The Movies That Made Us A Nightmare On Elm Street (Season 3, Episode 3)
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TV Episode | 43 min | Documentary, Family, History

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The Movies That Made Us

A Nightmare On Elm Street (Season 3, Episode 3)

TV-MA

TV Episode | 43 min | Documentary, Family, History

With a studio on the line, an imaginative director in the pocket and an actorly demon in tow, this supernatural slasher hit raked in a surreal profit.

Director

Brian Volk-Weiss

Producers

Sam Cirillo | Traci Galbraith | Alyssa Michek

Editors

Mike Api | Esteban Arguello | Patrick Berry | Nicholas Ferrell | Benjamin J. Frost

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 12, 2021

Release date

Oct 12, 2021 (United States)

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26 cast members

Name	Known for
Rachel Talalay Self - Assistant Production Manager Self - Assistant Production Manager See fewer	Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)
Danny Wallace Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Assassin's Creed III (2012)
Ryan Turek Self - Horror Expert Self - Horror Expert See fewer	The Black Phone (2021)
Heather Langenkamp Self - Actor, 'Nancy' Self - Actor, 'Nancy' See fewer	A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Sara Risher Self - Co-Producer, New Line Cinema Self - Co-Producer, New Line Cinema See fewer	A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Rick Shaine Self - Editor Self - Editor See fewer	The Incredible Hulk (2008)
Sean Clark Self - Horror Expert Self - Horror Expert See fewer	The Once and Future Smash (2022)
Sean S. Cunningham Self - Filmmaker Self - Filmmaker See fewer	Friday the 13th (1980)
Jacques Haitkin Self - Cinematographer Self - Cinematographer See fewer	Venom (2018)
Robert Englund Self - Actor, 'Freddy Krueger' Self - Actor, 'Freddy Krueger' See fewer	A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Amanda Wyss Self - Actor, 'Tina' Self - Actor, 'Tina' See fewer	The Id (2015)
Jim Doyle Self - Mechanical SFX Designer Self - Mechanical SFX Designer See fewer	The Nutty Professor (1996)
Anne H. Ahrens Self - Set Decorator Self - Set Decorator See fewer	Heat (1995)
Don Diers Self - Art Department Assistant Self - Art Department Assistant See fewer	Down with Love (2003)
Charles Bernstein Self - Music Self - Music See fewer	A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Cale Boyter Self - New Line Executive 2003 - 2008 Self - New Line Executive 2003 - 2008 See fewer	Dune: Part One (2021)
Ronee Blakley Self - Actor, 'Marge Thompson' Self - Actor, 'Marge Thompson' See fewer	Nashville (1975)
John H. Burrows Self - Associate Producer (archive footage) (as John Burrows) Self - Associate Producer (archive footage) (as John Burrows) See fewer	A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Anthony Cecere Self - 'Freddy on Fire' Stuntman (archive footage) Self - 'Freddy on Fire' Stuntman (archive footage) See fewer	Minority Report (2002)
Wes Craven Self - Director (archive footage) Self - Director (archive footage) See fewer	A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Johnny Depp Self - Actor, 'Glen Lantz' (archive footage) Self - Actor, 'Glen Lantz' (archive footage) See fewer	Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
Frank Mancuso Jr. Self - CEO of Paramount Pictures (archive footage) Self - CEO of Paramount Pictures (archive footage) See fewer	Species (1995)
Suzanne Salter Self - Publicist (archive footage) Self - Publicist (archive footage) See fewer
John Saxon Self - Actor, 'Lt. Thompson' (archive footage) Self - Actor, 'Lt. Thompson' (archive footage) See fewer	A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Robert Shaye Self - Producer (archive footage) Self - Producer (archive footage) See fewer	New Nightmare (1994)
Jessica Craven Self - Wes Craven's Daughter (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Wes Craven's Daughter (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	New Nightmare (1994)