‘A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET’ gets the 4K treatment this year
You blink and POOF! 40 years fly’s by and it’s the anniversary of one of the most iconic horror villains Freddy Krueger. Wes Craven’s original horror classic A Nightmare on Elm Street will be making its 4K Ultra HD debut this Halloween season and there’s a lot to get through…
You can purchase the film on 4K digital 10/1 or a 4k Bluray on 10/15 from online retailers as well Amazon Prime Video, AppleTV, Google Play, Fandango at Home and much more.
The 4K UHD remaster of A Nightmare on Elm Street includes both the 1984 theatrical version of the film and an uncut version of the film that includes 8 seconds of additional unrated footage.
Directed by Wes Craven (Scream) from his own screenplay, the film stars John Saxon, Ronee Blakely, Heather Langenkamp, Amanda Wyss, Nick Corri, Johnny Depp, and Robert Englund as horror icon Freddy Krueger. The film is produced by Robert Shaye.
A Nightmare on Elm Street Digital release and Ultra HD Blu-ray disc contain the following previously released special features:
Ready Freddy Focus Points
Commentary with Wes Craven, Robert Englund, Heather Langenkamp, Ronnie Blakely, Robert Shaye, and Sara Risher.
Commentary with Wes Craven, Heather Langenkamp, John Saxon, and Jacques Haitkin.
Alternate endings
The House that Freddy Built: The Legacy of New Line Horror
Never Sleep Again: A Nightmare on Elm Street
Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven’s Nightmares
In the 1984 horror classic, “Nancy (Heather Langenkamp) is having grisly nightmares. Meanwhile, her high-school friends, who are having the very same dreams, are being slaughtered in their sleep by the hideous fiend of their shared nightmares. When the police ignore her explanation, she herself must confront the killer in his shadowy realm.”
Check out the brand new 4K Ultra HD release trailer below, along with the official release art. A special Limited Edition SteelBook with alternate “VHS” artwork will also be available.
Article by: Krystina Alfonso
