REFERENCES
FILMS
REEFER MADNESS (1936)
TELL YOUR CHILDREN (1936)
ALICE IN WONDERLAND (1951)
When Freddy confronts Alice in the church, he says, "Welcome to Wonderland, Alice".
KRONOS (1957)
JAWS (1975)
Freddy in the ocean has his glove sticking out of the water like Jaws' fin.
THE EVIL DEAD (1981)
Alice's "getting ready" scene with various object close-ups" was like a similar scene from 'The Evil Dead'.
FRIDAY THE 13TH PART III (1982)
SUPERGIRL (1984)
When Debbie squashes a bug, Rick tells her, "Hey, Supergirl, it's dead".
VAMP (1986)
When Rick sits up in his coffin and says "Hello Babbbbbbby!", it is a nod to 'Vamp'.
ALIENS (1986)
Alice's line, "Get away from him, you son of a b*tch!" is a nod to 'Aliens', when Ripley said something similar: "get away from her, you b*tch!"
PRISON (1987)
A poster for 'Prison' can be seen in the background of a scene in a movie theatre.
HAIRSPRAY (1988)
A poster for it can be seen to the right of the ticket taker's booth at the theater.
THE SERPENT AND THE RAINBOW (1988)
When Freddy says, "You shouldn't have buried me...I'm not dead," it is a nod to this movie.
GHOST (1990)
The movie poster is shown in the video store window.
FREDDY'S DEAD: THE FINAL NIGHTMARE (1991)
Clips are shown briefly in the tribute ending to Freddy.
RITORNO DALLA MORTE (1991)
The movie poster is visible in the background, and one of the bad guys wears a Freddy Krueger-style mask.
INTENSIVE CARE (1991)
The movie poster is shown on the wall in Bobby's bedroom.
HAUNTEDWEEN (1991)
The movie poster is shown in the haunted house.
SHORT CUTS (1993)
The movie poster is shown.
THE MONSTER (1994)
The waterbed scene is referenced.
LITTLE ODESSA (1994)
Reuben, Joshua, and Alla watch 'The Dream Master' during this film.
SCREAM (1996)
THE SINGLES WARD (2002)
Jonathan rents the movie from the video store.
FREDDY VS. JASON (2003)
Clips are shown briefly in the introduction narrated by Freddy. Also, when Freddy sees Kia, he says, "How sweet, dark meat!" This is a nod to the sentence he said to Kristen in the beginning of Part 4, "How sweet, fresh meat!".
LIGHTNING BUG (2004)
A picture of Freddy on the cover of Fangoria is shown next to the words 'Nightmare 4: The Death Of Freddy'.
THE SCI-FI BOYS (2006)
There is a mold shown of a dying Freddy Krueger from this movie.
BEST WORST MOVIE (2009)
A character at a horror fest states he's watched all 6 'Nightmare' movies.
A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (2010)
In this remake, Freddy uses the line, "How's this for a wet dream?!" This was a nod to 'The Dream Master', when Freddy used the same line talking to Joey.
OPENING NIGHT (2014)
'The Dream Master' is referenced in the dialogue.
BOTTLE UP (2015)
'The Dream Master' is referenced in the dialogue.
NIGHT CITY (2015)
The line, "You think you're one major league hunk, don't you?" is a reference to a similar line used by Alice in 'The Dream Master'.
IN SEARCH OF DARKNESS (2019)
Clips from 'The Dream Master' are featured in the 1988 segment.
TELEVISION
ROSEANNE (1989)
EPISODE: 'House Of Grown-Ups'.
'The Dream Master' is mentioned during this episode.
DYNASTY (1981)
Debbie forgets to do her homework everyday because she's addicted to 'Dynasty' and Sheila advises her to get a VCR.
THE GOLDEN GIRLS (1987)
EPISODE: 'Empty Nests'.
The girls are going to watch Part 4 of the series and declare to Rose that it isn't necessary to have seen Parts 1, 2 and 3.
SISKEL & EBERT (1990)
EPISODE: 'Die Hard 2/Ghost Dad/Days Of Thunder/May Fools'.
'The Dream Master' is referenced during the 'Die Hard 2' review.
SISKEL & EBERT (1990)
EPISODE: 'Quick Change/Arachnophobia/Ghost/The Adventures Of Ford Fairlaine/Jetsons: The Movie'.
'The Dream Master' is referenced during 'The Adventures Of Ford Fairlane' review.
THE SIMPSONS (1990)
EPISODE: 'Treehouse Of Horror'.
This annual Halloween special, started in 1990, regularly spoofs the horror genre.
LUONTEITA (1990)
EPISODE: 'Renny Harlin'.
Renny Harlin talks about the movie.
TINY TOON ADVENTURES (1990)
EPISODE: 'Best O'Plucky Duck Day'.
The character Eddy Cougar says, "How sweet, fresh meat!", a nod to this movie.
FEAR IN THE DARK (1991)
The movie poster is shown.
HILJAISET LAULUT (1994)
'The Dream Master' poster is shown on the wall in Pauli's apartment.
SAVED BY THE BELL: THE NEW CLASS (1995)
EPISODE: 'Ryan's Worst Nightmare'.
Screech claims that he used to watch the 'Freddy Krueger' films to calm down after Miss Hearst's class.
THE SIMPSONS (1995)
EPISODE: 'Treehouse Of Horror VI'.
One of the victims dies at school during a test, just like Sheila in 'The Dream Master'.
SLIDERS (1996)
EPISODE: 'The Dream Masters'.
Title referenced 'The Dream Master'. Also, Rodney Eastman, who played Byron, played Joey in NOES 3 and 4.
ROSE RED (2002)
EPISODE: '#1.3'.
A character says, "It's like the roach motel, they check in but they don't check out", a nod to 'The Dream Master'.
THE ROTTEN TOMATOES SHOW (2009)
EPISODE: 'The Men Who Stare At Goats/A Christmas Carol/Precious'.
The movie is referenced during the 'Where Do You Want To Meet?' segment.
THE ROTTEN TOMATOES SHOW (2010)
EPISODE: 'The Back-Up Plan/The Losers/Paper Man'.
The movie is referenced during the 'Freddy Krueger: Quipmaster' segment.
CINEMASSACRE'S MONSTER MADNESS (2011)
EPISODE: 'A Nightmare On Elm Street 5: The Dream Child'.
The host mentions Alice and Dan getting together.
CINEMASSACRE'S MOVIE MADNESS (2011)
EPISODE: 'A Nightmare On Elm Street 4: The Dream Master'.
The movie is reviewed.
CINEMASSACRE'S MOVIE MADNESS (2011)
EPISODE: 'Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare'.
The host recalls Freddy's death from Part 4.
THE BLOCKBUSTER BUSTER (2013)
EPISODE: 'Son Of the Mask'.
Footage of Freddy Krueger is shown, including from 'The Dream Master'.
POP CULTURE BEAST'S HALLOWEEN HORROR PICKS (2014)