Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

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Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

R

1991

1h 30m

Horror

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Murderous ghoul Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund) has slaughtered every last child in his hometown. He ventures on to a new location, scouting fresh young victims to hack up with his finger blades. He arrives in a small town in which his long-lost daughter, Maggie (Lisa Zane), works as a therapist for troubled youths. Furthermore, he attempts to recruit her for his dastardly pursuits, but she has other ideas. Father and daughter meet for a bloody showdown that will determine Freddy's fate once and for all.

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Critics Consensus

Reducing the once-terrifying Dream Reaper into a goofy caricature, this joyless climax will leave audiences hoping Freddy stays dead.

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Steve Murray

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Sep 23

The special-effects slaughters are infrequent and only quasi-inspired.

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Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

01/27/2019

C-

The joke is on the filmmakers: By taking the finality out of death, they've already robbed the horror genre of its giddy sting.

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Kim Newman

Empire Magazine

04/05/2010

2/5

The one interesting idea -- what would a town be like if all the teenagers in it had been slaughtered in five movies? -- is thrown away with a few cheap jokes.

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

Oct 4

3/10

Other films in the series have varied in quality and innovation, but have remained broadly entertaining. This is the first time the production team developed a film that was, for all sensible intents and purposes, unwatchable.

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Brian Bisesi

Horror Movie Club Podcast

Sep 25

3/5

The Final Nightmare deserves more credit for exploring the most interesting avenues of the Elm St. franchise since Dream Warriors, but some utterly silly choices squander its otherwise dark tone and blunt the impact of Freddy’s grim backstory.

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

Sep 11

2/5

Some satisfying moments for longtime fans of the franchise and the way it pays off elements of the mythology, though it's otherwise another forgettable entry into the long-running series.

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Stanny R

@StannyMC Mar 11

I didn’t mind this film at all, after not enjoying parts 4-5 I didn’t have high expectations, but it’s fun. Some very good effects going off throughout and some genuinely funny moments. Shon Greenblatt as "John" is a bit wooden and the lore is all over the place. Freddy’s makeup isn’t as strong as previous entries and the dream demon things are ridiculous. But overall I’d say check it out, has some fun scenes.

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Darrin G.

@realwildchild76 Mar 8

Although this is easily one of the worst Freddy films in the original series, my admiration for the character & actor Robert Englund automatically improves its overall rating for me: I’m not sure what the purpose of this movie is which at times is almost comedic. New Line Cinema decided to end the series with this sixth entry and literally send Freddy off with a bang. The story introduces the daughter of Freddy who by the end of the film realizes who she is. The remaining children of Springwood are being haunted & hunted by Freddy who also has plans to expand his reach beyond the town. Some of the death scenes - Carlos in particular - is one of the best of the series. If I remember right there is only three deaths/kills in this movie?!? This was the first Freddy movie that I saw in a movie theater and I’m not sure how in 1991 when I was fourteen that I accomplished this. The 3-D ending was lame even back then. Spoiler alert Freddy would be back for two more movies and a remake.

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Spencer C.

@movierater6688 Feb 20

Friday is a new power is kind of creative and has a few funny moments but everything else about it is reasonably stupid

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Josh H

@LazyZombie25 Jan 3

Obnoxious, "hip", and lacking a total understanding of the franchise's appeal. Gets a negative half star for delivering the worst entry in the designated final spot.

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John B.

@rjcartoonist69 Nov 12

In what was promised as “They Saved The Best For Last” this proposed finale goes out with a whimper rather than a bang & all of what made Freddy scary back in ‘84 has transitioned into a goofball of a ghoul…

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Obi-wan K

@Gordon_Freeman Oct 26

Thank god its over.

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Synopsis

Murderous ghoul Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund) has slaughtered every last child in his hometown. He ventures on to a new location, scouting fresh young victims to hack up with his finger blades. He arrives in a small town in which his long-lost daughter, Maggie (Lisa Zane), works as a therapist for troubled youths. Furthermore, he attempts to recruit her for his dastardly pursuits, but she has other ideas. Father and daughter meet for a bloody showdown that will determine Freddy's fate once and for all.

Director: Rachel Talalay
Producer: Robert Shaye, Aron Warner
Screenwriter: Wes Craven, Rachel Talalay, Michael De Luca
Distributor: New Line Cinema
Production Co: New Line Cinema
Rating: R (Horror Violence|Drug Content|Language)
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 13, 1991, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 1, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA): $34.0M
Runtime: 1h 30m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Dolby Stereo

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