Wes Craven’s New Nightmare Page #2

Synopsis: Reality and fantasy meet in unsettling ways in this installment of the long-running horror series, which finds director Wes Craven and actors Heather Langenkamp and Robert Englund all portraying themselves. As Heather (Heather Langenkamp) considers making another film with Craven, her son, Dylan (Miko Hughes), falls under the spell of the iconic disfigured villain Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund). Eventually, Langenkamp must confront Freddy's demonic spirit to save the soul of Dylan.
Year:
1994
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[SIGHS]

HEATHER...

WHAT IS IT?

I DON'T KNOW.

I JUST HAVE THIS

WEIRD FEELING TODAY.

MOMMY?

STAY HOME, THEN.

DYLAN...

THIS DAMN CALLER.

HE'S STARTED AGAIN?

THAT SICK F***.

SORRY.

YOU KNOW, DYLAN DOESN'T

SEEM TO HAVE A FEVER.

IT'S PROBABLY

JUST YOUR NERVES.

NERVES?

I JUST MEANT FROM

THE SHAKER THIS MORNING.

EVERYBODY'S

BEEN FREAKED OUT

ABOUT HOW MANY:

WE'VE BEEN HAVING.

AND THEN:

THESE PHONE CALLS.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

DON'T ANSWER IT.

[RING]

HELLO?

Man:
EXCUSE ME, MA'AM,

BUT WE ARE GOING TO BE LATE.

OK.

DYLAN, I GOTTA GO.

FORGIVE ME?

BYE.

I'LL CALL THE COPS

FOR YOU.

YOU'VE GOT THE NUMBER

ON THE FRIDGE, RIGHT?

YOU JUST GIVE THEM

THE TIME THEY CALLED,

AND THEN THEY'RE KEEPING

THIS LIST, SUPPOSEDLY.

AND, JULIE...

I'M REALLY SORRY.

MY NERVES ARE:

A LITTLE RAW THESE DAYS.

IT'S OK.

HA HA HA! YEAH.

I GOTTA GO.

MORNING.

GOOD MORNING.

YOU PLAYED THAT GIRL.

IN THAT MOVIE.

WITH THE GUY WITH THE--FFT!

YEAH, SURE. THAT'S YOU.

THAT'S WHAT

I LOVE ABOUT THIS JOB.

I GET TO MEET THE STARS.

I'M HARDLY A STAR.

WHAT, ARE YOU KIDDING?

I LOVE YOUR STUFF.

THE FIRST WAS THE BEST.

WHERE THE GIRLFRIEND'S CUT OPEN

AND DRAGGED ACROSS THE CEILING.

IT WAS AWESOME.

AND WHEN ALL THAT BLOOD COMES

OUT OF YOUR BOYFRIEND'S BED?

I THOUGHT I'D SH*T.

BUT THEY NEVER SHOULD

HAVE KILLED OFF FREDDY.

HEATHER, LOOK,

WE GOTTA GO.

CUTTING IT KIND:

OF CLOSE, AREN'T YOU?

WHAT, ARE YOU TRYING

TO GET ME FIRED?

OK, OK, OK!

WE'RE COMING!

NO, NO, NO, NO!

SO, HEATHER,

WE'RE APPROACHING

THE 10th ANNIVERSARY

OF THIS WHOLE NIGHTMARE

ON ELM STREET THING.

I MEAN, THE ORIGINAL,

5 VERY POPULAR SEQUELS.

HOW HAS ALL THE SUCCESS

AFFECTED YOU PERSONALLY?

I DON'T KNOW

IF IT REALLY HAS, SAM.

I--

[LAUGHS] GOD.

WITH THE EXCEPTION

OF 1 AND 3,

I PRETTY MUCH STAYED

OUT OF IT, AND, UH...

WELL, YOU KNOW, I'M DOING

A LOT MORE TELEVISION NOW,

SO THOSE HOURS LET ME

SPEND A LOT MORE TIME

WITH MY HUSBAND:

AND MY LITTLE BOY.

THAT'S RIGHT.

YOU HAVE A LITTLE BOY.

WHAT'S HIS NAME?

DYLAN.

WITH DYLAN, DOES THAT

CHANGE YOUR FEELING,

YOUR PERSPECTIVE

ABOUT HORROR MOVIES?

NO, NOT REALLY.

I MEAN, WOULD YOU LET HIM

SEE ONE OF YOUR MOVIES?

MY SON? NO.

I'M SURE PEOPLE ASK YOU

THIS ALL THE TIME--

IS THERE GOING TO BE

ANOTHER SEQUEL,

AND WHAT'S MORE,

IS FREDDY REALLY DEAD?

OF COURSE HE IS.

FREDDY'S DEAD AND GONE.

AND HOW ABOUT YOUR

COSTAR IN THE ORIGINAL,

IN NIGHTMARE 1,

WOULD YOU TRUST HIM

ALONE WITH DYLAN?

ROBERT?

I DON'T KNOW.

WHY DON'T WE ASK HIM

HOW HE'D FEEL ABOUT IT?

WE'VE GOT A BIG SURPRISE

FOR YOU, HEATHER,

AND FOR OUR AUDIENCE.

LET'S BRING HIM OUT.

HE IS THE BEST:

OF THE BAD.

LET'S SAY HELLO

TO ROBERT ENGLUND.

[APPLAUSE]

HA HA!

LOVE YA, BABE!

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Wes Craven

Wesley Earl Craven was an American film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and editor, who was known for his pioneering work in the horror genre, particularly slasher films, where he mixed horror cliches with humor and satire. The cultural impact and influence of his work have dubbed him a “Master of Horror”. more…

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