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Freddy Krueger (/ ˈ k r uː ɡ ər /) is a fictional character and the antagonist of the A Nightmare on Elm Street horror film franchise. Created by Wes Craven, he made his debut in Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) as the malevolent spirit of a child killer who had been burned to death by his victims' parents after evading prison. [2]
The 1984 horror film from the late Wes Craven marked Depp's feature film debut, with the actor appearing opposite Robert Englund as serial killer Freddy Krueger Courtesy of Warner Brothers Johnny ...
Robert Barton Englund (born June 6, 1947) is an American actor and director. Englund is best known for playing the villain Freddy Krueger in the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise and Willie in the V television franchise (1983–1985).
A Nightmare on Elm Street has been terrorizing teens for 40 years. At the time of its release on Nov. 9, 1984, the now-iconic horror movie, written and directed by Wes Craven, first introduced ...
Loretta is Freddy's wife and the mother of Katherine Krueger/Maggie Burroughs. She meets Freddy in high school and they marry in 1960, when they are still teenagers; their daughter, Katherine, is born in 1961. Although Loretta and Freddy love each other and Katherine and he tries to lead a normal life, Freddy's murderous nature overcomes him.
That fedora was one of the key elements that made it into Craven's original description for the movie when Robert Englund was cast as Freddy. However, while speaking to PEOPLE, the actor, now 77 ...
Alice and Mark research Krueger and the nun Amanda. Realizing Amanda was trying to stop Freddy, they investigate her whereabouts, and Alice goes to sleep, hoping to find Amanda at the asylum. While there, Freddy lures her away by threatening Yvonne, who has fallen asleep in a Jacuzzi. Alice rescues Yvonne, who finally believes her.
Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger in 1984. ... While filming the scene opposite Langenkamp, he remembers Craven trying to get the actor to hold up his claw glove high enough so it appeared on camera.