A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child
New Line Cinema | Release Date: August 11, 1989 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
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Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
The few halfway decent ideas in the story (by John Skip, Craig Spector, and Leslie Bohem) and production design (by C.J. Strawn) are mercilessly and fatally crushed by the inept direction of Stephen Hopkins and the flaccid editing. Read full review
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