Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

Name: Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
Genre: Fantasy, Horror
Released: September 13, 1991
Duration: 89 min
Rating: 39
Cast: Breckin Meyer, Elinor Donahue, Lezlie Deane, Lisa Zane, Ricky Dean Logan

1991

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New Line Cinema | Release Date: September 13, 1991 | R

Starring: Breckin Meyer, Elinor Donahue, Lezlie Deane, Lisa Zane, Ricky Dean Logan, Robert Englund, Roseanne, Shon Greenblatt, Tom Arnold, Yaphet Kotto

Summary: Dream-haunting Freddy Krueger returns yet again to troll the nightmares of Springwood's last surviving teenager, and of a woman whose personal connection to Krueger may mean his doom.

Director: Rachel Talalay

Genre(s): Fantasy, Horror

Rating: R

Runtime: 89 min

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Richard Harrington

You're going out with a touch of class: a slam-bang finale in 3-D -- make that Freddyvision; a gaggle of one-liners directed at the final crop of victims and a few in-jokes; some wonderfully bizarre dream sequences; and the possibility that while Freddy may be gone, some of his progeny may live on (we can say no more). Read full review

Staff (Not Credited)

Delivers enough violence, black humor and even a final reel in 3-D to hit paydirt with horror-starved audiences. Read full review

Janet Maslin

Mr. Englund, playing the Halloween favorite whom audiences love to hate, now delivers lines like this with the broadness of a latter-day Jimmy Durante. But he sustains Freddy's peculiar charm even when appearing without ghastly makeup in scenes of Freddy's early years. Read full review

Owen Gleiberman

It’s disappointingly ho-hum, without the spectacular — and often very funny — special effects that have become the hallmark of this series. Read full review

Empire Kim Newman

You know Freddy may or may not be finally dead, but he's looking pretty damn tired. Read full review

John Hartl

"We're in Twin Peaks here," says the only surviving teenager in town. It's a lame attempt to create class by association. Unlike David Lynch's kinky series, the creators of Freddy's Dead couldn't care less about the movie's interchangeable characters. The actors are often hard to tell apart; some are just worse than others. [14 Sept 1991, p.C5]

Marc Savlov

It's even worse than you thought it might be. Read full review

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Sosmooth1982

Dec 22, 2022

They finally figured out how to make freddy bleed. They bring him out of their dreams. Will this be Freddy's final death?

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Chemiker

Aug 13, 2023

Действия разворачиваются после скорее сериала чем предыдущего фильма, убил Фред всех детей в Спринвуде и делать ему нечего, пока не приезжают туда подростки из другого города, и тут опять. Опять же напоминает больше комедию чем ужасы, но хочу заменить, уместные шутки. Оказывается у КрюгераДействия разворачиваются после скорее сериала чем предыдущего фильма, убил Фред всех детей в Спринвуде и делать ему нечего, пока не приезжают туда подростки из другого города, и тут опять. Опять же напоминает больше комедию чем ужасы, но хочу заменить, уместные шутки. Оказывается у Крюгера был ребенок, и жил он как нормальный человек (почти), ибо нам показывают предысторию, вообщем загнобили пацана. На удивление заглянул Джон Депп, и теперь я его узнал. Больше знакомых лиц нет, да и как я и сказал до этого, много времени прошло с пред фильма, сериал который я не смотрел, мог что то прояснить.… Expand

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Rcavey92212

Mar 21, 2020

This is probably the low of the franchise excluding the overly mediocre remake. That being said it's still zany, creative and fun. It also has some surprising twists that actually make things a little more complex. One of them is about how Freddy's daughter was taken away from him and thatThis is probably the low of the franchise excluding the overly mediocre remake. That being said it's still zany, creative and fun. It also has some surprising twists that actually make things a little more complex. One of them is about how Freddy's daughter was taken away from him and that was one if the main reasons he wanted to take all their kids away from them. The movie also has Kruger's victims coming out of a halfway house for troubled teens so it deals with issues such as child abuse, rape and other nasty bits. In the end Englund is more comedic than ever it's like a straight up cartoon character but the movie is fun and although the 3D feels a bit gimmicky it blew me away as s kid and the finale still holds up. For better or worse director Rachael Talalay's (Ghost on the Machine) film is a flawed but somewhat inspired entry to end off the franchise.

Budget: $5m
Domestic Box Office: $35m
Worldwide Box Office: $35m

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JayDavies

Jul 21, 2020

Dude this movie is great, it’s the complete antithesis of the original Nightmare On Elm Street as in it’s just a straight up comedy. Technically it’s bad I know but it’s so funny man, so self aware I can do nothing but have the best time. A lot of people hate it and I can see why but I’d sayDude this movie is great, it’s the complete antithesis of the original Nightmare On Elm Street as in it’s just a straight up comedy. Technically it’s bad I know but it’s so funny man, so self aware I can do nothing but have the best time. A lot of people hate it and I can see why but I’d say give it a go (keeping in mind you're not gonna watch a horror film of course).

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robertoiglesias

Nov 21, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Freddy's Dead has a jokester Freddy instead of a scary Freddy. The movie is ridiculous with a few good moments. Also, I hate the 3D effects and the cartoony things. So did they really save the best for last? Because to me it seems like it's the worst.… Expand

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humunguschungus

Aug 4, 2019

I'll be honest, this film gets a 2 simply because some of the scenes are so horrendous they can be enjoyed in a so bad its good way. That is not an endorsement of this films horrid writing by any stretch. In fact I would ask that anyone who considers themselves even a casual fan of thisI'll be honest, this film gets a 2 simply because some of the scenes are so horrendous they can be enjoyed in a so bad its good way. That is not an endorsement of this films horrid writing by any stretch. In fact I would ask that anyone who considers themselves even a casual fan of this franchise pretend that Freddy's dead doesn't exist. Yes it is that bad. This film makes a mockery of Freddy Kruger and his fans. Here he is reduced to a strangely comic villain instead of being an evil serial killer. Would you like to see Freddy kill a teenager with the power glove? If so then this is the film for you. But I suspect that most of you will be taken aback by that revelation. For the love of god don't watch this piece of **** it will haunt you for the rest of your life.… Expand

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TAPR

Nov 5, 2022

Um dos piores filmes de "terror" que já assisti e com certeza o pior da franquia. A qualidade ao longo dos filmes cai muito, dava pra aturar, mas esse é simplesmente horrível. Virou "comedia". Parece que Freddy Krueger virou uma marca pop nessa época e tentaram deixar o filme mais bobo eUm dos piores filmes de "terror" que já assisti e com certeza o pior da franquia. A qualidade ao longo dos filmes cai muito, dava pra aturar, mas esse é simplesmente horrível. Virou "comedia". Parece que Freddy Krueger virou uma marca pop nessa época e tentaram deixar o filme mais bobo e acessível pra vender merchant, além de forçarem uma sequência em 3D que na época provavelmente fez sucesso, mas visto depois só da vergonha.… Expand

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