A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)

Release date: 1988-08-19
Country: USA
Language: English
Director: Renny Harlin
Production Co: New Line Cinema, Heron Communications, Smart Egg Pictures
Genre: Horror
Rating: 5.7/10
Length: 1h 33min

Storyline

Following up the previous Nightmare film, the dream demon Freddy Krueger is resurrected from his apparent demise, and rapidly tracks down and kills all three of the surviving Elm Street kids. However, Alice (who has the ability to draw others into her dreams) wills her special ability to her friend Alice before her demise. Afterwords, Alice soon realizes that Freddy is taking advantage of that unknown power she now wields to pull a new group of teenage children into his foul domain.

Plot Keywords

sleeping, theatre marquee, tough guy, stabbed in the stomach, supernatural power, underwater, rain, thrown through a wall, bare chested male, bitten on the arm, sleeping pills, rock music, overprotective father, death of boyfriend, dog urination, dog, electronic music score, falling asleep, water fountain, home video

Short Review

"A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master" is by far the best of the series, a superior horror picture that balances wit and gore with imagination and intelligence.