I haven't had internet service in over a week, so when it came back on I did the responsible thing and skipped over all important emails and fb notifications and went straight for the WWAM video's I missed.
Lol yeah wewatched a movie 🍿 is great 👍 it’s funny it’s FUN gawd damn you Micheal !!!!!!!!!!! Make a new episode of dr.loomis and Micheal Myers and also make A NEW GREAT CHOOL FUCKING BEANS EPISODE PLEASE PLEASE SOMEHOW MUN.seriously man
Ah man, this movie brings back memories of walking to my nana's after kindergarten good ol 89' in NH in fall. She let me pick out a "thriller" as she would call them. I picked out a tape and tossed it into the VCR. The first movie was The Swarm(Michael McCain, killer bee goodness.) and Nightmare on elm st. I watched them with glee while eating grilled cheese and tomato soup. Each day I got to watch more and more classic horror. Texas chainsaw massacre, Halloween, Friday the 13th, night of the living dead, dawn of the dead the list goes on. The deal was not to tell my parents. My nana planted the seed of a horror fan. Rock on everyone.
Just finished the Friday the 13th reviews and they are all amazing. You guys have grown immensely over the years and you deserve far more success but we all appreciate mass amounts of work you put into this for our entertainment (p.s it’d be awesome if you guys eventually re-reviewed the scream series)
All of the boiler room footage in the film was shot in the basement of the Lincoln Heights Jail in Los Angeles, which was condemned shortly after production wrapped, due to high levels of asbestos. The scene where Freddy's arms elongate were achieved by having men with fishing poles on each side of the alley operating a set of puppet arms attached to Robert Englund. Alan Pasqua, Heather Langenkamp's boyfriend at the time of the shooting, is credited for creating Freddy's nursery rhyme. Heather Langenkamp beat over 200 actresses for the role of Nancy Thompson, among them Jennifer Grey, Demi Moore, Courteney Cox, Tracey Gold, and Claudia Wells. The original glove was later used in A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985) and was also seen hanging on the wall of the work shed in Evil Dead II (1987). This was in response to the use of The Evil Dead (1981) on a television screen in this film, and part of a continued banter between directors Wes Craven and Sam Raimi. However, when Wes Craven loaned the glove to the A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) set it got lost, and it is rumored to be in possession of Robert Englund's agent. The inspiration for the character of Freddy came from several sources in Wes Craven's childhood. Fred Krueger was a schoolmate of his, with whom he had shared a paper route and who had bullied him for several years. In The Last House on the Left (1972), Craven also used this experience as inspiration, calling the villain Krug. Freddy's burns came from a man with severe burn scars by whom Craven had once been terrified as a child, and Freddy's attire (especially the dirty clothes and hat) was inspired by an alcoholic hobo that Craven saw staring at him through his window one day when he was 10 years old. Wes Craven's original concept for Freddy Krueger was considerably more gruesome, with teeth showing through the flesh over the jaw, pus running from the sores, and a part of the skull showing through the head. Make-up artist David B. Miller argued that an actor couldn't be convincingly made up that way, and a puppet would be hard to film and wouldn't blend well with live actors, so these ideas were eventually abandoned. Film debut of Johnny Depp It would take about three hours to get Robert Englund into his Freddy make-up. The very first time Freddy is seen in the movie, he isn't being played by Robert Englund but by special effects man Charles Belardinelli, as Belardinelli was the only one who knew exactly how to cut the glove and insert the blades. Amanda Wyss was handing out candy at her mom's house on the Halloween following the film's release and was surprised to see so many trick-or-treaters dressed as Freddy. She eventually told one of them that she played Tina in the movie, but he didn't believe her. One of the main reasons Johnny Depp was chosen was because Wes Craven's daughter thought he was "dreamy," and threatened to run away from home if he wasn't cast in the movie. According to Wes Craven, Robert Englund was not the first choice for the role of Fred Krueger. Craven had initially wanted a stuntman to play the part, but upon testing several stuntmen, he realized he needed a real actor. Other ideas was to cast a elderly actor but he feared they would be too soft for the way he would've wanted the character to act. Englund eventually got the part by showing up at his audition with ash smeared under his eyes to sink them, greasing his hair back with a dipstick from under the hood of his car, and blinking as little as possible. According to Robert Englund, he based the physicality of Freddy on Klaus Kinski's performance in Werner Herzog's Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979). Englund also says on his DVD commentary that in his mind, the backstory for Freddy was based on something from his own childhood. On Valentine's Day when Englund was in school, everyone in the class made Valentine cards for one another, but there was one boy who received no cards from anyone. Englund theorized that this boy went on to become Freddy. The sparking glove effect seen throughout the movie was achieved by attaching the glove to a car battery. The famous scraping noise was created by scratching a steak knife on the underside of a metal chair. In the original script, Freddy's famous red-and-green sweater was red and yellow (based on the colors worn by Plastic Man, who, like Freddy, could change his form; the idea was that whatever Freddy changed into would be yellow and red). However, when Wes Craven read an article in "Scientific American" in 1982 that said the two most contrasting colors to the human retina were red and green, he decided to alter the colors. The idea behind the glove was a practical one on Wes Craven's part, as he wanted to give the character a unique weapon, but also something that could be made cheaply and wouldn't be difficult to use or transport. At the time he was studying primal fears embedded in the subconscious of people of all cultures, and discovered that one of those fears is attack by animal claws. Around the same time, he saw his cat unsheathe its claws, and the two concepts merged, although in the original script the blades were fishing knives, not steak knives, as in the finished film. Freddy Krueger was designed by Wes Craven to be the typical "silent" serial killer, such as Jason Voorhees or Michael Myers. However, in the sequels, Freddy developed a cheeky persona that enabled him to be the black-humored villain. The fictional address of the house in the film is 1428 Elm Street. The actual house where filming took place is located in Los Angeles, California, on 1428 North Genesee Avenue. The numbers "1428" on the side of the house were stolen and never returned according to the house's present owner, Angie Hill, who was quite upset over it. This is shown on the second disc of the documentary Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010). The words "Elm Street" are not spoken at all during the movie. The little girl skipping rope was the daughter of the couple whose home was used as Tina's house. Elm Street was named after Elm Street in Wheaton, Illinois, where Wes Craven went to college. Glen was supposed to rise from the bed after the bed bloodbath scene, but that was cut. The scene where Freddy presses through the wall above Nancy was shot by stretching a sheet of spandex across a hole in the wall and pressing against it. In the shot, Freddy is played by special effects designer Jim Doyle. Although the character is credited as "Freddy" Krueger in the sequels and is more well-known by that name, he is credited as Fred Krueger in this film. In this movie, Nancy is shown watching Raimi's The Evil Dead (1981) as she struggles to stay awake watching it. Craven decided to include the scene because Raimi had featured a poster of Craven's The Hills Have Eyes (1977) in that film as a jab to show audiences the movie they're watching is scarier than Craven's. As a response to Craven's in-joke, Raimi showed Freddy Krueger's glove in the tool shed scene of Evil Dead II (1987), and later in Ash vs Evil Dead (2015) in honor of his passing Special make-up effects artist David B. Miller based Freddy's disfigurement on photographs of burn victims he saw at UCLA Medical Center. Nancy's house has a blue door in this movie. In all of the sequels, it has the iconic red door. The only "Nightmare on Elm Street" film where Freddy does not have stripes on the sleeves of his infamous sweater. In the opening dream, Tina sees and hears lambs. This is a play on the phrase "Like a lamb to the slaughter," a phrase originating in the Bible. It means an innocent and helpless creatures that is unknowingly in danger, an apt description of Tina and her friends. Charlie Sheen, John Cusack, Brad Pitt, Kiefer Sutherland, Nicolas Cage, and C. Thomas Howell were considered for the role of Glen. Prior to making the film, Amanda Wyss had never seen a horror movie, and Heather Langenkamp had only ever seen Burnt Offerings (1976). Heather Langenkamp's favorite of her performances. Over 500 gallons of fake blood were used during filming. Freddy Krueger has less than seven minutes of screen time. Robert Englund cut himself the first time when he tried on the infamous Freddy glove. An omen that Johnny Depp's character is about to die occurs as he is lying in bed listening to his radio. The broadcaster announces, "It's midnight, and you're listening to station KRGR." KRGR is "Krueger" without the vowels. The poster above Glen's bed in his death scene is the "Grace Under Pressure" album cover by Canadian rock trio Rush. Body count: 4 In his room, Glen has a stuffed vulture doll just behind his bed that looks down on him, an omen of his impending fate since vultures are known to feast on dead animals.
@@WeWatchedAMovie there was a very cool series in the nineties called Nightmare Cafe which actor Robert England played this guy named Blacky he gives two people a man and woman another chance at life so the customers get their own wishes come true or if they deserve it the worst nightmares haunt them forever it all happens at the Nightmare Cafe and I wish that series would make a come back it was really good also the Elm Street television series was on week nights I secretly watched it when no other was around because not everyone in my family could handle that I am a horror fan into that since you know the thing I love about the first nightmare movie the tension between mother and daughter such emotion that worked perfectly in the movie the blood splattering upwards on that ceiling so damn cool like watching a blood waterfall and the Fat Boys did this Elm Street rap video very funny oh how about a fight between the Red Pyramid head thing versus Jason Voorhees now that would be a bad ass fight like that death match between Wolverine and the Predator that was badass and Wolverine has faught against every Marvel Hero a d villain you could think of in the real world I know that Wolverine will be the winner in a death fight with The Springfield slasher nightmare himself Freddy Kruger and I miss Wess Craven he went to soon love his work may it continue
This movie creeped me out so much as a kid. Always thought Freddy was under my bed, waiting for me. Every time I watch this movie now, for some reason it irritates me that the door to Nancy's house is blue.
saw you post this review was up on Twitter, immediate squealing. fun story: the first time I saw this movie, I was in like, 3rd or 4th grade, home sick from school, my mom put it on, the VHS tape. I'm already kinda iffy about blood, I saw the sucked into the bed/blood shower scene, and I threw up my spaghettios and strawberry milk all over my bed. ha. Loved this review, ya'll are killing it this October
Love this movie. It was absolutely terrifying back in the 80s. To this day I remember showing it to a friend (we'd be about 10 or 11) and after the first kill happened he was in tears. It s a genius idea for a story and lends its way to creative setpieces. I think it holds up really well. People complain about the special effects but you have to remember that they had next to money at times and had to improvise.
Your wife did a awesome job on the background, It also gives a split screen effect as well. loll Call now and we will throw in a second set of streak knifes for free. I love the idea behind freddy. I hope you kept that TMNT's van.
This is a great in-depth review. Thank you WWAM for making great content. You guys are awesome and I can't wait to see what other cool videos will be on this Halloween Month. I love the Dr. Loomis skits!
Yes!! So awesome Jay you did the Billy Loomis! Scream is my favorite! I know I say it every time but phenomenal review! Thank you for all the hard work churning these out for us💝. Rod smells like cheap liquor, Salem's and Avon Musk for men 😂
One of my favorite movies of this franchise! Definitely! Nightmare franchise will always be my favorite followed by Friday 13th. Amazing review (as usual) I didn't now there was a documentary about it so I will definitely check it out soon! Thanks for the tip. Love you guys! keep the cool work!
I saw you guys had a new video up, and I got excited, I got even more excited when I saw it was A Nightmare on Elm Street review, and when I saw that it was 47 minutes long, it was like fucking Christmas!
Not sure what Rod smelled like but I am sure he was the kinda guy who Monday at school would make you smell his fingers whether you wanted to or not..............I freakin hated those guys!
Oh what a GOT DAMN AWESONE REVIEW!!! My friwnds I have so much love for this original Nightmare. From the idea of Wes Craven taking the whole dream idea and twisting it onto a demon to Englund playing Freddy, its all so GOT DAMN amazing!! The effects in the first film are always the best, the Loomis and Michael reactions are so cool and hilarious!! Man Johnny Depp is so fun in this and you can so tell a star was in the making. Hahaha Rod smelt like Cheetos and hair gel, oh and probably cigarettes too. This was so enjoyable guys, I had so much fun with this review!! I love the first film and give it a highly regarded and solid 9.5/10!!! BUT WAIT THERES MORE....... WWAM HORROR MONTH THAT IS!!!!!
Yay, my favorite horror film of all time! ❤ Saw this as a kid and it traumatized me for years 😂 Definitely one of the scariest, ever! Great review guys 👌
Glad to know that I wasn’t the only one that Halloween 5 ruined the name “Tina” for. Can’t watch Elm Street or The New Blood without mimicking Jamie at least once
Great review. I just want to say that Jay has one of those infectious laughs that make you want to laugh as well. Keep putting out content. I look forward to watching more videos from you.
we can see the hard work you put in every episode and it make me happy to see ur sub number grow . you guys are so enjoyable to watch cant wait for more
AWESOME Review!! 10/10!! I grew up with Freddy...he's my favorite slasher and still is. Shout outs to Wes Craven for making a fantastic movie, wish he was still here. Shout outs to Robert Englund for giving amazing performance!! Its my 2nd favorite Horror movie cause The Evil Dead Trilogy is always gonna be my favorite Horror Movie/Series of all time. LOVE THE BACK GROUND!!!
NOES is my favorite horror series. Thank you guys for bringing back great (terrifying but great) memories. Fun Fact: Original footage revealed that Nancy had a little brother that Freddy killed. A brother Nancy never knew existed. Nancy's mother shares this with her during the conversation when the mom pulls out Freddy's glove. Wes Craven said he deleted the scene because it would change Nancy's motivation. Would her destruction of Freddy be a revenge killing? I don't know how much of an impact it would've made on Nancy's motivation. But it sure did shed light on the mom's drinking problem. Here is a link to the deleted scene bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3387842/nancy-sibling-rare-elm-street-deleted-scene-changes-game/
Awesome video guys and keep up the amazing work, everyone needs some goddamn WWAM up in em! Haha, you did forget to mention the incredible Casio keyboard soundtrack though lmao, and Rod smells like MJ from Thriller haha
Jay to Mike: I don't wanna think about you! Me: Yeah sure Jay........we are really buying that one ;) Gay jokes aside........Thanks for making my October. I find myself checking UA-cam thrice daily for my WWAM fix.
Jay: "Is he dead? hehehe. That's kinda fucked up there, Jay. LOL During the EMS and cops showing up in Johnny Depp's death scene, one of the paramedics says "We don't need a bodybag, we need a mop." That line is HYSTERICAL!!!!
Love the Nightmare movies, far and away my favorite series. And one reason for that, other than Krueger is the characters, especially the main hero, becomes more and more aware as the story goes on. In my films such as Halloween and Friday the 13th, awesome as they are, the characters for the most part are oblivious to anything sinister going until the final third of the film. Here we have Nancy slowly learn there is something dangerous about these dreams and figure out ways to prepare to battle Krueger. It's not as if she's in a state of innocence until Freddy pops up and chases her and she needs to survive. And I think that elevated this series, is the characters. They are aware of the danger, and sometimes they struggle to convince others but we're right along with them as they try to establish what the fuck is going but also as they prepare to do battle with Freddy. And as it's stated in the Never Sleep Again documentary, Nancy has so many relationships going on, both with her friends and with each parents that makes her feel more fully fleshed out. I love Halloween second, but there's something about the main character realizing the danger early on. And the struggle to stay awake and fearing sleep, it just adds extra layers that aren't there with other horror franchises. I fucking love Nightmare on Elm Street!
wow you guys are the best x. and Freddy is the bomb just noticed as minuet 19.09 when Nancy wakes up the crucifix is back on the wall. wow ppl just wow. this is why this is my number 1. peace from UK
I always wondered why I lumped Rescue 911 and Unsolved Mysterious together in my mind, and I guess it probably was that they used to come on back to back. It's not that I get them mixed up, it's just that I can never think of one without thinking of the other. They both really creeped me out, and taught me at a very young age that bad things often happen without any warning or reason. I guess that's why I've never been the type of person to take stuff for granted. I know better.
Oh Geeeeeez! I fell asleep watching the new Ghostbusters trailer reaction and woke up, 2 hours later, and this is playing. Hope you boys get a bump in you Utoob check this month
I was 9 when ANOES was released on video (blu ray scenario for you younger folks) and I watched it at a friend's house 3 doors away. Scared the living shit out of me! Ran home in the dark shaking. Ever since, NOTHING has or will scare me like that in a movie. Zero. This for me will remain THE horror movie. A shame the reboot sucked donkey balls. Great video!
That alleyway is actually near that house. It's not that odd to me. I live in a suburban area with some urban elements. Like, I'm in a residential neighborhood, but it's on the same street as a 4 story bank.
The way her mom acted when revealing they had killed Freddy 20 years earlier made absolutely no sense. I know these movies aren't always the most realistic but her responding in the way she did was so unbelievable it made my head hurt.
I kind of disagree about the ending. The effect does look silly, now that I look back at it as a grown up. However, when I saw that scene as kid, it freaked me out.
I agree about the part at the 40 minute mark. I always laugh my ass off that. The way he is hiding and trying to be creepy with no idea she is right behind him and then gets fucking owned.
I was born in 91 so I'm probably a little bit younger than you guys but when I was a kid Rescue 911 scared the shit out of me. I thought I was about to watch a snuff film lol.
New WWAM video and Halloween party tonight. It's a great fucking day! Recently saw this on the big screen for the first time, what a fun experience. Classic!
My favorite horror movie of all time. Freddy will be my favorite out of the main three slasher killers cause Freddy actually has a personality compare to Michael and Jason. I love how creative this movie is with that elastic wall scene with Nancy & Those two Scenes with the Rotating room With Tina and Glens death. Nancy isn't my favorite Heroine in the series even tho I like her a lot more in Dream Warriors and New Nightmare I will reveal my favorite once she shows up in the sequels Great review Mike & Jay OH Mike your story about you being in the ICU being Constipated crack me up
@@WeWatchedAMovie in some Mortal Kombat storyline Jason Voorhees now serves the Emperor and has a brand new face also Freddy Kruger becomes the new servant of the Emperor in Mortal Kombat yet a question remains now that Freddy is alive once again does he have the powers he did in the dream realm of young minds
I fucking love this movie review channel BEST OF THEM ALL
I haven't had internet service in over a week, so when it came back on I did the responsible thing and skipped over all important emails and fb notifications and went straight for the WWAM video's I missed.
Dillon Batchelor lol why do we do that?
Humberto Duran, can't help it, best thing on UA-cam lol
Lol yeah wewatched a movie 🍿 is great 👍 it’s funny it’s FUN gawd damn you Micheal !!!!!!!!!!! Make a new episode of dr.loomis and Micheal Myers and also make A NEW GREAT CHOOL FUCKING BEANS EPISODE PLEASE PLEASE SOMEHOW MUN.seriously man
It really is the one sensible thing to do! Deal with the World later, stay in this awesome alternate universe for as long as we can! :-D
Please review “Candyman”
Ah man, this movie brings back memories of walking to my nana's after kindergarten good ol 89' in NH in fall. She let me pick out a "thriller" as she would call them. I picked out a tape and tossed it into the VCR. The first movie was The Swarm(Michael McCain, killer bee goodness.) and Nightmare on elm st. I watched them with glee while eating grilled cheese and tomato soup. Each day I got to watch more and more classic horror. Texas chainsaw massacre, Halloween, Friday the 13th, night of the living dead, dawn of the dead the list goes on. The deal was not to tell my parents. My nana planted the seed of a horror fan. Rock on everyone.
Your nana is a legend!!
Just finished the Friday the 13th reviews and they are all amazing. You guys have grown immensely over the years and you deserve far more success but we all appreciate mass amounts of work you put into this for our entertainment (p.s it’d be awesome if you guys eventually re-reviewed the scream series)
Thank you very much! You guys seriously rock the shit.
All of the boiler room footage in the film was shot in the basement of the Lincoln Heights Jail in Los Angeles, which was condemned shortly after production wrapped, due to high levels of asbestos.
The scene where Freddy's arms elongate were achieved by having men with fishing poles on each side of the alley operating a set of puppet arms attached to Robert Englund.
Alan Pasqua, Heather Langenkamp's boyfriend at the time of the shooting, is credited for creating Freddy's nursery rhyme.
Heather Langenkamp beat over 200 actresses for the role of Nancy Thompson, among them Jennifer Grey, Demi Moore, Courteney Cox, Tracey Gold, and Claudia Wells.
The original glove was later used in A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985) and was also seen hanging on the wall of the work shed in Evil Dead II (1987). This was in response to the use of The Evil Dead (1981) on a television screen in this film, and part of a continued banter between directors Wes Craven and Sam Raimi. However, when Wes Craven loaned the glove to the A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) set it got lost, and it is rumored to be in possession of Robert Englund's agent.
The inspiration for the character of Freddy came from several sources in Wes Craven's childhood. Fred Krueger was a schoolmate of his, with whom he had shared a paper route and who had bullied him for several years. In The Last House on the Left (1972), Craven also used this experience as inspiration, calling the villain Krug. Freddy's burns came from a man with severe burn scars by whom Craven had once been terrified as a child, and Freddy's attire (especially the dirty clothes and hat) was inspired by an alcoholic hobo that Craven saw staring at him through his window one day when he was 10 years old.
Wes Craven's original concept for Freddy Krueger was considerably more gruesome, with teeth showing through the flesh over the jaw, pus running from the sores, and a part of the skull showing through the head. Make-up artist David B. Miller argued that an actor couldn't be convincingly made up that way, and a puppet would be hard to film and wouldn't blend well with live actors, so these ideas were eventually abandoned.
Film debut of Johnny Depp
It would take about three hours to get Robert Englund into his Freddy make-up.
The very first time Freddy is seen in the movie, he isn't being played by Robert Englund but by special effects man Charles Belardinelli, as Belardinelli was the only one who knew exactly how to cut the glove and insert the blades.
Amanda Wyss was handing out candy at her mom's house on the Halloween following the film's release and was surprised to see so many trick-or-treaters dressed as Freddy. She eventually told one of them that she played Tina in the movie, but he didn't believe her.
One of the main reasons Johnny Depp was chosen was because Wes Craven's daughter thought he was "dreamy," and threatened to run away from home if he wasn't cast in the movie.
According to Wes Craven, Robert Englund was not the first choice for the role of Fred Krueger. Craven had initially wanted a stuntman to play the part, but upon testing several stuntmen, he realized he needed a real actor. Other ideas was to cast a elderly actor but he feared they would be too soft for the way he would've wanted the character to act. Englund eventually got the part by showing up at his audition with ash smeared under his eyes to sink them, greasing his hair back with a dipstick from under the hood of his car, and blinking as little as possible.
According to Robert Englund, he based the physicality of Freddy on Klaus Kinski's performance in Werner Herzog's Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979). Englund also says on his DVD commentary that in his mind, the backstory for Freddy was based on something from his own childhood. On Valentine's Day when Englund was in school, everyone in the class made Valentine cards for one another, but there was one boy who received no cards from anyone. Englund theorized that this boy went on to become Freddy.
The sparking glove effect seen throughout the movie was achieved by attaching the glove to a car battery. The famous scraping noise was created by scratching a steak knife on the underside of a metal chair.
In the original script, Freddy's famous red-and-green sweater was red and yellow (based on the colors worn by Plastic Man, who, like Freddy, could change his form; the idea was that whatever Freddy changed into would be yellow and red). However, when Wes Craven read an article in "Scientific American" in 1982 that said the two most contrasting colors to the human retina were red and green, he decided to alter the colors.
The idea behind the glove was a practical one on Wes Craven's part, as he wanted to give the character a unique weapon, but also something that could be made cheaply and wouldn't be difficult to use or transport. At the time he was studying primal fears embedded in the subconscious of people of all cultures, and discovered that one of those fears is attack by animal claws. Around the same time, he saw his cat unsheathe its claws, and the two concepts merged, although in the original script the blades were fishing knives, not steak knives, as in the finished film.
Freddy Krueger was designed by Wes Craven to be the typical "silent" serial killer, such as Jason Voorhees or Michael Myers. However, in the sequels, Freddy developed a cheeky persona that enabled him to be the black-humored villain.
The fictional address of the house in the film is 1428 Elm Street. The actual house where filming took place is located in Los Angeles, California, on 1428 North Genesee Avenue. The numbers "1428" on the side of the house were stolen and never returned according to the house's present owner, Angie Hill, who was quite upset over it. This is shown on the second disc of the documentary Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010).
The words "Elm Street" are not spoken at all during the movie.
The little girl skipping rope was the daughter of the couple whose home was used as Tina's house.
Elm Street was named after Elm Street in Wheaton, Illinois, where Wes Craven went to college.
Glen was supposed to rise from the bed after the bed bloodbath scene, but that was cut.
The scene where Freddy presses through the wall above Nancy was shot by stretching a sheet of spandex across a hole in the wall and pressing against it. In the shot, Freddy is played by special effects designer Jim Doyle.
Although the character is credited as "Freddy" Krueger in the sequels and is more well-known by that name, he is credited as Fred Krueger in this film.
In this movie, Nancy is shown watching Raimi's The Evil Dead (1981) as she struggles to stay awake watching it. Craven decided to include the scene because Raimi had featured a poster of Craven's The Hills Have Eyes (1977) in that film as a jab to show audiences the movie they're watching is scarier than Craven's. As a response to Craven's in-joke, Raimi showed Freddy Krueger's glove in the tool shed scene of Evil Dead II (1987), and later in Ash vs Evil Dead (2015) in honor of his passing
Special make-up effects artist David B. Miller based Freddy's disfigurement on photographs of burn victims he saw at UCLA Medical Center.
Nancy's house has a blue door in this movie. In all of the sequels, it has the iconic red door.
The only "Nightmare on Elm Street" film where Freddy does not have stripes on the sleeves of his infamous sweater.
In the opening dream, Tina sees and hears lambs. This is a play on the phrase "Like a lamb to the slaughter," a phrase originating in the Bible. It means an innocent and helpless creatures that is unknowingly in danger, an apt description of Tina and her friends.
Charlie Sheen, John Cusack, Brad Pitt, Kiefer Sutherland, Nicolas Cage, and C. Thomas Howell were considered for the role of Glen.
Prior to making the film, Amanda Wyss had never seen a horror movie, and Heather Langenkamp had only ever seen Burnt Offerings (1976).
Heather Langenkamp's favorite of her performances.
Over 500 gallons of fake blood were used during filming.
Freddy Krueger has less than seven minutes of screen time.
Robert Englund cut himself the first time when he tried on the infamous Freddy glove.
An omen that Johnny Depp's character is about to die occurs as he is lying in bed listening to his radio. The broadcaster announces, "It's midnight, and you're listening to station KRGR." KRGR is "Krueger" without the vowels.
The poster above Glen's bed in his death scene is the "Grace Under Pressure" album cover by Canadian rock trio Rush.
Body count: 4
In his room, Glen has a stuffed vulture doll just behind his bed that looks down on him, an omen of his impending fate since vultures are known to feast on dead animals.
I just noticed BOTH Freddy and Michael Myers will make cinematic appearances next year in Ready Player One and Halloween '18 respectively.
I also maintain Freddy is in the opening credits to AHS
WeWatchedAMovie Isn't that the magician that does the old "pull something out of the hat" trick and not Freddy in the AHS cult intro?
@@WeWatchedAMovie there was a very cool series in the nineties called Nightmare Cafe which actor Robert England played this guy named Blacky he gives two people a man and woman another chance at life so the customers get their own wishes come true or if they deserve it the worst nightmares haunt them forever it all happens at the Nightmare Cafe and I wish that series would make a come back it was really good also the Elm Street television series was on week nights I secretly watched it when no other was around because not everyone in my family could handle that I am a horror fan into that since you know the thing I love about the first nightmare movie the tension between mother and daughter such emotion that worked perfectly in the movie the blood splattering upwards on that ceiling so damn cool like watching a blood waterfall and the Fat Boys did this Elm Street rap video very funny oh how about a fight between the Red Pyramid head thing versus Jason Voorhees now that would be a bad ass fight like that death match between Wolverine and the Predator that was badass and Wolverine has faught against every Marvel Hero a d villain you could think of in the real world I know that Wolverine will be the winner in a death fight with The Springfield slasher nightmare himself Freddy Kruger and I miss Wess Craven he went to soon love his work may it continue
Here we go boys.. ROUND 2 thanks for all the hard work
Thank you for noticing! And for watching!
Thanks for the reviews guys and all the hard work you put into them. You're my favorite UA-cam channel
Thank you!!!!! Needed to hear that today. You guys are fuckin awesome.
This movie creeped me out so much as a kid. Always thought Freddy was under my bed, waiting for me. Every time I watch this movie now, for some reason it irritates me that the door to Nancy's house is blue.
This review was awesome. You guys definitely put in work I hope sometime before the year ends you hit 50,000 subscribers
Been letting your stuff auto-play and I completely forgot about that backdrop you guys had for a while. Memories.
Wewatchedamovie is my favorite channel to watch, hands down, you guys are fucking awesome
The guy in the classroom who was reading the poem is actually Daryl Hannah's brother!
You missed putting, "Fun Fact" at the beginning of that comment.
saw you post this review was up on Twitter, immediate squealing. fun story: the first time I saw this movie, I was in like, 3rd or 4th grade, home sick from school, my mom put it on, the VHS tape. I'm already kinda iffy about blood, I saw the sucked into the bed/blood shower scene, and I threw up my spaghettios and strawberry milk all over my bed. ha. Loved this review, ya'll are killing it this October
Thank you awesome human being! Rad story btw. I love movie memories.
"Morality Sucks..." One of the best lines EVER in a Horror film.
“I’m your BF now Nancy >:•D~”
Love this movie. It was absolutely terrifying back in the 80s. To this day I remember showing it to a friend (we'd be about 10 or 11) and after the first kill happened he was in tears. It s a genius idea for a story and lends its way to creative setpieces. I think it holds up really well. People complain about the special effects but you have to remember that they had next to money at times and had to improvise.
You guys are hilarious to watch. You have this type of raunchy but real and honest humor I love when it comes to reviewing movies
OH MY GOD THAT CLIP PHOTO OF THE GIRL HOLDING HER ASS. 😂😂😂😂
I can't. I just canNOT.
Priceless.
Your wife did a awesome job on the background, It also gives a split screen effect as well.
loll Call now and we will throw in a second set of streak knifes for free.
I love the idea behind freddy.
I hope you kept that TMNT's van.
This is a great in-depth review. Thank you WWAM for making great content. You guys are awesome and I can't wait to see what other cool videos will be on this Halloween Month. I love the Dr. Loomis skits!
9:03 it’s exactly what happened to me too. I saw it in 84 at 8 yrs old in the movie theater. Not knowing what I was gonna see.
Such a classic movie. This movie Halloween 1 & 2 and Friday 4 are just too good.
Yes!! So awesome Jay you did the Billy Loomis! Scream is my favorite!
I know I say it every time but phenomenal review! Thank you for all the hard work churning these out for us💝. Rod smells like cheap liquor, Salem's and Avon Musk for men 😂
You're awesome. Thank you endlessly.
WeWatchedAMovie You’re so welcome! Truly thank you🙏🏼🤘🏽 And you guys hold the awesomeness 💋
One of my favorite movies of this franchise! Definitely! Nightmare franchise will always be my favorite followed by Friday 13th. Amazing review (as usual) I didn't now there was a documentary about it so I will definitely check it out soon! Thanks for the tip. Love you guys! keep the cool work!
I saw you guys had a new video up, and I got excited, I got even more excited when I saw it was A Nightmare on Elm Street review, and when I saw that it was 47 minutes long, it was like fucking Christmas!
Jay had me in tears talking about Freddy getting hit by the sledge trap. I love this channel
Not sure what Rod smelled like but I am sure he was the kinda guy who Monday at school would make you smell his fingers whether you wanted to or not..............I freakin hated those guys!
lmao I love how specific you were.
Oh what a GOT DAMN AWESONE REVIEW!!! My friwnds I have so much love for this original Nightmare. From the idea of Wes Craven taking the whole dream idea and twisting it onto a demon to Englund playing Freddy, its all so GOT DAMN amazing!! The effects in the first film are always the best, the Loomis and Michael reactions are so cool and hilarious!! Man Johnny Depp is so fun in this and you can so tell a star was in the making. Hahaha Rod smelt like Cheetos and hair gel, oh and probably cigarettes too.
This was so enjoyable guys, I had so much fun with this review!! I love the first film and give it a highly regarded and solid 9.5/10!!!
BUT WAIT THERES MORE.......
WWAM HORROR MONTH THAT IS!!!!!
The Loomis and Michael videos are genius!!!
Yay, my favorite horror film of all time! ❤ Saw this as a kid and it traumatized me for years 😂 Definitely one of the scariest, ever! Great review guys 👌
When tina and nancy talk about Freddie's sweater glen gives them a look like he saw it 2
You guys are hilarious, definitely quality stuff for a channel, y'all seriously deserve more subscribers!!!!
Glad to know that I wasn’t the only one that Halloween 5 ruined the name “Tina” for. Can’t watch Elm Street or The New Blood without mimicking Jamie at least once
I said godamn, thank you guys for this.
Love this movie! Freddy is my favorite horror icon ever.
I got too gotdamn geeked when I saw this video was up! this is gonna be fun, I love the Nightmare series
Thanks for the positivity homie!
Man you guys are awesome my favorite review channel by far! I said Goddamn! Keep up good work
Great review. I just want to say that Jay has one of those infectious laughs that make you want to laugh as well. Keep putting out content. I look forward to watching more videos from you.
so happy that we get to see u guys review Freddy
So happy that you want to.
we can see the hard work you put in every episode and it make me happy to see ur sub number grow . you guys are so enjoyable to watch cant wait for more
AWESOME Review!! 10/10!! I grew up with Freddy...he's my favorite slasher and still is. Shout outs to Wes Craven for making a fantastic movie, wish he was still here. Shout outs to Robert Englund for giving amazing performance!! Its my 2nd favorite Horror movie cause The Evil Dead Trilogy is always gonna be my favorite Horror Movie/Series of all time. LOVE THE BACK GROUND!!!
Mike reppin the Menzingers! Love it!
I'm rewatching all of these again for a 2nd time and they're just as good ❤
I wish these guys had a podcast...good shit guys...
We do! soundcloud.com/wewatchedamovie
These have easily become my favorite videos to watch on here, I love watching your reviews. Excited for the rest of this month, keep up the good work!
That's super duper badass! Thank you!
Rod probably smelled like Soul Glo
Rod smelled like the inside of bowling alley rental shoes
Quality content right here god dammit
Thanks brotha!
"Where's Your Pass"
"Screw Your Pass"
YOU PPPPPASSSSSSSSSS
NOES is my favorite horror series. Thank you guys for bringing back great (terrifying but great) memories. Fun Fact: Original footage revealed that Nancy had a little brother that Freddy killed. A brother Nancy never knew existed. Nancy's mother shares this with her during the conversation when the mom pulls out Freddy's glove. Wes Craven said he deleted the scene because it would change Nancy's motivation. Would her destruction of Freddy be a revenge killing? I don't know how much of an impact it would've made on Nancy's motivation. But it sure did shed light on the mom's drinking problem. Here is a link to the deleted scene bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3387842/nancy-sibling-rare-elm-street-deleted-scene-changes-game/
Awesome video guys and keep up the amazing work, everyone needs some goddamn WWAM up in em! Haha, you did forget to mention the incredible Casio keyboard soundtrack though lmao, and Rod smells like MJ from Thriller haha
Home alone got most all ideas from this movie.
Awesome review guys!!! Can't wait for the next one!!!
Thank you!
Jay to Mike: I don't wanna think about you!
Me: Yeah sure Jay........we are really buying that one ;)
Gay jokes aside........Thanks for making my October. I find myself checking UA-cam thrice daily for my WWAM fix.
Thanks for making ours! We got lots more good shits comin!
Loved this movie. What do you guys think if they make another Nightmare on Elm Street and they have someone else play as Freddy?
I loved this movie! One of my favorites for sure. Great review as always guys!
Jay: "Is he dead? hehehe. That's kinda fucked up there, Jay. LOL During the EMS and cops showing up in Johnny Depp's death scene, one of the paramedics says "We don't need a bodybag, we need a mop." That line is HYSTERICAL!!!!
Love the Nightmare movies, far and away my favorite series. And one reason for that, other than Krueger is the characters, especially the main hero, becomes more and more aware as the story goes on. In my films such as Halloween and Friday the 13th, awesome as they are, the characters for the most part are oblivious to anything sinister going until the final third of the film. Here we have Nancy slowly learn there is something dangerous about these dreams and figure out ways to prepare to battle Krueger. It's not as if she's in a state of innocence until Freddy pops up and chases her and she needs to survive.
And I think that elevated this series, is the characters. They are aware of the danger, and sometimes they struggle to convince others but we're right along with them as they try to establish what the fuck is going but also as they prepare to do battle with Freddy. And as it's stated in the Never Sleep Again documentary, Nancy has so many relationships going on, both with her friends and with each parents that makes her feel more fully fleshed out.
I love Halloween second, but there's something about the main character realizing the danger early on. And the struggle to stay awake and fearing sleep, it just adds extra layers that aren't there with other horror franchises. I fucking love Nightmare on Elm Street!
You guys are so good to us.. Especially around Halloween.. WWAM fuggin rules!!!
wow you guys are the best x. and Freddy is the bomb just noticed as minuet 19.09 when Nancy wakes up the crucifix is back on the wall. wow ppl just wow. this is why this is my number 1. peace from UK
I always wondered why I lumped Rescue 911 and Unsolved Mysterious together in my mind, and I guess it probably was that they used to come on back to back. It's not that I get them mixed up, it's just that I can never think of one without thinking of the other. They both really creeped me out, and taught me at a very young age that bad things often happen without any warning or reason. I guess that's why I've never been the type of person to take stuff for granted. I know better.
When Mike said "I LIKE Rod, dude," I could tell he was trying to ACTUALLY say to Jay, "You're quoting the wrong guy, dude, I WILL kill."
Nice Lamb of God lyric thrown in on the down low! Awesome dudes
Oh Geeeeeez! I fell asleep watching the new Ghostbusters trailer reaction and woke up, 2 hours later, and this is playing. Hope you boys get a bump in you Utoob check this month
I was 9 when ANOES was released on video (blu ray scenario for you younger folks) and I watched it at a friend's house 3 doors away. Scared the living shit out of me! Ran home in the dark shaking. Ever since, NOTHING has or will scare me like that in a movie. Zero. This for me will remain THE horror movie. A shame the reboot sucked donkey balls. Great video!
That alleyway is actually near that house. It's not that odd to me. I live in a suburban area with some urban elements. Like, I'm in a residential neighborhood, but it's on the same street as a 4 story bank.
The way her mom acted when revealing they had killed Freddy 20 years earlier made absolutely no sense. I know these movies aren't always the most realistic but her responding in the way she did was so unbelievable it made my head hurt.
The guy reading the poem a) was told to read it low and b) is Darryl Hannah's brother
I kind of disagree about the ending. The effect does look silly, now that I look back at it as a grown up. However, when I saw that scene as kid, it freaked me out.
You two are hilarious, awesome review, you guys got me laughing like crazy at work lmao
Ive had the absolute worst day today and you guys made it fucking perfect. Thank you bros.
Rod smelled like Drakkar Noir and mall food court Sbarro pizza
One of the alternative endings had Freddy as the driver of the car at the end.It's on the blu ray and DVD special features.
This was amazing in the theater.
Yeah, it's a ten. Cheers for the review lads!!
I agree about the part at the 40 minute mark. I always laugh my ass off that. The way he is hiding and trying to be creepy with no idea she is right behind him and then gets fucking owned.
I was born in 91 so I'm probably a little bit younger than you guys but when I was a kid Rescue 911 scared the shit out of me. I thought I was about to watch a snuff film lol.
New WWAM video and Halloween party tonight. It's a great fucking day! Recently saw this on the big screen for the first time, what a fun experience. Classic!
I loved Nancy in this 😂..always had a thing for her to 🤷♂️
Word! Homie don't play with paranormal shit. I know if my wife starts climbing walls like that I'm running. I'll talk to you tomorrow lol.
The guy who is reading the poem in the classroom is Daryl Hannah’s brother.
No kidding.
You guys. "Screw your pass." It's iconic. >:(
YOu a freddy fan to Jay Awesome man me too bro, 1- Freddy 2 - Meyers - 3 - Jason.
Classic Movie, Good Review!
Mike. & Jay , tender loving stories from the I.C.U !
Dude the intro to Unsolved mysteries used to scare me.
Thank you for this
TINA!!!!
Totes totes agree!! It's proper scary - absolute classic.
Continuing on with my revisit of Halloween Horror Month 2017.
What a hilarious review when you said I can’t sleep tonight I guess I’m gonna be fucking I died out laughing
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That’s an awfully hot coffee pot.
I love a nightmare on elm street 1. My favorite movie in the franchise
My favorite horror movie of all time. Freddy will be my favorite out of the main three slasher killers cause Freddy actually has a personality compare to Michael and Jason. I love how creative this movie is with that elastic wall scene with Nancy & Those two Scenes with the Rotating room With Tina and Glens death. Nancy isn't my favorite Heroine in the series even tho I like her a lot more in Dream Warriors and New Nightmare I will reveal my favorite once she shows up in the sequels
Great review Mike & Jay
OH Mike your story about you being in the ICU being Constipated crack me up
New subscriber here, but I’ve seen a dozen of your videos by now. Wish I had friends like the twoouh yiz
Rod smelled like a gas-station bathroom.
This movie review has me cracking up 😂
Here we go! Nightmare series! I'm so ready. Great movie.
Rod looks like he smells like corn chips and bean dip
I already miss loomis
You'll see him tonight.
@@WeWatchedAMovie in some Mortal Kombat storyline Jason Voorhees now serves the Emperor and has a brand new face also Freddy Kruger becomes the new servant of the Emperor in Mortal Kombat yet a question remains now that Freddy is alive once again does he have the powers he did in the dream realm of young minds
great review love a nightmare on elm street