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Freddy Krueger |
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Vital Statistics
Full Name: Frederick Charles Krueger
Date Of Birth: February 1942
Place Of Birth: Springwood, Ohio
Race: Caucasian
Sex: Male
Height: 5' 8"
Weight: 160lbs
Hair Color: N/A
Eyes: Green
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Remarks
Fred Krueger is presumed dead, killed by a vengeful lynch mob. There have been several unconfirmed reports that Krueger uses the dream world to wreak his revenge upon his favorite prey, children. Information released from the Division of Occult Activities at the FBI, states that "Dream Demons" awarded him his power over the dreamscape, because of his evil, sadistic nature. Known to wear a tattered red and green sweater, beat-up hat and his choice of weapon, a specially made (by Krueger himself) finger knives glove. Recently reported to be terrorizing the children of the "Lynch Mob's" parents. |
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Intresting Facts
--Freddy was named after a bully that terrorized Wes Craven as a kid.
--Wes came up with the idea for A Nightmare on Elm Street while sitting at a restaurant in 1978. He had recently read three separate articles about people who had nightmares and then later died in their sleep.
--"Evil Dead" is being shown on a TV in Nancy's room in "A Nightmare On Elm Stree". This was Wes Craven's way of repaying Sam Raimi for putting a "The Hills Have Eyes" in the basement scene in "Evil Dead".
--Robert Englund was not the first choice to play Freddy Krueger. Actually, they wanted a stunt man to play the part.
--Friday the 13th alumni, Sean Cunningham, directed a non-dialog sequence because Wes Craven was pressed for time.
--"A Nightmare On Elm Street" was Johnny Depp's (Glen) first acting job.
--"A Nightmare On Elm Street" Grossed $25.5 million dollars in the US. The entire series (7 movies) grossed $216M in the US with "A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master" being the most popular grossing $49.4M domestically.
--In "A Nightmare On Elm Street", the scene where Freddy appears over a sleeping Nancy was done with spandex.
--In "A Nightmare On Elm Street", Over 500 gallons of fake "blood" was used in the scene of Glen's demise.
--In "A Nightmare On Elm Street", The bathroom scene was not included in the original script, but was rather the brainchild of Jim Doyle (special fx). The tub was built over a swimming pool and Jim Doyle in scuba gear performed as Freddy's glove.
--"A Nightmare On Elm Street" was banned in Finland on video and heavily censored in Germany.
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The Infamous Glove
Leather glove reinforced with steel plating, sporting 4 6" knife blades. |
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