A Nightmare on Elm Street
Producing nine films to date , theA Nightmare on Elm Streetfranchise has play host to many future star , including Johnny Depp and Patricia Arquette . Debuting in 1984 , theWes Craven - createdNightmare on Elm Streetproperty would quickly blossom into one of the biggest pop cultivation hits of the 1980s , turning Freddy Krueger worker Robert Englund into a repugnance icon along the way of life . A Nightmare on Elm Streetserved as a jolt of excitement to the slasher genre , trading a silent , masked cause of death for a cruelly magnetic pipe dream fiend .
However , while theNightmare on Elm Streetfranchise efficaciously ensured that Robert Englund will be a hit on the repugnance pattern circuit until the end of time , he was n’t the only doer to receive a career rise from appearing in the serial . Along the way , multiple future mavin faced off against Freddy before motivate on to become big Hollywood names in their own right field . Here ’s a rundown of the guiding light who in some case met their dying at the bridge player ofFreddy ’s infamous glove .
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Johnny Depp as Glen, A Nightmare on Elm Street
Current personal contention aside , Johnny Deppis undoubtedly one of the most democratic actors in recent memory , but year before he captained the Black Pearl asPirates of the Caribbean ’s Jack Sparrow , Depp made his film debut inA Nightmare on Elm Street . Depp act as Glen Lantz , boyfriend to lead heroine Nancy Thompson ( Heather Langenkamp ) , and the last dupe claim by Freddy in the movie . Ostensibly a athletic supporter , Glen defied 1980s jock stereotypes , showing actual concern for Nancy and a amazingly thoughtful mentality . deplorably , that did n’t stop him from being dragged into his layer by Freddy and come forth as a fountain of blood .
Patricia Arquette as Kristen, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3
Patricia Arquettemade her moving-picture show launching inA Nightmare on Elm Street 3 : pipe dream Warriors , leading the titular Freddy - agitate radical as Kristen Parker . Kristen possess the power to pull others into her dreams , and turn out the decide cistron in Freddy ’s ( impermanent ) frustration . Arquette would go on to fame in films likeTrue RomanceandLost Highway , as well as asterisk in the long - running supernatural proceduralMedium . While Kristen come back and was killed off inA Nightmare on Elm Street 4,Arquette did n’t come back , so she never in person felt Freddy ’s wrath .
Laurence Fishburne as Max, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3
Long before he became a daddy culture icon play Morpheus inThe Matrixtrilogy , Fishburne appear in the little role of good-hearted genial hospital orderly Max . Notably , Max was one of the few adults shown to be kind to the Dream Warriors during their hitch at Westin Hills , and clearly cared about their well - being . While Max grows skeptical of Nancy Thompson , it ’s only because he fears for the safety of those placed in his concern , and right after Nancy showed up , people started die . lamentably , Max got no face-off with Freddy , and Fishburne would n’t return to theNightmare on Elm Streetfranchise .
Breckin Meyer as Spencer, Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare
Still constantly working today , Breckin Meyer made one of his first screen appearance as Spencer inFreddy ’s Dead , a stoner who ends up killed by Freddy ’s " power glove " after being turned into a picture plot grapheme . A few years later , Meyer would gain widespread fame in the adolescent comedyClueless , and has never really looked back . Meyer has since gone on to asterisk in the 2000 comedyRoad Trip , theGarfieldlive - action movies ( which while pan off , made lots of money ) , interpreter Joseph Gribble onKing of the Hill , star in the effectual comedyFranklin & Bash , and recur on political thrillerDesignated Survivor .
Rooney Mara as Nancy, A Nightmare on Elm Street
While 2010’sA Nightmare on Elm Streetremake has rapidly evanesce into obscureness , it served as the initial plunge pad for Rooney Mara , who ’s double since been nominated for an Oscar . Mara is n’t exactly a favorite of franchise sports fan , as she ’s been clear in the years afterward that she really did n’t need to star in the remake , and only did it because she thought it might avail her life history progression . Still , her achiever since ca n’t be denied , including in films likeThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo , Carol , andA Ghost Story .
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