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title: 'A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Renny Harlin'
released: '1988-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 89
genres:
  - 'Horror'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-nightmare-on-elm-street-4-the-dream-master-1988'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095742/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)

1988 · 89 min · Horror · United States

Part of: A Nightmare on Elm Street

## Synopsis

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master is a 1988 American fantasy slasher film directed by Renny Harlin from a screenplay by Brian Helgeland and Scott Pierce. It is the sequel to A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) and the fourth installment in the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. The film follows Freddy Krueger reappearing in the dreams of Kristen Parker, Joey Crusel, and Roland Kincaid, where he uses Kristen's best friend, Alice Johnson, to gain access to new victims in order to continue his killing spree.

## Credits

- **Producer:** [Robert Shaye](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-shaye), [Rachel Talalay](https://cinepixo.com/people/rachel-talalay)
- **Director:** [Renny Harlin](https://cinepixo.com/people/renny-harlin)
- **Screenplay:** [Wes Craven](https://cinepixo.com/people/wes-craven), [William Kotzwinkle](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-kotzwinkle), [Brian Helgeland](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-helgeland), [Ken Wheat](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-wheat), [Scott Pierce](https://cinepixo.com/people/scott-pierce)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Craig Safan](https://cinepixo.com/people/craig-safan)
- **Director of Photography:** [Steven Fierberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-fierberg)

## Cast

- [Tuesday Knight](https://cinepixo.com/people/tuesday-knight)
- [Robert Englund](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-englund) as Freddy Krueger
- [Rodney Eastman](https://cinepixo.com/people/rodney-eastman)
- [Danny Hassel](https://cinepixo.com/people/danny-hassel)
- [Lisa Wilcox](https://cinepixo.com/people/lisa-wilcox) as Alice Johnson
- [Robert Shaye](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-shaye)
- [Toy Newkirk](https://cinepixo.com/people/toy-newkirk)
- [Linnea Quigley](https://cinepixo.com/people/linnea-quigley)
- [Ken Sagoes](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-sagoes)
- [Renny Harlin](https://cinepixo.com/people/renny-harlin)
- [Brooke Theiss](https://cinepixo.com/people/brooke-theiss)
- [John Beckman](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-beckman)
- [Hope Marie Carlton](https://cinepixo.com/people/hope-marie-carlton)
- [Duane Davis](https://cinepixo.com/people/duane-davis)
- [Andras Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/andras-jones)

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