REFERENCES
FILMS THE GOLD RUSH (1925) In the BBQ/Pool scene, Bar-B-Que Boy picks up the grilling forks with sausages on them and does a quick reference to Charlie Chaplin's dance with the two potatoes on forks. FLASH GORDON CONQUERS THE UNIVERSE (1940) This film plays on a TV in Grady's bedroom. THE BIRDS (1963) SMITHEREENS (1982) The movie poster for this film is shown on Grady's bedroom wall. RISKY BUSINESS (1983) Jesse's dance scene is patterned after Tom Cruise's infamous scene in this film. A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (1984) Jesse and Lisa find Nancy's diary, detailing events of the original film. THE INITIATION (1984) Nightmares, a tormented heroine, a sinister burned man, blood and killings are all elements borrowed from 'A Nightmare On Elm Street'. THE BREAKFAST CLUB (1985) Jesse has a poster that references Simple Minds' "Don't You (Forget About Me)", which was on that film's soundtrack. THRASHIN' (1986) The denim jacket that Hook wears has a design on it similar to Freddy's claw mark from Part 2. THE MONSTER SQUAD (1987) There is a letter-sized picture of Freddy Krueger shown during a scene at the clubhouse. BLOOD MASSACRE (1987) A Freddy Krueger mini-cutout is shown on a video store desk during this film. CHEERLEADER CAMP (1988) During a scene, Alison has a nightmare where she is slashed and has Krueger-like injuries on her arms. REMOTE CONTROL (1988) During a scene at a video store, a cardboard standee of Freddy Krueger is shown. THE GREAT OUTDOORS (1988) Chet mentions the killer bear's claws are "like Freddy Krueger's, only worse". HALLOWEEN 4; THE RETURN OF MICHAEL MYERS (1988) In the dialogue of one scene, a character suggests they should go to Elm Street. SLEEPAWAY CAMP II: UNHAPPY CAMPERS (1988) There is a character dressed as Freddy Krueger in this film. DON'T PANIC (1988) The film's tagline mentions Freddy Krueger: "Forget Freddy and Jason. Virgil's the newest nightmare in town". THE DEAD POOL (1988) A man wearing a Freddy Krueger sweater can be seen during the scene of Harry and Quan jogging. SORORITY BABES IN THE SLIMEBALL BOWL-O-RAMA (1988) One of the demonized girls has Freddy Krueger's striped shirt and burned face. CRITTERS 2 (1988) LICENSE TO DRIVE (1988) The opening sequence is a nod to Part 2. TRANSYLVANIA TWIST (1989) Freddy Krueger, Michael Myers and Leatherface appear in the opening scene. DR. ALIEN (1989) After having a nightmare, Wesley says, "the only thing missing was Freddy Krueger". TEEN WITCH (1989) During the dialogue of a scene, Polly mentions that, "Its like a birthday on Elm Street". NIGHT SHADOW (1989) Tai owns a replica of Freddy Krueger's claw, which is featured prominently throughout the movie. DREAM A LITTLE DREAM (1989) In the dream world, Bobby mentions Freddy Krueger to Coleman. FRIDAY THE 13TH PART VIII: JASON TAKES MANHATTAN (1989) Rennie's hallucinations were similar to the dream world in NOES. HELL'S TRAP (1989) Jesse the killer wears a glove with bladed fingers, designed to look like the one worn by Freddy Krueger. RUSH WEEK (1989) A partygoer is dressed as Freddy Krueger during this film. TROLL 2 (1990) The scene in which Jesse spends the night in Grady's room is similar to a scene in this film. SIDE OUT (1990) Wiley mentions Freddy Krueger. TOTAL RECALL (1990) While inspecting a scene, Dennis Quaid finds an operator card with the address listed as '557986 Elm Street'. SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE III (1990) When the boys crash the slumber party, one of them is wearing a Freddy Krueger mask. POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE (1990) During a scene, there is a man in a Freddy Krueger costume on the studio backlot. WITHOUT YOU I'M NOTHING (1990) Freddy Krueger is mentioned in this film. FREDDY'S DEAD: THE FINAL NIGHTMARE (1991) Clips are shown briefly in the tribute ending to Freddy. Also, the newspaper 'The Springwood Gazette' originally appeared in Part 2. ROCK 'N' ROLL HIGH SCHOOL FOREVER (1991) During a scene, Stella says, "Wow, it looks like Freddy's been here". BOYZ N THE HOOD (1991) When the young boys find a dead body, one of them says it looks like he was killed by Freddy Krueger. ERNEST SCARED STUPID (1991) One of the Murdock boys calls Elizabeth's report 'Nightmare on Troll Street'. PAST MIDNIGHT (1991) During the dialogue of a scene, a character says that, "it makes 'A Nightmare On Elm Street' look like Charlotte's Web". ZOMBIE COP (1991) Frankie Kroger is the film's equivalent to Freddy Krueger. PESADILLA FATAL (1991) The killer uses a glove with sharp claws just like Freddy Krueger. MIKEY (1992) Mikey tells his teacher his favorite movie is 'ANightmare On Elm Street' and Freddy Krueger is the reason he doesn't want to take off his shirt during gym. COOL WORLD (1992) Slash's knives are similar to Freddy's glove. ONCE UPON A CRIME... (1992) While walking in Madame Van Dougan's yard Julian Peters (Richard Lewis) asks, "Who lives here, Freddy Krueger?" THE MONSTER (1993) Possession and the music are referenced. RUBY IN PARADISE (1993) During the dialogue of a scene, Freddy Krueger is mentioned. LAST ACTION HERO (1993) During a scene, Freddy is shown in the police precinct in handcuffs. BOSQUE DE MUERTE (1993) Raúl mentions in the dialogue that he wants to have a nightmare about Freddy. JASON GOES TO HELL: THE FINAL FRIDAY (1993) During the final scene, Freddy's arm pops up from under the ground and takes Jason Voorhees' mask to Hell, setting the stage for 'Freddy Vs. Jason'. WES CRAVEN'S NEW NIGHTMARE (1994) |