A Nightmare on Elm Street
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A Nightmare on Elm Street is a landmark 1984 American slasher film that introduced the iconic dream-stalking killer Freddy Krueger and became one of the most influential horror movies of its era.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: A Nightmare on Elm Street Context triple: [New Line Cinema, notableWork, A Nightmare on Elm Street]
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Scream
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Fright Night (1985 film)
Fright Night (1985 film) is a horror-comedy about a teenager who discovers his new neighbor is a vampire and seeks help from a washed-up TV horror host to stop him.
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The Amityville Horror
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Pet Sematary
Pet Sematary is a horror novel by Stephen King about a burial ground with the power to resurrect the dead, leading to terrifying consequences for a grieving family.
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Poltergeist
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: A Nightmare on Elm Street Target entity description: A Nightmare on Elm Street is a landmark 1984 American slasher film that introduced the iconic dream-stalking killer Freddy Krueger and became one of the most influential horror movies of its era.
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A.
Scream
Scream is a 2009 studio album by American rock musician Chris Cornell that explores a more pop and electronic-influenced sound produced in collaboration with Timbaland.
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B.
Fright Night (1985 film)
Fright Night (1985 film) is a horror-comedy about a teenager who discovers his new neighbor is a vampire and seeks help from a washed-up TV horror host to stop him.
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C.
The Amityville Horror
The Amityville Horror is a 1979 supernatural horror film about a family terrorized by malevolent forces in their new Long Island home, inspired by the allegedly true events surrounding the Amityville house.
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D.
Pet Sematary
Pet Sematary is a horror novel by Stephen King about a burial ground with the power to resurrect the dead, leading to terrifying consequences for a grieving family.
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E.
Poltergeist
Poltergeist is a 1982 American supernatural horror film, directed by Tobe Hooper and produced by Steven Spielberg, about a suburban family terrorized by malevolent spirits in their home.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
film
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horror film ⓘ slasher film ⓘ |
| boxOfficeGrossUSD | 25000000 ⓘ |
| budgetUSD | 1800000 ⓘ |
| characterRole |
Freddy Krueger is a dream-stalking serial killer
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Nancy Thompson is a teenage girl targeted by Freddy Krueger ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Jacques Haitkin ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Wes Craven ⓘ |
| distributor | New Line Cinema ⓘ |
| distributorRegion | United States theatrical release ⓘ |
| editedBy | Rick Shaine ⓘ |
| featuresFilmDebutOf | Johnny Depp ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California
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| genre |
slasher
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supernatural horror ⓘ |
| hasFranchise |
A Nightmare on Elm Street
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surface form:
A Nightmare on Elm Street film series
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| hasSequel | A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
blurred line between dreams and reality
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teenagers punished for parents' past sins ⓘ vigilantism and revenge ⓘ |
| influenced | later slasher and supernatural horror films ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Donald Thompson
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Freddy Krueger ⓘ Glen Lantz ⓘ Marge Thompson ⓘ Nancy Thompson ⓘ |
| musicBy | Charles Bernstein ⓘ |
| nicknamed |
The House that Freddy Built
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surface form:
The house that Freddy built (in reference to New Line Cinema)
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| notableFor |
blending supernatural elements with slasher conventions
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introducing the character Freddy Krueger ⓘ its inventive dream-based death sequences ⓘ revitalizing New Line Cinema financially ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | American slasher film canon ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A group of teenagers are stalked and killed in their dreams by the vengeful spirit Freddy Krueger, causing their deaths in real life ⓘ |
| producer | Robert Shaye ⓘ |
| productionCompany | New Line Cinema ⓘ |
| ratingMPAA | R ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1984-11-09 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 91 ⓘ |
| setIn | Springwood, Ohio ⓘ |
| starring |
Heather Langenkamp
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John Saxon ⓘ Johnny Depp ⓘ Robert Englund ⓘ Ronee Blakley ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 1980s ⓘ |
| writer | Wes Craven ⓘ |
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