Wes Craven's New Nightmare
Movie, 1994, New Nightmare, Set in Los Angeles, 1994
Wes Craven's New Nightmare is #7 of 9 in release order and #8 of 9 in chronological order in the A Nightmare on Elm Street.
The story
A demonic force has chosen Freddy Krueger as its portal to the real world. Can Heather Langenkamp play the part of Nancy one last time and trap the evil trying to enter our world?
Wes Craven's New Nightmare recap
Ten years after the first film, actress Heather Langenkamp, who played Nancy, lives in Los Angeles with her husband Chase, a special effects artist, and their young son Dylan. She is plagued by earthquakes, nightmares and calls from a stalker who sounds like Freddy, while New Line asks her to make another Nightmare film that Wes Craven is writing. Chase is killed in a car crash with slash marks on his body. Dylan stops sleeping and begins acting strangely. Craven explains that his films had kept an ancient evil trapped; with the series over, the entity has taken Freddy's form and is now coming for Heather, the one who kept it at bay as Nancy.
Wes Craven's New Nightmare ending explained
Dylan is hospitalised, and his babysitter Julie is killed. Heather, now fully playing Nancy, follows Dylan into Freddy's dream world, a hellish version of her old house. Together they push Freddy into a furnace and he burns away. Heather wakes beside Dylan and finds the script of the film she has lived through, and reads it to him as a bedtime story.
Post-credits scenes
No. There is no post-credits scene.
Where to watch Wes Craven's New Nightmare
Wes Craven's New Nightmare is streaming on Philo and AMC in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 6.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes 76%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare, before Freddy vs. Jason.
- Chronological order: after Freddy vs. Jason, before A Nightmare on Elm Street.
What to watch before Wes Craven's New Nightmare
Nothing. Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994) doesn't continue an earlier version, so it stands on its own.
Cast
- Heather Langenkamp as Heather Langenkamp / Nancy Thompson
- Robert Englund as Robert Englund / Freddy Krueger
- Miko Hughes as Dylan Porter
- Wes Craven as Wes Craven
- David Newsom as Chase Porter
- Tracy Middendorf as Julie
- Fran Bennett as Dr. Christine Heffner
- John Saxon as John Saxon / Lt. Donald Thompson
- JF Davis as Freddy's Hand Double
- Matt Winston as Chuck Wilson
- Rob LaBelle as Terry Feinstein
- Marianne Maddalena as Marianne Maddalena
Directed by Wes Craven.