Insights from wife, Nancy Englund, a set designer, and Eli Roth ( Cabin Fever, Hostel), and Adam Green, Tony Todd, Lance Henriksen, Heather Langenkamp, Lin Shaye, Bill Moseley, Doug Bradley, and Kane Hodder, filter into the mix here, too, offering a deeper look not only at Englund and his dedication to the craft, but why A Nightmare on Elm Street was so effectively all-absorbing. This is a stellar expose on Hollywood in one of its heydays, when 1970s cinema flourished, spawning countless films that struck a chord only to become more than just a simple footnote in history. From being up for the role that John Travolta got in Carrie to wanting to play Han Solo in Star Wars. Much of the documentary’s front half tracks Robert Englund’s rise as a character actor.
Or, for instance, that Englund became a classically trained stage actor before turning heads in the NBC 1980s hit, V? Remember that show? Why, who knew that among Englund’s first outings, he was in the stage version of Pinocchio? Or, for that matter, he used his own genius to make that a role stand-out.
It’s one thing to sing the praises of an on-screen character as enigmatic as Freddy, and quite another to show you who the man was that made him such a classic cinematic figure. What’s interesting here is that the filmmakers truly take you into Englund’s life. If anything, this documentary will leave audiences craving a more mindful modern-day update of all the Nightmare films and surely, in this day of streaming, that’s certainly possible. Or, perhaps, realize that Michael Myers from Halloween may not have been as frightening as Freddy Krueger after all. Jason who? You might find yourself pondering. Related: Exclusive: First Minutes of Robert Englund Documentary Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares RevealedĪll of it elevates this documentary and creates a winning portrait of a horror icon and the man who brought that icon to life. Jason romp? There’s a nice array of behind-the-scenes clips here, too. Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares illuminates those facts to winning ends, taking audiences on an exceptional journey that balances a talking-heads-doc-style with plenty of footage of the original film and the sequels Englund starred in - remember 2003’s Freddy vs.
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