Wes Craven’s New Nightmare
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Wes Craven’s New Nightmare is a 1994 meta-horror film that revitalizes the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise by blurring the line between fiction and reality, with cast and crew playing themselves as they are haunted by a real-life Freddy Krueger.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Wes Craven's New Nightmare | 12 |
| New Nightmare | 4 |
| Wes Craven’s New Nightmare canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Wes Craven’s New Nightmare Context triple: [Patrick Lussier, notableWork, Wes Craven’s New Nightmare]
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A Nightmare on Elm Street
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 Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors is a 1987 horror film in the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise, known for blending slasher elements with imaginative dream sequences and expanding the mythology of Freddy Krueger.
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A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge is a 1985 supernatural slasher film and the first sequel in the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise, continuing the story of the dream-stalking killer Freddy Krueger.
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Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King is a television miniseries adapting several of Stephen King’s short horror and suspense stories into standalone episodes.
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A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master is a 1988 supernatural slasher film in the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise, continuing the story of Freddy Krueger as he terrorizes teenagers in their dreams.
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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: Wes Craven’s New Nightmare Target entity description: Wes Craven’s New Nightmare is a 1994 meta-horror film that revitalizes the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise by blurring the line between fiction and reality, with cast and crew playing themselves as they are haunted by a real-life Freddy Krueger.
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A.
A Nightmare on Elm Street
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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B.
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors is a 1987 horror film in the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise, known for blending slasher elements with imaginative dream sequences and expanding the mythology of Freddy Krueger.
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A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge is a 1985 supernatural slasher film and the first sequel in the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise, continuing the story of the dream-stalking killer Freddy Krueger.
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Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King is a television miniseries adapting several of Stephen King’s short horror and suspense stories into standalone episodes.
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A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master is a 1988 supernatural slasher film in the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise, continuing the story of Freddy Krueger as he terrorizes teenagers in their dreams.
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Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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meta-horror film ⓘ slasher film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise
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linked to:
A Nightmare on Elm Street
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| cinematographyBy | Mark Irwin ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| director | Wes Craven ⓘ |
| distributor | New Line Cinema ⓘ |
| editedBy | Patrick Lussier ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Heather Langenkamp (fictionalized version)
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linked to:
Heather Langenkamp
John Saxon (fictionalized version) ⓘ New Line Cinema executive (fictionalized Robert Shaye) ⓘ Robert Englund (fictionalized version) ⓘ
linked to:
Robert Englund
Wes Craven (fictionalized version) ⓘ
linked to:
Wes Craven
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| featuresElement |
blurring of fiction and reality
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film-within-a-film structure ⓘ self-referential narrative ⓘ |
| genre |
horror
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meta-fiction ⓘ slasher ⓘ |
| hasAntagonist |
Freddy Krueger (darker redesign)
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linked to:
Freddy Krueger
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| mainCharacter | Freddy Krueger ⓘ |
| musicBy | J. Peter Robinson ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early example of meta-horror in mainstream cinema
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revitalizing the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | A Nightmare on Elm Street ⓘ |
| portrays |
Freddy Krueger as an ancient evil entity
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actors playing themselves ⓘ |
| portraysActorAsSelf |
Heather Langenkamp
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John Saxon ⓘ Robert Englund ⓘ Wes Craven ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | seventh film ⓘ |
| producer |
Marianne Maddalena
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Wes Craven ⓘ |
| productionCompany | New Line Cinema ⓘ |
| ratingMPAA | R ⓘ |
| releaseDate | October 14, 1994 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1994 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 112 minutes ⓘ |
| setIn | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| starring |
Fran Bennett
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Heather Langenkamp ⓘ John Saxon ⓘ Julius Harris ⓘ Miko Hughes ⓘ Robert Englund ⓘ Tracy Middendorf ⓘ |
| subgenre | postmodern horror ⓘ |
| writer | Wes Craven ⓘ |
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Subject: Wes Craven’s New Nightmare Description of subject: Wes Craven’s New Nightmare is a 1994 meta-horror film that revitalizes the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise by blurring the line between fiction and reality, with cast and crew playing themselves as they are haunted by a real-life Freddy Krueger.
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Freddy Krueger is a dream-stalking serial killer
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Nancy Thompson is a teenage girl targeted by Freddy Krueger
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Miko Hughes (as Gage in 1989 film; role dynamics differ from novel)
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