Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

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Murderous ghoul Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund) has slaughtered every last child in his hometown. He ventures on to a new location, scouting fresh young victims to hack up with his finger blades. He arrives in a small town in which his long-lost daughter, Maggie (Lisa Zane), works as a therapist for troubled youths. He attempts to recruit her for his dastardly pursuits, but she has other ideas. Father and daughter meet for a bloody showdown that will determine Freddy's fate once and for all.

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Critics Consensus

Reducing the once-terrifying Dream Reaper into a goofy caricature, this joyless climax will leave audiences hoping Freddy stays dead.

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David C

Esta película no tiene sentido por eso es muy mala y la muerte de Freddy es muy chafa

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/11/24

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Tommy D

Good movie. The 3-D is fantastic for the final of freddy krueger

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/09/23

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Joe M

Unbelievably terrible. Without a doubt the worst of the six original films. There's a joke about the Nintendo Power Glove, which as bad as it was might have been the highlight for me. And was the ending a mistake? Like did they accidentally throw away the film with the real ending? It was so bad and anticlimactic I can't accept that it was intentional.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

10/12/23

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Audience Member

Definitely one of the weaker installments Retcons a lot of Freddy Kruger's origins I like Lisa Zane who I found out is actually Billy Zane's sister, recently started a band called Flapunco, which plays hard rock with Latin rhythms Yaphette Koto I like too One of the earliest 3D movies but the technology wasn't there yet They got cameos from Roseanne Barr to Tom Arnold and Alice Cooper Even Wes Craven got really ticked off how they made his once-terrifying creation into a laughable comedian instead of being scary, more gimmicky than anything Still the movie brought in fans who even at the time mourned Freddy Kruger knowing it might've been the last time he'd be in another movie Robert Englund's favorite death in the series involved a hearing aid so it makes Freddy an equal opportunity killer The only good part in this movie is entering the inside of freddys mind and him and his daughter fighting each other and the end credits montage highlighting the franchises best moments Thankfully this wasn't the last time Freddy would be on the silver screen

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

09/14/23

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Ethan G

Both Freddy and this tired concept are dead in this exhaustingly violent and painfully depthless excuse for a movie.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

09/07/23

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Emilliano Jr S

A mediocre final nightmare.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

07/11/23

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Rachel Talalay

Director

Robert Englund

Freddy Krueger

Lisa Zane

Dr. Maggie Burroughs

Shon Greenblatt

John Doe

Lezlie Deane

Tracy

Ricky Dean Logan

Carlos

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Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

The joke is on the filmmakers: By taking the finality out of death, they've already robbed the horror genre of its giddy sting.

Rated: C-

Jan 27, 2019

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Kim Newman

Empire Magazine

The one interesting idea -- what would a town be like if all the teenagers in it had been slaughtered in five movies? -- is thrown away with a few cheap jokes.

Rated: 2/5

Apr 5, 2010

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Variety Staff

Variety

Sixth and final edition in the Nightmare on Elm Street feature series delivers enough violence, black humor and even a final reel in 3-D to hit paydirt with horror-starved audiences.

Mar 26, 2009

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

The producers have decided to throw in the towel for this finger-knived incubus. [Full review in Spanish]

Aug 2, 2023

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Cody Leach

Cody Leach (YouTube)

If there was ever a movie I despise more, I have yet to find it. Freddy's Dead is an insult to the franchise and complete embarrassment for Freddy Krueger. Not a single performance, kill, joke, or cameo (forgive me Alice Cooper!) works in any way.

Rated: 0/5

Aug 20, 2022

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Philip French

Observer (UK)

The movie is well made, the final reel makes clever use of 3-D, but no one will be sorry to see the last of Englund.

Apr 13, 2022

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Synopsis

Murderous ghoul Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund) has slaughtered every last child in his hometown. He ventures on to a new location, scouting fresh young victims to hack up with his finger blades. He arrives in a small town in which his long-lost daughter, Maggie (Lisa Zane), works as a therapist for troubled youths. He attempts to recruit her for his dastardly pursuits, but she has other ideas. Father and daughter meet for a bloody showdown that will determine Freddy's fate once and for all.

Director: Rachel Talalay
Executive Producer: Michael De Luca
Screenwriter: Wes Craven, Rachel Talalay, Michael De Luca
Distributor: New Line Cinema
Production Co: New Line Cinema
Rating: R (Language|Horror Violence|Drug Content)
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 13, 1991, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 1, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA): $34.0M
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Dolby Stereo

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