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title: 'A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy''s Revenge (1985)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jack Sholder'
released: '1985-11-01'
runtime_minutes: 82
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-nightmare-on-elm-street-2-freddys-revenge-1985'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089686/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)

1985 · 82 min · Fantasy, Horror, Crime, Thriller · United States

Part of: A Nightmare on Elm Street

## Synopsis

A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge is a 1985 American supernatural slasher film directed by Jack Sholder and written by David Chaskin. It stars Mark Patton, Kim Myers, Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger, and Robert Rusler. It is a sequel to A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) and the second installment in the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. The film follows Jesse Walsh, a teenager who begins having recurring nightmares about Freddy Krueger after moving into the former home of Nancy Thompson from the first film.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jack Sholder](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-sholder)
- **Screenplay:** [David Chaskin](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-chaskin)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Christopher Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-young)
- **Producer:** [Robert Shaye](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-shaye), [Joel Soisson](https://cinepixo.com/people/joel-soisson)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jacques Haitkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-haitkin)
- **Editor:** [Bob Brady](https://cinepixo.com/people/bob-brady)

## Cast

- [Kim Myers](https://cinepixo.com/people/kim-myers)
- [Clu Gulager](https://cinepixo.com/people/clu-gulager)
- [Lyman Ward](https://cinepixo.com/people/lyman-ward)
- [Robert Rusler](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-rusler)
- [Robert Englund](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-englund) as Freddy Krueger
- [Hope Lange](https://cinepixo.com/people/hope-lange)
- [Mark Patton](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-patton) as Jesse Walsh
- [Marshall Bell](https://cinepixo.com/people/marshall-bell)
- [Melinda O. Fee](https://cinepixo.com/people/melinda-o-fee)
- [Sydney Walsh](https://cinepixo.com/people/sydney-walsh)
- [Christie Clark](https://cinepixo.com/people/christie-clark)
- [JoAnn Willette](https://cinepixo.com/people/joann-willette)
- [Steve Eastin](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-eastin)
- [Brian Wimmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-wimmer)
- [Kerry Remsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/kerry-remsen)

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