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nTo date there’s been nine films starring the mother of all dreamndemons, the wise cracking, joke spewing, one and only son of a thousandnmaniacs, Freddy Krueger. As the films have progressed, Krueger has changednvisage on many occasions, sometimes looking completely different, going as farnas changing species and even genders! So, since most of these films are fromnthe 80’s and February is ‘Going Back to the 80’s’ month here onnThe Film Connoisseur, I leave you guys with the many faces of Freddy Krueger. Props go to Fred Krueger himself Mr. Robert Englund for bringing this character to life with such dedication and to all those make up artists who over the years have shaped and molded Freddy Krueger into our favorite dream controlling demon. I’ve probably missed one or two of his looks, so I urge you guys to strike backnon the comments section and let me know which ones I’ve left out.
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nTrench coat Freddy
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nFilm: New Nightmare (1994)
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nDescription: This film marked Wes Craven’s return to thenfranchise he created, and so he wanted to get as far away from what Freddy hadnbecome: a joke spewing cartoon of a villain. With this one, Craven wanted tonmake Freddy scary, dark and imposing and so we get a slightly more demonicnlooking Freddy who wears a black trench coat and according to the film, cannactually crossover into the ‘real world’. n
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nQuote: “Miss Me?”
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nDemon Freddy
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nFilm: New Nightmare (1994) and Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
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nDescription: During the whole franchise, we get two glimpsesnat a more demonic than usual Freddy Krueger. Yeah, sure, Freddy is pretty evilnlooking on his own right, but on these two occasions mentioned here, henlooks extra evil. First one is in New Nightmare, where during Freddy’s demisenhe burns in flames and as he burns, we see his true demonic nature, a hornednFreddy Krueger. You see, according to this sequel, Freddy is an ancient demonnwho has existed for eons. Second demonic Freddy pops up in Freddy vs. Jasonnwhen Jason Voorhees has a nightmare and Freddy invades it. In Jason’snnightmare, Freddy has red skin, fangs and demonic yellow eyes; demonic indeed!
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nQuote: “After they killed me I became something much, muchnworse”
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nSnake Freddy
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nFilm: A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
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nDescription: Snake Freddy is for me personally one of thenscariest of all of the Freddy incarnations, I mean, this giant snake literallyncomes out of the woodwork and tries to swallow up Patricia Arquette whole, likensome sort of demonic Boa Constrictor! Personally I feel as if this is one ofnthe best effects achieved in the whole series; I’ve always considered DreamnWarriors to be a high water mark in the series in terms of special effectsnwork. That’s one thing I loved about these NOES films, they were showcases fornentertaining and well developed effects sequences, each film is filled with itsnown show stopping moments effects wise, Snake Freddy being one of the betternones.
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nQuote: “You!”
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nPuppet Freddy
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nFilm: A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
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nDescription: Puppet Freddy comes to life as Phillip, one ofnthe last of the Elm Street kids, falls asleep. You see, Phillip enjoys buildingnhis puppets and so Freddy turns one of Phillip’s handmade marionettes into anFreddy Puppet, which then grows into a life size Freddy Krueger! Then, Freddynturns Phillip into a living puppet, by cutting his arms and legs open and usingnPhillip’s own tendons and veins as the strings from which to pull him with! Itnreally is one of the most gruesome deaths in the whole series.
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nQuote: “The fact that we all dreamt about this guy before wenever met doesn’t impress anybody”
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nCaterpillar Freddy
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nFilm: Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
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nDescription: Potheads never get it good in horror moviesn(unless it’s Cabin in the Woods) and Freddy Vs. Jason is no exception. On thisnone there’s a major pothead called Freeburg who smokes practically on everynscene he is in, funny part is he even looks like ‘Jay’ from Jay and Silent BobnStrike Back (2001), another major pothead! So anyhow, at one point Freeburgnsmokes weed and succumbing to the effects of the drug, falls asleep. That isnwhen this Freddy caterpillar pops up to smoke with him. The worm is very reminiscent of the smokingncaterpillar from Alice in Wonderland.
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nQuote: “I only smoke when I drink now”
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nWicked Witch of the West Freddy
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nFilm: Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)
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nDescription: This was one of the most fun times I’ve had watching a NOESnfilm in theaters, there was this excitement to see Freddy in 3-D, and it wasnjust one of these movies were a lot was promised, amongst those promises, Freddynwas supposed to “really “ die on this one! So of course it was a special filmnin that sense. On this one we got a lot of back story on who Freddy was beforenhe became who he became. As far as I’m concerned, we know a lot of what we knownabout Freddy from this movie alone. By this time, the character of FreddynKrueger had become a full blown jokester; he’d kill teens and say jokes whilendoing it with definitive ‘gusto’. From the very beginning of this film you canntell that the tone on this one was going to be funnier than normal, fornexample, during the opening nightmare sequence one of the kids dreams that hisnhome is flying through the air on a tornado, a la The Wizard of Oz (1939) andnsuddenly, on his bedroom window the teenager sees Freddy Krueger flying on anwitches broom, wearing a pointy witches hat and waving his black cape around. Thisnscene started the film on the right foot for me, I was laughing from the getngo.
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nQuote: “I’ll get you my pretty! And your little soul too!”
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nSkeleton Freddy
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nFilm: A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
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nDescription: Here’s something most people don’t think about,nKrueger’s burnt skeleton. We all know his dream demon look, with the fedora hatnand the red and green sweater, but what of his real body? The one that the ElmnStreet parents burned to a crisp? Well, on A Nightmare on Elm Street 3 we actuallynget to see that skeleton! According tonthe ghost of Krueger’s own mother, you have to spray Krueger’s remains withnholy water in order to defeat him. So, a brave doctor ends up digging upnFreddy’s skeleton in order to lay it to rest, and give it a proper burial ornsomething, but right there and then Freddy’s Skeleton comes to life and beginsnto attack the doctor! On this one we were presented with the idea that Kruegerncould control his remains from the dream world.
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nBus Driver Freddy
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nFilm: Freddy’s Dead: ThenFinal Nightmare (1991)
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nDescription: When one of the last Elm Street kids dreams hentravels to this lonely open road in the middle of nowhere, out of the blue, anbus comes along and guess whose driving it? Bus Driver Freddy that’s who! Busndriver Freddy hits the kid with the bus and the teenagers’ body slams onto thenwindshield of the bus. Then Freddy hits the breaks sending the teenagers bodynhurling through the air and crossing the boundaries of Freddy’s world. Afternthe kid disappears through some sort of dimensional dream world rift, from hisnbus drivers seat Freddy utters the words: “Good doggy! Now…Fetch!”
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nQuote: “No screaming while the bus is in motion! ”
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nNurse Freddy
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nFilms: Nightmare on Elm Street 3: The Dream Warriors (1987)
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nDescription: Joey,none the Elm Street kids being treated at a local mental facility is attractednto one of the nurses that takes care of him. They both find a place where theyncan get intimate and slowly but surely the nurse reveals herself to Joey, thenlucky dude, this nurse is smoking hot! Joey starts kissing her but notices herntongue getting inhumanly long. It isn’t long before Joey realizes that thisnnurse isn’t a nurse, it’s really Freddy Krueger in disguise! Joey has fallennasleep and Freddy is gonna get him! Suddenly, in his dream, Joey’s bedndisappears and beneath it is a gate way to a fiery hell!
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nQuote: “What’s wrong Joey? Feeling a little tongue tied?”
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nHall Monitor Freddy, Lt. Donald Thompson Freddy, Mrs.nVoorhees Freddy
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nFilms: A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), A Nightmare on ElmnStreet 3: Dream Warriors (1987), A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Childn(1989), Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
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nDescription: Freddy likes to mess with peoples’ minds and sonwhenever he can he’ll disguise himself as somebody else. In A Nightmare on ElmnStreet (1984), he disguises himself as a hallway monitor, asking for hallnpasses with a gloved hand and a bloody face. In Nightmare on Elm Street 3: DreamnWarriors he disguises himself as Nancy’s father, so he can get close enough tonNancy so he can kill her! He also disguises himself as Dan Jordan (Alice’snboyfriend) in A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989). After Danndies, Freddy posseses Dan’s body and from the burning wreck Dan tells her “HinAlice! Wanna make babies?” And in Freddy Vs. Jason (2003), Freddy disguisesnhimself as Jason Voorhees’s mom so he can manipulate Jason to do his bidding.
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nQuote: “I’ve crossed over princess. I couldn’t go withoutntelling you how sorry I am for all the things that I’ve done. I love you sonmuch. I’ll always love you.” “I love yountoo daddy” “DIE!”
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nBaby Freddy
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nFilm: A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989)
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nDescription: On AnNightmare on Elm Street 5, we have a scene in which as Alice dreams, she takesna look into Freddy’s past and actually witnesses Freddy’s birth. The doctorsnperforming the birth think that the baby is an abomination! When he is born,nAmanda Krueger, his own mother says “This is no creature of God!” The babynfalls to the ground and scurries away until he finds the church in which he wasnkilled in A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988). Once there,nbaby Freddy makes his way into an altar and slowly but surely becomes a fullngrown Freddy Krueger!
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nQuote: “We’llnjust see bitch, we’ll just see…”
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nChef Freddy
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nFilm: A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child
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nDescription: Greta is a teenager living with her up classnmom, who only cares about looking good in front of her rich friends. Greta wants’nto lose weight so she doesn’t want to eat so much, but her mom wants’ her toneat! Because this is a social gathering, and that’s what people do in socialngatherings! Eat and drink! Greata’s mom has prepared a fine meal for all hernfriends to enjoy as they drink wine and gossip, but Greta is so bored with itnall that she falls asleep on the table. That’s when Freddy strikes! He appearsndressed as a Chef and straps Great down on a chair then starts to force feednher! He fills Greta’s mouth with so much food that she chokes on her dream andnconsequently, chokes in real life as well!
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nQuote: “Bon Apetit, Bitch!”
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nTelevision Freddy
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nFilm: A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
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nDescription: Jennifer Caulfield’s a teenager who knows thenhorrors of Freddy up close and personal, so she will do anything not to fallnasleep. She’s always drinking coffee and smoking cigarettes. To stay awake, shenburns the cigarette butts on her own arm! She does anything she can to keep herselfnfrom falling asleep! But sleep overtakes her anyways one night while watchingnlate night television. Greta Garbo is interviewing somebody and Freddy appearsnas an interviewee and says “who gives a fuck what you think?” and kills her onnlive television! Jennifer, not believing her own eyes gets closer and closer tonthe television until the television suddenly goes blank. That’s when Freddy’s headnpops out of the top of the television! Then two robotic hands emerge from thensides of the television andgrab Jennifer by her arms! The robotic hands lift Jennifernup into the air and smash her head into the television screen.
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nQuote: ‘’Welcome to Prime Time, Bitch!”
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nVideo Game Freddy
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nFilm: Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)
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nDescription: Whatnhorror film from the 80’s didn’t have a pot head amongst their characters? Notna lot of them that’s for sure! On Freddy’s Dead the pothead is named Spencer,nwho also happens to be a gamer. One day, while visiting the strangely desolatedntown of Springwood, Spencer enters an abandoned house and decides to space outnwhile watching a little television. Suddenly, Krueger appears on the televisionnand tells Spencer “Hey Spencer, let’s trip out!” As he spaces out and smokesnhis weed, Spencer finds himself inside of the television and participating in an Nightmare on Elm Street video game!nFirst Spencer faces a video game version of his father who tells him: “Be likenme! Be like me!” to which Spencer replies: “Not like you! Not like you!” andnstarts attacking back. Then, Spencer has to face the video game version of Freddy,nwho starts kicking the shit out of Spencer in all sorts of ways, like steppingnon him with his giant feet. Funniest part of this sequence is seeing a videongame version of Freddy Krueger, walking around in one of those 80’s style sidenscrollers.
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nQuote: “Great graphics!”
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nPower Glove Freddy
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nFilm: Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)
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nDescription: ThenNightmare on Elm Street Video Game that Spencer ends up participating in isnactually being played by somebody and that somebody is Freddy Krueger himself!nThe faces Freddy makes while playing the video game are priceless and then, FreddynKrueger whips out his very own version of Nintendo’s Power Glove and says “NownI’m playing with power!” For those of you who don’t know what the hell a powernglove is, well, it was this thing Nintendo released during the 80’s, basically,nit was a controller in the form of a glove. Who would’ve thought we’d ever seenFreddy the Gamer?
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nQuote: “” I beat my high score! Ha ha haaa!”
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nTitle: Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)
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nDescription: AsnMaggie and the rest of the orphans search around Springwood for clues aboutnFreddy, they stumble upon Springwood Elementary School where they encounternghosts of Freddy’s past. Including his old teacher, his old classmates and theyneven get to see Freddy Krueger himself as a child. Freddy was an outcast, allnhis buddies knew he was “son of a hundred maniacs” and they made sure he nevernforgot it. Freddy would just have fun smashing hamsters to death, strange kidnin deed.
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nQuote: “Son of a hundred maniacs, son of a hundred maniacs!”n
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nTeenage Freddy
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nFilm: Freddy’s Dead:nThe Final Nightmare (1991)
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nDescription: Teenage Freddy didn’t have it too good. He wasnadopted by an abusive parent who kept him locked up in a basement. Freddy wouldnonly get visits from his step father to get whipping, until Freddy startsnliking the whippings! Freddy strats enjoying cutting himself with a knife! Andnone day, when Freddy can’t stand the abuse anymore he stabs his step dad with anknife!
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nQuote: “The secret of pain is to stop feeling it and startnusing it”
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nMotorcycle Freddy
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nFilm: A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989)
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nDescription: When Dan Jordan, Alice’s boyfriend decides tontake a ride on his motorcycle, he falls asleep driving it and suddenly, anmechanical version of Freddy’s face appears on the motorcycle itself! Thenncables come out of the motorcycle and inject themselves into Dan’s flesh,njoining his body with the motorcycle, effectively turning Dan into a half man,nhalf motorcycle thing! Freddy screams “Fuel Injection!” Freddy turns Dan into anspeed demon!
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nQuote: “Yee-Haa! This boy feels the need for speed!”
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nBeach Freddy
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nFilm: A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)
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nDescription: Nightmare on Elm Street 4’s the film wherenFreddy became a joke, he was no longer scary, now he was a one line spewingnmonstrosity. How did I notice this? Well, as soon as I saw Freddy’s clawsntraveling through the sand as if they were a shark’s fin, I knew something wasnoff. Plus, doesn’t Freddy seem completely out of place wearing shades in a beach?nLet’s not forget this is the film where Freddy actually eats a meatball pizza,nthe catch being that the meatballs were made up of his victims’ heads! Still,neven though this movie is kind of funny, I still think it’s one of the mostnentertaining ones in the series, the effects work was top notch on this one.
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nQuote: “You shouldn’t have buried me, I’m not dead”
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nFilm: A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989)
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nDescription: On this film we meet Mark, a comic book geek/artistnwho can’t stand the sight of blood even though his comics are drenched in it.nSo anyways, one night he falls asleep reading comic books. During his dream henbecomes one of the characters he created in his own drawings, this cool lookingnsuper hero who uses these cool looking guns, problem is that Freddy alsonchanges into Super Freddy! It’s then that Freddy turns Mark into a cartoon character made of paper! Freddynthen starts to shred Mark into pieces! Mark ends up dead when all of his comicnbooks fall on him and kill him, bummer.
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nQuote: “I told you comic books were bad for ya!”
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nFreddy the Drunken Truck Driver
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nFilm: A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989)
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nDescription: Dan is driving his car when he suddenly fallsnasleep driving, Freddy then appears next to him driving. He tells him “HeynDanny, you better not dream and drive!” then takes a zip of a bottle ofnalcohol. Then Freddy pours some of the alcohol on his shoulder, and for somenreason, the alcohol eats through Freddy’s arm as if it was acid! Freddy then ripsnoff his arm and sticks it on the ceiling of the car…it is then that Dan wakesnup and crashes his car on an oncoming truck.
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nQuote: “Put your pedal to the metal Dan!”
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nDrug Pusher Freddy
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nFilm: A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
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nDescription: Taryn is a girl trying to break with her heroinnhabit, but it’s getting increasingly difficult when the orderlies of the mentalninstitution supply her with the stuff. When Taryn falls asleep she ends up innan isolated alley where she comes upon Freddy Krueger who offers her heroin.nAll of Freddy’s fingers transform intonsyringes! Taryn’s veins literally open up and beg for the drug and that’s whennFreddy injects her with all of the syringes and gives it to her! He literallynsucks Taryn dry, and she dies from an overdose…after killing her Freddy says “whatna rush!”
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nQuote: “Let’s get high!”
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nSo that’s it boys and girls, hope you liked this listnnumbering many of Freddy’s different looks. If you want to know a bit more about Freddy, don’t forgetnto check out my article entitled: Freddy Krueger: An Unauthorized Biography or Why is Freddy so messed up? It retells Freddy’s life story in sevennchapters! And don’t forget, its 80’s Month here on The Film Connoisseur, sonstarting today, its all 80’s all the time! Don’t miss it! See you around!
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