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) THE INITIATION (1984) Nightmares, a tormented heroine, a sinister burned man, blood and killings are all elements borrowed from 'A Nightmare On Elm Street'. 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!" 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. PRISON (1987) A poster for 'Prison' can be seen in the background of a scene in a movie theatre. A CHINESE GHOST STORY (1987) This film is cited as an influence during the 'Never Sleep Again' documentary. 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. 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. 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. GHOST (1990) The movie poster is shown in the video store window. 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. 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. 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. FRANKENSTEIN 2000 (1992) The movie poster is visible in the background, and one of the bad guys wears a Freddy Krueger-style mask. |