Nightmare on Elm Street (1984): 15 Shocking Facts You Didn't Know!

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) — 15 Shocking Facts You Didn’t Know! A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) introduced Freddy Krueger and changed horror movies forever. Discover 15 shocking A Nightmare on Elm Street facts, behind-the-scenes secrets, and classic horror movie trivia about Robert Englund, Wes Craven, Heather Langenkamp, Johnny Depp, Freddy's iconic bladed glove, the terrifying bedroom death scenes, and the original ending. Explore how this low-budget 1980s slasher became one of the most successful horror franchises in movie history. Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 01:28 - 1: Wes Craven Based A Nightmare on Elm Street on Real Deaths During Sleep 02:46 - 2: Freddy Krueger Was Named After Wes Craven's Childhood Bully 03:40 - 3: Hollywood Studios Rejected A Nightmare on Elm Street, Including Disney 04:37 - 4: Wes Craven's Daughter Inspired Nancy Thompson's Stronger Character 05:21 - 5: Freddy Krueger's Red and Green Sweater Was Designed to Disturb Viewers 06:25 - 6: Freddy Krueger's Original Glove Used Real Kitchen Knife Blades 07:23 - 7: Robert Englund's Terrifying Audition Won Him the Role of Freddy Krueger 08:45 - 8: Heather Langenkamp Beat Over 200 Actresses to Play Nancy Thompson 10:13 - 9: A Nightmare on Elm Street Nearly Ran Out of Money During Filming 11:09 - 10: Tina's Rotating Bedroom and Johnny Depp's Blood Scene Went Wrong 12:53 - 11: The Evil Dead Appeared in A Nightmare on Elm Street as a Horror Movie Tribute 13:36 - 12: Jsu Garcia Admitted Using Heroin While Filming A Nightmare on Elm Street 14:22 - 13: Johnny Depp Failed His Audition but Won His First Movie Role Anyway 15:35 - 14: Wes Craven Hated the Original Nightmare on Elm Street Ending 16:41 - 15: Freddy Krueger's U.S. Rights Returned to Wes Craven's Family After 35 Years Watch more Scary Movie Weird Facts videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeaUA8GkTGZg #ANightmareOnElmStreet #NightmareOnElmStreet #NightmareOnElmStreet1984 #freddykrueger #robertenglund #wescraven #HeatherLangenkamp #JohnnyDepp #NancyThompson #FreddyKruegerFacts #HorrorMovies #ClassicHorror #80sHorror #1980sMovies #SlasherMovies #HorrorMovieFacts #HorrorMovieTrivia #NewLineCinema #behindthescenes #MovieFacts #MovieTrivia #HollywoodHistory #BackBefore #weirdfacts