A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)
Jesse Walsh moves with his family into the home of the lone survivor from a series of attacks by dream-stalking monster, Freddy Krueger. There, he is bedeviled by nightmares and inexplicably violent impulses.
- Jack Sholder
- Matia Karrell
- Whitney R. Hunter
- Adrienne Hamalian-Mangine
- Joel Soisson
- Wes Craven
- David Chaskin
Rating: 5.8/10 by 1855 users
Alternative Title:
Painajainen Elm Streetillä 2 – Freddyn kosto - FI
A Nightmare on Elm Street - Freddy's Revenge - US
Pesadilla en Elm Street 2: La venganza de Freddy - ES
Pesadilla en Elm Street 2 - ES
Rémálom az Elm utcában 2.: Freddy bosszúja - HU
猛鬼街2 - CN
Freddy - Chapitre 2 - La Revanche de Freddy - FR
Nightmare on Elm Street 2 - Die Rache - DE
Pesadilla en la Calle Elm 2 La Venganza de Freddy - SV
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge - US
Freddy 2 - FR
Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2 Freddy's Wraak - BE
Кошмари на Елм стрийт, Част 2: Отмъщението на Фреди - BG
A Hora do Pesadelo 2: A Vingança de Freddy - BR
Nocní mura v Elm Street 2: Freddyho pomsta - CZ
Morderisk mareridt 2 - DK
Painajainen Elm Streetillä 2 - Freddyn kosto - FI
Εφιάλτης στο δρόμο με τις λεύκες 2 - GR
Efialtis sto dromo me tis lefkes No 2 - GR
Strava u Ulici brijestova 2: Freddyjeva osveta - HR
Rémálom 2: Freddy visszavág - HU
Nightmare 2 - La rivincita - IT
Erumu gai no akumu 2 - Furedi no fukushû - JP
Pesadilla en la calle del infierno 2 - MX
Pesadilla en la calle del infierno II: la venganza de Freddy - MX
Koszmar z Ulicy Wiązów 2: Zemsta Freddy'ego - PL
Pesadelo em Elm Street II - PT
Cosmar pe strada Ulmilor: Razbunarea lui Freddy - RO
Strava u Ulici brestova 2: Fredijeva osveta - RS
Terror på Elm Street 2 - Freddys hämnd - SE
Maščevanje v ulici brestov - SI
Кошмар на улице Вязов 2: Месть Фредди - SU
Nočná mora v Elm Street 2: Freddyho pomsta - SK
A Nightmare On Elm Street 2 - CN
Pesadilla 2: La venganza de Freddy - AR
Freddy 2 - La Revanche de Freddy - FR
Les Griffes de la nuit 2 : La Revanche de Freddy - CA
エルム街の悪夢2 フレディの復讐 - JP
エルム街の悪夢 2 フレディの復讐 - JP
Koszmar z Ulicy Wiązów 2: Zemsta Freddiego - PL
Country:
United Kingdom
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 27 minutes
Budget: $3,000,000
Revenue: $29,999,213
Plot Keyword: high school, fire, dream, nightmare, sadism, psychopath, transformation, supernatural, diary, haunted house, possession, sequel, premonition, spontaneous combustion, slasher, bdsm, school bus, disfigurement, sleepwalking, pool party, supernatural horror, whump
Possession is nine-tenths of the law. A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge is the runt of the Elm Street litter. It was unfortunate to be the sequel to a landmark horror film, a film that birthed one of the ultimate horror icons whilst having at its core a terrifying premise. A premise that was superbly executed by all involved in the first film. Part 2 bravely tried to advance the bogeyman story to another level, to one of possession, which in hindsight was a mistake. There's also the mixed tonal flow and confused intents that hamper the pic. Whilst the young members of the cast are too blank to garner the required amount of sympathy to get us to care about their plight, especially lead lad Mark Patton as Jesse Walsh. However, there is still a lot to like here, some striking imagery grabs the attention and it is not without some unnerving scares. The debates about what metaphors the makers were going for still exist, and that homo-erotic sheen is never going to go away, but even though it's an average Elm Street movie, it's not as dreadful as it was first painted. 5/10
Freddy's Revenge deserves redemption. If you don't expect a film about Freddy, you can appreciate this sequel for what it is, instead of begrudging it for what it isn't. The argument for a gay reading--the idea that Freddy is symbolic of the protagonist's repressed homosexual desires--isn't entirely convincing but even without it, the movie's a lot better than many credit it. This is a Nightmare on Elm Street story that uses the creature to explore what it feels like to grow up. It's confusing and scary and transformational. Tonal shifts and plot mistakes only contribute to the overall intent.
The nightmare that started it all. Made us all scared to go to to sleep. My favorite horror series next to Friday the 13th. Love this movie.
My least favorite out of the series. Didn't like this one because Freddy wasn't really killing any one until the end. He used a live human to kill for him. So it was kind of dumb.
My least favorite out of the series. Didn't like this one because Freddy wasn't really killing any one until the end. He used a live human to kill for him. So it was kind of dumb.
