Wes cravens new nightmare

1994 film by Wes Craven

Wes Craven's New Nightmare (also known simply as New Nightmare) is a 1994 American metasupernaturalslasher film written and directed by Wes Craven, creator of 1984's A Nightmare on Elm Street.

Wes cravens new nightmare

A standalone film and the seventh installment in the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise, it is not part of the same continuity as previous films, instead portraying Freddy Krueger as a fictional movie villain who invades the real world and haunts the cast and crew involved in the making of the films about him.

In the film, Freddy is depicted as closer to what Craven originally intended, being much more menacing and less comical, with an updated attire and appearance. The film stars Robert Englund, Heather Langenkamp, Miko Hughes, and John Saxon.

The film features various people involved in the motion picture industry portraying themselves, including Langenkamp, who is compelled by events in the narrative to reprise her role