddy Krueger.

The film is considered one of the first slasher films, and its success led to a series of sequels. A Nightmare on Elm Street was nominated for AFI’s 100 Years…100 Thrills list, and was selected for preservation in the United States National Film …