A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Wes Craven.

Cast

• Heather Langenkamp as Nancy Thompson
• Johnny Depp as Glen Lantz
• Robert Englund as Fred Krueger
• Amanda Wyss as Tina Gray
• Jsu Garcia as Rod Lane
• John Saxon as Lt. Donald Thompson
• Ronee Blakley as Marge Thompson
• Charles Fleischer as Dr. King
• Joseph Whipp as Sergeant Parker
• Lin Shaye as Teacher
• Joe Unger as Sergeant Garcia
• Mimi Craven as Nurse
• Jack Shea as Minister
• Ed Call as Mr. Lantz
• Sandy Lipton as Mrs. Lantz
• David Andrews as Foreman
• Jeff Levine as Coroner
• Donna Woodrum as Mrs. Gray
• Shashawnee Hall as Cop #1
• Carol Pritikin as Cop #2
• Brian Reise as Cop #3
• Ash Adams as Surfer #1
• Don Hannah as Surfer #2
• Leslie Hoffman as Hallguard
• Paul Grenier as Mrs. Gray's Boyfriend
• Chris Tashima as Boy in Nancy's English Class (uncredited)

Crew

• Wes Craven — Director
• Robert Shaye — Producer
• Charles Bernstein — Original Music Composer
• Sara Risher — Producer
• Jacques Haitkin — Director of Photography
• John Burrows — Producer
• Wes Craven — Writer

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