A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child
Pregnant mother Alice must shield her unborn child’s mind from a vengeful dream‑killer who invades their sleep, before he can use the baby’s nightmares to return to the waking world.
“Freddy delivers.”
Synopsis
Alice, who is pregnant, experiences Freddy Krueger invading the sleeping mind of her unborn child, as he seeks to be reborn into the real world.
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A crew of 56+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Brent A SchoenfeldShot by Peter LevyScored by Jay FergusonDesigned by C J Strawn
Box Office
1989 · Box office
✅ Made its money back — grossed 2.8× its budget
Why 2.5×?
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Worldwide gross
$22.2M
Opening weekend: $8.1M — 37% of its US run. Front-loaded — most of its money arrived opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $11.1M — 50% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 1,902 theaters
Also known as
- Nightmare 5 - Das Traumade
- Nightmare on Elm Street 5 - Das Traumade
- Nightmare on Elmstreet 5 - Das Traumade
- A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Childen
- A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Childen
- L'Enfant du cauchemarfr
- Nightmare V: Il mitoit
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Cast & Crew
56 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Nicholas Mele
as Dennis Johnson
Joe Seely
as Mark
Robert Englund
as Freddy Krueger
Lisa Wilcox
as Alice
Kelly Jo Minter
as Yvonne
Danny Hassel
as Dan
Erika Anderson
as Greta
Valorie Armstrong
as Mrs. Jordan
Burr Debenning
as Mr. Jordan
Clarence Felder
as Mr. Gray
Michael Ashton
as Gurney Orderly
Beatrice Boepple
as Amanda Krueger
Supporting cast
31Matt Borlenghi
as Jock
Noble Craig
as Merging Freddy
E R Davies
as Delivery Doctor
Beth Depatie
as Anne
Will Egan
as Semi-Truck Driver
Stacey Elliott
as Girl in Locker
Steven Grives
as Dr. Moore
Whit Hertford
as Jacob
Jennifer Honneus
as Asylum Girl
Jake Jacobs
as Trendy Guest
Annie Lamaje
as Elm Street Kid
Gerry Loew
as Orderly #1
Kara Marie
as Baby Jacob
Roxanne Mayweather
as Delivery Nurse
Don Maxwell
as Coach Ostrow
John R Murray
as Customer
Marnette Patterson
as Little Girl
Cameron Perry
as Guest
Marc Siegler
as Thirty-Something
Michael Bailey Smith
as Super Freddy
Pat Sturges
as Racine Gibson
Cesar Anthony Torres
as Cop
Peter Trencher
as Trendy
Wally George
as Wally George
Ron Armstrong
as Hot Seat Band Member
Ted Nugent
as Hot Seat Band Member
Rudy Sarzo
as Hot Seat Band Member
Jill Adler
as Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Victor A Haddox
as Asylum Inmate (uncredited)
James Vallo
as Paramedic (uncredited)
Eric Singer
as Hot Seat Band Member
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1Writers
4Producers
2Other crew
6Parents Guide
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