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A Nightmare On Elm Street 2 Details

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A rotting, corpse-like, creature returns from the dead, possessing the body of a young man and forcing him to commit unspeakable acts of violence. Read more

Starring Robert Englund, Mark Patton, Clu Gulager, Hope Lange
Director Jack Sholder
Genres Horror

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A Nightmare On Elm Street 2

A rotting, corpse-like, creature returns from the dead, possessing the body of a young man and forcing him to commit unspeakable acts of violence.

Starring Robert Englund, Mark Patton, Clu Gulager, Hope Lange, Robert Rusler
Director Jack Sholder
Studio ENTERTAINMENT IN VIDEO
Run time DVD: 1 hr 22 mins
Certificate DVD Certificate 18.gif
Collections 100 Horror Films
Genres Horror
Language English
Subtitles English
Released DVD: 25 Jun 2001
Production year: 1985
Format DVD
  • Critics' reviews (4) of A Nightmare On Elm Street 2

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  • "...Clever special effects, a good leading performance and a villain so chatty he practically makes this a human-interest story....Scary, but not without touches of humor..."

    • New York Times
  • "...Well-made....An imaginative series of special effects....Reprising his monster role, Robert Englund is a frightening addition to the horror pantheon..."

    • Variety
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  • 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    FREDDIE FLOP

    Maybe it's me but this was not a patch on the first one.

      • Colin Thornton from BEDFORD-GOING TO TWICKENHAM AGAIN
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  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    not too bad

    Not as good as the first film, but still worth seeing if you liked that. Easy to watch, and not too long.

      • A customer from Bristol
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