Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

A film review by Christopher Null - Copyright © 2004 Filmcritic.com

The only Nightmare on Elm Street movie to begin with a Friedrich Nietzsche quote and give us Freddy riding a broomstick, aping The Wizard of Oz -- all in the first 10 minutes -- not to mention appearances from a young Breckin Meyer to Yaphet Kotto. Cameos are legion: From a returning Johnny Depp (credited as Oprah Noodlemantra) to then-hot Tom Arnold and Roseanne. Too bad it's all for naught. Longtime Nightmare collaborator Rachel Talalay (a production manager on the first installment and later a screenwriter) got behind the camera on this outing, turning in the absolute worst entry of the series. (Freddy as video game character murderer? Pass.)

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Rating

1.0 out of 5 Stars

Cast and Crew

  • Director: Rachel Talalay
  • Producer: Robert Shaye, Aron Warner
  • Screenwriter: Michael De Luca
  • Stars: Robert Englund, Lisa Zane, Shon Greenblatt, Lezlie Deane, Ricky Dean Logan, Breckin Meyer, Yaphet Kotto, Roseanne, Tom Arnold, Elinor Donahue, Johnny Depp
  • MPAA Rating: R