A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
Movie, 1988, Springwood, Set in Springwood
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master is #4 of 9 in release order and #4 of 9 in chronological order in the A Nightmare on Elm Street.
The story
Freddy Krueger returns once again to terrorize the dreams of the remaining Dream Warriors, as well as those of a young woman who may be able to defeat him for good.
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master recap
Kristen, Kincaid and Joey are out of Westin Hills. Kincaid's dog urinates fire on Freddy's grave in a dream and brings him back. Freddy kills Kincaid and Joey, then Kristen, who passes her power to pull people into dreams to her friend Alice Johnson as she dies. Freddy uses Alice to reach her friends, killing her brother Rick, the asthmatic Sheila and the fitness-obsessed Debbie, who turns into a cockroach. With each death, Alice takes on that friend's skill or strength, and she grows from a shy daydreamer into a fighter. She and her boyfriend Dan try to stay awake together.
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master ending explained
Alice enters Freddy's dream world, a church, to face him. Remembering a children's rhyme about the dream master, she holds up a shard of mirrored glass so Freddy sees his own evil reflected, and the souls he has taken burst out of his body, tearing him apart. Alice and Dan are together at the end. The Dream Child continues with Alice.
Post-credits scenes
No. There is no post-credits scene.
Where to watch A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master is streaming on Philo, AMC, and HBO Max in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 5.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 56%
Where it fits
- Release order: after A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, before A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child.
- Chronological order: after A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, before A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child.
What to watch before A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
In release order, the essentials before A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988) are A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985), and A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987).
Cast
- Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger
- Rodney Eastman as Joey
- Danny Hassel as Dan
- Andras Jones as Rick
- Tuesday Knight as Kristen
- Ken Sagoes as Kincaid
- Lisa Wilcox as Alice
- Brooke Bundy as Elaine
- Nicholas Mele as Johnson
- Toy Newkirk as Sheila
- Brooke Theiss as Debbie
- John Beckman as Coach
Directed by Renny Harlin.