June 8th, 1984, near the end of my 4th grade school year, a movie released that had an excellent mix of sci-fi special effects, comedy, a good soundtrack (including a #1 title track) and a cast to remember.
Ghostbusters would lead to a sequel, multiple comic book story-lines, multiple video games, toy lines (for all media), breakfast cereals, and multiple cartoons across various networks.
"He slimed me."
Monday, June 9, 2014
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
Little Known Facts: A Nightmare on Elm St (1984)
- It took upwards of 3 hours to get Robert Englund fully into the Freddy makeup
- More than 500 gallons of fake blood was used
- The role of Nancy was highly sought; Heather Langenkamp beat out over 200 actors for the part including Demi Moore, Jennifer Grey, Courteney Cox and Tracy Golde (from Growing Pains, not the porn-star)
- In some sense of irony, the first time Robert Englund tried on the Freddy glove, he cut himself
- The words "Elm Street" are not actually said during the film
- New Line Cinema was on the verge of bankruptcy, until the success of this film
- Freddy is on the screen less than 7 minutes
- From some deleted scenes there was indication that Nancy and her friends were not all "only children"; they had brothers and sisters who were previously killed by Freddy
- More than 500 gallons of fake blood was used
- The role of Nancy was highly sought; Heather Langenkamp beat out over 200 actors for the part including Demi Moore, Jennifer Grey, Courteney Cox and Tracy Golde (from Growing Pains, not the porn-star)
- In some sense of irony, the first time Robert Englund tried on the Freddy glove, he cut himself
- The words "Elm Street" are not actually said during the film
- New Line Cinema was on the verge of bankruptcy, until the success of this film
- Freddy is on the screen less than 7 minutes
- From some deleted scenes there was indication that Nancy and her friends were not all "only children"; they had brothers and sisters who were previously killed by Freddy
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