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The Nightmare on Elm Street Collection (New Line Platinum Series) (1989)

Heather Langenkamp , Johnny Depp , Chuck Russell , Jack Sholder  |  R |  DVD
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  • Actors: Heather Langenkamp, Johnny Depp, Robert Englund, Mark Patton, Kim Myers
  • Directors: Chuck Russell, Jack Sholder, Rachel Talalay, Renny Harlin, Stephen Hopkins
  • Writers: Brian Helgeland, Bruce Wagner
  • Format: Anamorphic, Box set, Color, NTSC
  • Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0)
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 8
  • Rated: R (Restricted)
  • Studio: New Line Home Video
  • DVD Release Date: September 21, 1999
  • Run Time: 764 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (406 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: 0780626966
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #36,160 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • Learn more about "The Nightmare on Elm Street Collection (New Line Platinum Series)" on IMDb

Special Features

  • All seven "Nightmare on Elm Street" films, plus a bonus 8th disc, "The Nightmare Series Encyclopedia."
  • DISC 1: A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 1 (1984, 92 min., Anamorphic 1.85:1) - Directed by Wes Craven (Scream), starring Robert Englund, Heather Langenkamp and Johnny Depp.  DISC 2: A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 2: FREDDY'S REVENGE (1985, 87 min., Anamorphic 1.85:1) - Directed by Jack Sholder (The Hidden).  DISC 3: A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3: DREAM WARRIORS (1987, 96 min., Anamorphic 1.85:1) - Directed by Chuck Russell (Eraser), featuring Patricia Arquette & Laurence Fishburne.  DISC 4: A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 4: THE DREAM MASTER (1988, 99 min., Anamorphic 1.85:1) - Directed by Renny Harlin (Die Hard 2)
  • DISC 5: A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 5: THE DREAM CHILD (1989, 90 min., Anamorphic 1.85:1) - Directed by Stephen Hopkins (Lost in Space).  DISC 6: FREDDY'S DEAD: THE FINAL NIGHTMARE (1991, 96 min., Anamorphic 1.85:1) - Directed by Rachel Talalay (Tank Girl), with appearances by Roseanne, Tom Arnold, Alice Cooper and Johnny Depp.  Includes the original 3-D finale, with 2 pairs of glasses included.  DISC 7: WES CRAVEN'S NEW NIGHTMARE (1994, 112 min., Anamorphic 1.85:1) - Directed by Wes Craven.  DISC 8: THE NIGHTMARE SERIES ENCYCLOPEDIA: A bonus disc available only in the box set.  Includes interviews with cast members, all of the directors and the production design team.  Plus never-before-available footage (like Freddy's appearance on MTV!), music videos from the films, original press kit materials, and all 7 theatrical trailers. DVD-ROM content includes all seven screenplays, trivia games, and an interactive Freddy Krueger to haunt your computer!
  • Includes Commemorative Booklet

Editorial Reviews

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In the trinity of modern horror films, there's the father (Michael Myers of Halloween), the son (Jason of Friday the13th fame, a knockoff), and the unholy spirit, Freddy Krueger of the Nightmare on Elm Street films. The spectral man who haunted the nightmares of unsuspecting teenagers with deadly consequences, Freddy (as played by Robert Englund) was a truly frightening bogeyman and icon for the '80s. Unlike the hockey-masked Jason, who dispatched horny teenagers with mechanical and monotonous ease (he never talked, never took off his mask), Freddy was a truly creative and diabolical villain, with a sadistic and blackly funny personality. The hallmarks of the Nightmare on Elm Street series were imaginatively gruesome suspense pieces, set in the overactive imaginations of the teen victims. The first film of the series, Wes Craven's truly intelligent and scary film, was so hugely successful it begat not one, not two, but six more sequels, each pretty much diluting the originality and horror of its predecesor. (Horror fans will fondly remember Drew Barrymore's assertion in Scream that the first Nightmare film was great but all the rest sucked.) Still, there's fun to be had in the remaining films in the series, seeing as a number of aspiring filmmakers cut their teeth on the continuing saga of Freddy. Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption) and Chuck Russell (The Mask) worked on the third installment, Dream Warriors (starring a young Patricia Arquette), and Renny Harlin (Die Hard 2) came to prominence with the ingeniously macabre fourth film, The Dream Master, coscripted by Brian Helgeland (L.A. Confidential). Craven and original star Heather Langenkamp did return for the last film, New Nightmare, which presaged the tongue-in-cheek postmodernism of the Scream films and resharpened Freddy's ability to scare. --Mark Englehart

Product Description

For two generations Freddy Krueger has scared the dickens out of movie goers. Now the most-dreamed-about name in horror history can be seen from beginning to end in this must-have collection.

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Now everytime I get bored or need a fun way to pass time I watch these movies. cab1363  |  64 reviewers made a similar statement
Simply, a perfect collection of one of the best horror movie series ever !!! Yiannis  |  61 reviewers made a similar statement
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146 of 158 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars This Nightmare On Elm St Collection is Amazing! December 30, 2000
Format:DVD
This Nightmare On Elm Street Collection is Amazing! I own both the DVD Collection and VHS Collection. The DVD set is way better due to the many extras found on the bonus disc titled The Nightmare Encyclopedia which has all 7 Movie Previews that were shown in theatres, it also has Music Videos including DOKKEN's "Dream Warriors". It has a interactive game called The Labyrinth which is very hard, if you have a DVD-Rom you get even more extras like all 7 Screenplays and an interactive Freddy that haunts your PC courtesy of Togglethis.com. What can I say you get so much more! All the Movies are in the best Quality ever with the exception of the bad film transfer of Nightmare 2! As far as my personal review of each film I give Nightmare 1 five stars, Nightmare 2 two stars, Nightmare 3 five stars, Nightmare 4 four stars, Nightmare 5 two stars, Nightmare 6 two stars, and than Nightmare 7 Wes Cravens New Nightmare five stars. I have to also say NANCY who is played by Heather Langenkamp brought this whole collection to life with her roles in Nightmare 1, Nightmare 3, and Wes Cravens new Nightmare. Without NANCY who we were all so familiar with from the start, this collection would not be so Good. I also give a big thanks to Wes Craven for taking the laughs out of Freddy and taking him back to what he was in the original Nightmare 1, a Horror Icon not a comedian! I highly encourage anyone to buy this collection! The DVD set is truly amazing for any Nightmare On Elm Street fan!
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82 of 94 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars All you need in one boxset July 14, 2005
By John
Format:DVD
If you love the "A nightmare on Elm Street" movies, this is for you. EVen if one or two aren't that great, this boxset is way easier than buying the four or five dvd's you love. I mean, 7 movies , a bonus 8th disk and a booklet descussing all 7 movies for only 80 dollars is a very good price.So, instead of looking at the two or three small things it doesn't come with, you're better off looking at the positive of it. However, if you only like maybe one or two of the films, you're better off buying just those dvds. THis is only for fans whom enjoy the majoroty of the series films. ( if you don't, lets face it you're simply wasting your hard earned money) Now, for those of you who haven't seen these films I will give a short run down of them ( with NO spoilers)

A Nightmare on Elm Street part 1 - Classic film and the best of the series, Freddy is probably the most frightening in this one, a cult classic. Even if you hate the rest, i'm sure you will love this one. It starts out as a young teen girl's (Heather Langenkamp) friends start dying in their sleep by you guessed it Freddy Krueger, as the movie goes on you learn a little about Freddy's history and how he came to be,Johnny Depp's movie debut. I give this 5 out of 5 stars.

A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2. How do you follow up a great movie like the first? Well, eh. They really didn't, one of the worst installments in the series right after the best (go figure)

A young man moves into the same house as the girl from the first movie (Heather Langenkamp) and Freddy uses his body to come back, this movie suffers from havin a poor leading man and a leading woman that is too ditzy, however Robert England doesn't dissapointed and is as scary as the first, making this atleast watchable. I give it 2.5 out of 5 stars.

A Nightmare on Elm Street part 3 This right here, should have been part two, bring's back Heather Langenkamp's character and her father, this time she finds some teenagers in a mental institution, who have been having some pretty bad dreams..... this movie has strong acting by every character (even the ones who don't stay very long) here Freddy gets a bit of humour, while staying scary though ( the humour isn't over done like in future movies) I give this 5 out of 5 stars.

A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 4. sees the return of the surviving members of part 3, however, if you loved, part 3 the first 20 minutes or so might be a little vexing to you.Features a new hero (lisa) and her often dim witted yet charismatic boyfriend. This movie isn't great but definetly good has good actors and a few bad ones, Freddy is still Freddy and this is one of the better sequals. I give this 4 out of 5 stars.

A Nightmare on Elm Street part 5 Sees the return of Lisa. The story is Freddy comes back and is turning her unborn baby into a prodidgy of himself. The plot is one of the best, just not acted out very well. Freddy gets a little too funny. Yet is full of likable heros. Also goes deeper in Freddy's history While it isn't the best it is far from the worst and one of the most under rated in the series. I give this 3.5 out of 5 stars.

A Nightmare on ELm street part 6. One of the worst, plot is not thought out well and freddy goes over the edge with humor, few people die and the deaths take way too long. However, you learn the most about Freddy in this movie and that is the main reason to watch it. The plot is, that there is only one more kid left on Elm Street (our old pal Freddy did away with the rest) however the final kid has a bad case of amnesia and can't recall anything. Features scenes with a pre-teen human Freddy and a teenage human version of him, with a guest appearence by Alice Cooper as Freddy's drunk abusive father. (maybe somebody should have told poor old Freddy just because you were abused, you shouldn't abuse others) I give this one 2 out of 5 stars.

Wes Craven's New Nightmare The biggest turn in the series, Freddy gets an upgrade and for the first time, is in the real world. With this plot, the "A nightmare on Elm Street" films are just that films. Heather Langenkamp stars as herself and Wes Craven is in it as just Wes Craven, however when Heather's son starts believing in him, he comes to life, when Wes finds this out he flees. ( I would have loved to have seen a Wes fighting Freddy scene.) A new twist is just what the series needed after part 6 but i'm glad Freddy went back to the world of fiction in "Freddy vs Jason" good film. I give this 4 out of 5 stars.

So in conclusion if you love the "A Nightmare on Elm Street" series Buy this now. Enjoy
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35 of 39 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Freddy's Back with a BANG November 5, 1999
By A Customer
Format:DVD
In Amazon.com's review of the Nightmare on Elm St. DVD box set, Halloween's Michael Myers is the "father," Friday the 13th's Jason is the "son," and NOES's Freddy Krueger is the "unholy spirit." In my opinion however, as best said by Freddy Krueger, "THIS IS GOD." I couldn't think of a better box set to be created. As a huge fan of the Nightmare on Elm ST. series (which can be seen on my reviews for the NOES 4 soundtrack on amazon.com), I was so excited to see the collection released on DVD that I bought it, then bought a DVD player so I could watch them. My friends thought I was a little nuts since I already own all 7 on VHS, but any true fan understands. Freddy isn't an icon, he's a part of history among all the greats (probably won't be taught in school but oh well). Many of today's top horror films run along the same lines as NOES where the killer(s) have personalities rather than going on a killing spree for who knows what dull reason (as so many horror films of the past exhibited). This box set does have it's small disappointments, however: NOES 5 is rated R. I have the unrated version on VHS and thought they'd use that on the DVD. And, at least on my dvd player, the labyrinth on the 8th disc has glitches but can be worked around with the chapter search. I was also surprised that scenes included in the criterion collection laserdisc of NOES 1 weren't included, i.e. the one where Nancy's mother tells Nancy that she wasn't an only child, Freddy killed her sibling years before. Yet these faults are small in contrast to what the box set does have, like interviews, behind the scenes footage, commentary, intervies, and much, much more. I only hope that when other series are put onto DVD in the future, they have features close to those in the Nightmare on Elm St. DVD box set.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Yuk
I purchased this for my son for Xmas who has all the nightmares on elm street I personally don't like these movies so don't watch them.
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Published 10 days ago by Mary J. Mark
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
Best version of the Nightmare on Elm Street films to date. Excellent transfer and top notch sound. Highly recommended by me.
Published 12 days ago by C. Chandler
5.0 out of 5 stars Great set, great picture quality.
Though six of the movies are packaged two movies on a disc, the quality of the film is not hindered.
Published 1 month ago by Robert
4.0 out of 5 stars nice
nice item. have had great success with it. love it to the fullest. i would recommend. nice deal and great buy!
Published 1 month ago by Derek Griffith
5.0 out of 5 stars It's Freddy
How can you go wrong? Great price for a great classic film. Comes packaged nice and case to keep the discs in.
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5.0 out of 5 stars great
Awesome, loved it, it was great, I hate writing these. It's just great, why do I need a minimum of a certain amount of words?
Published 2 months ago by Michael Warren
5.0 out of 5 stars Super gifts for the Freddy fans
These items were purchased as gifts and were a great purchase. Price was right. Great for anyone that doesn't like a real scary movie.
Published 2 months ago by Dorothy Anderson
5.0 out of 5 stars Thrilled
I have always been a fan of these movies & was thrilled that I was able to find them! My children and I are now able to experience the terror Freddy Krueger as often as we like!
Published 3 months ago by Elizabeth Houston
5.0 out of 5 stars Never Sleep Again!
I've always been a fan of the Nightmare on Elm Street series since I was younger. This includes all the movies that matter not including the Freddy Vs. Jason crap. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Chris Stephens
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent box set
I got this box set to upgrade my vhs box set that came out at the same time as this box set several years ago. If your a freddy fan your going to love it. Read more
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Digitallly Remastered? yes, no?
This review for the 2010 set says it all: http://www.amazon.com/review/R1U6XN9YWTDTHG/

I wish more people would give that review (which was not written by me) more helpful votes so it could jump to the top of the review section on the 2010 product page.
Jul 8, 2010 by Spook Central |  See all 3 posts
The DVD cases?
I bought mine a few days ago on 10/31/07, and they are all cardboard. I'm not sure when the set was actually manufactured though. It has a copyright date of 1999, so it's possible that it was one of the first batches. I bought it at Fry's brand new, and have never seen this box set with keep... Read more
Nov 2, 2007 by Vic Rattlehead |  See all 7 posts
what does this include?
No. If you read the product description it tells you it includes the first 8 movies of the franchise. The remake was embarrassing.
Dec 8, 2011 by R. Gaeta |  See all 3 posts
Remaking This Box Set
How people are making such a big deal about what the cover looks like puzzles me. Robert Englund's face is on the back of the package if that pleases somebody. Does it matter what the cover looks like? The movies are still the same.
Apr 25, 2010 by Michael |  See all 7 posts
Freddy Krugger's Doom on the way
While I wouldnt argue that GI Joe was straight garbage(I grew up with the franchise and walked out of the theater so Fanboys save the argument) and Transformers(1&2) were shiny, meatheaded CGI rollercoasters...they werent exactly remakes; they were motion picture adaptations.

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DVD Cases of the 2010 collection set
The new set is similar to the latest Ultimate Matrix Collection set: they put the dvd's in one big dvd case about the size of two dvd cases. Much more compact, more convenient in my opinion.
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