A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)

Release date: 1987-02-27
Country: USA
Language: English
Director: Chuck Russell
Production Co: New Line Cinema, Heron Communications, Smart Egg Pictures
Genre: Fantasy, Horror
Rating: 6.6/10
Length: 1h 36min

Storyline

Picking up where the original Nightmare left off, Nancy has grown up and become a psychiatrist specializing in dream therapy. She meets a group of children at a local hospital facing Freddy Krueger, the same demon she once encountered in her sleep. One of them is Kristen, who has the power to draw other people into her dreams. Working with a male doctor assigned to the case, Nancy helps the kids realize their special abilities within the nightmare world. When Freddy captures one of her charges, she leads a rescue attempt into Krueger's domain, in hopes of putting his spirit to rest once and for all.

Plot Keywords

reference to edgar allan poe, corpse, dream within a dream, orderly, cut arm, nurse, slow motion scene, lifting a female into the air, violence, television set, thong, wrist slitting, burn scar, numbered sequel, street in title, tied to a bed, bare chested male, father daughter relationship, church, mother daughter relationship

Short Review

Debuting director Chuck Russell elicits poor performances from most of his thesps, making it difficult to differentiate between pic's comic relief and unintended howlers.