Oct 14th
Wes Craven's New Nightmare                  

(US 1994)

Heather Langenkamp is menaced by the evil of Freddy Kruger into making one more film about him to save her young son.
Intriguing postscript to the Nightmare on Elm Street series descending into the ultimate in self-parody, with director, stars and studio executives playing themselves and the film becoming a Chinese puzzle of a film within itself. The interesting premise unfortunately does not really have any chance to establish itself, before one hysterical set piece follows another and becomes just another Freddy farrago, but the idea did lead Craven in the direction of the Scream series.

Written and Directed by: Wes Craven.
Producer: Marianne Maddalena.
Starring: Heather Langenkamp, Miko Hughes, Robert Englund, David Newsom, Wes Craven, John Saxon, Tracy Middendorf.
Photography: Mark Irwin.
Music: J. Peter Robinson.