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A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge
Movie Info
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Director -
Jack Sholder -
Producer -
Robert Shaye -
Screenwriter -
Wes Craven -
Distributor -
Image Entertainment Inc. , New Line Cinema , Media Home Entertainment -
Production Co -
New Line Cinema -
Rating -
R -
Genre -
Horror -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Nov 1, 1985, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Oct 1, 2009 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$29.9M -
Runtime -
1h 25m -
Aspect Ratio -
Flat (1.85:1)