Q 01/05

The original A Nightmare on Elm Street was released in which year?

A) 1984

B) 1985

C) 1987

D) 1989

Answer · why

A) 1984

It opened on November 9 and made back its budget in the first weekend, then went on to earn more than fifty times what it cost.

Q 02/05

Who played Freddy Krueger in the original A Nightmare on Elm Street and every sequel through 2003?

A) Kane Hodder

B) Doug Bradley

C) Robert Englund

D) Tony Todd

Answer · why

C) Robert Englund

Robert Englund won Craven over after other actors auditioning for Freddy seemed too quiet and too compassionate towards children.

Q 03/05

Which actress played Nancy Thompson, the teenager who fights Freddy in the original?

A) Amanda Wyss

B) Lisa Wilcox

C) Heather Langenkamp

D) Jennifer Rubin

Answer · why

C) Heather Langenkamp

Heather Langenkamp says Craven cast her because she really was like Nancy, an earnest student, and he wanted someone very non-Hollywood.

Q 04/05

Which future star made his film debut in the original A Nightmare on Elm Street as Nancy's boyfriend Glen?

A) Johnny Depp

B) Kevin Bacon

C) Brad Pitt

D) Tom Cruise

Answer · why

A) Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp bombed his audition and was crossed off, until Craven's daughter took a shine to him.

Q 05/05

In the final shock of the original A Nightmare on Elm Street, what does Freddy pull Nancy's mother through?

A) The fireplace

B) The front-door window

C) The bedroom floor

D) The attic hatch

Answer · why

B) The front-door window

The front-door window: at the same moment, the car Nancy has climbed into locks her inside and drives off.