The people behind His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th are joining together again to bring horror fans the ultimate tribute to yet another iconic slasher series, A Nightmare on Elm Street (my favorite horror series EVER).
Work on Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy began on August 22, 2009, in and around Los Angeles. Starring and narrated by Heather Langenkamp (Nancy!), star of the 1984 classic A Nightmare on Elm Street and two of its sequels (1986's Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors and 1994's Wes Craven's New Nightmare), this 90-minute documentary promises to be the definitive look at the making of the landmark horror series and the enduring legacy of its wise-cracking, razor-gloved villain: the relentless "bastard son of a hundred maniacs" known as Freddy Krueger.
For a quarter century Freddy has slashed his way through the nightmares of two generations of movie-goers in one of the most artful, spectacular, and terrifying film franchises in motion picture history. To characterize theNightmare on Elm Street series as a modern cultural phenomenon would be a gross understatement. To date, the eight (soon to be nine) Elm Street films have scared up well over half a billion dollars in box office receipts in the U.S. alone, launching the careers of such Hollywood luminaries as Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption), Renny Harlin (Die Hard 2), Patricia Arquette ("Medium"), Brian Helgeland (L.A. Confidential), and even Johnny Depp.
Little did Freddy's "father", veteran writer/director Wes Craven, know that his terrifying, child-killing creation would go on to become a cult hero and spawn his very own cottage industry. Today Freddy is practically a household name, with his burned visage, trademark fedora, and red and green sweater appearing on everything from T-shirts to video games to action figures to comic books (Freddy was even the star of his own weekly television series!). It's safe to say that Freddy Krueger may never rest in peace – nor should he - since his fans keep clamoring for more.
In addition to the feature-length documentary, the two-disc DVD release of Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy will feature over four hours of nightmare-inducing extras, including the original documentary I Am Nancy, written, produced and directed by star Heather Langenkamp, which looks back at the last 25 years since her debut as heroine Nancy Thompson and examines the impact of the Elm Street films on young people's lives.
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy will be released in the spring of 2010.
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