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A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)
Directed by Jack Sholder
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Overview
A teenage boy is haunted in his dreams by deceased child murderer Freddy Krueger, who is out to possess him in order to continue his reign of terror in the real world.
Rated R | Length 87 minutes
Actors
Robert Englund | Mark Patton | Kim Myers | Robert Rusler | Clu Gulager | Hope Lange | Marshall Bell | Melinda O. Fee | Tom McFadden | Sydney Walsh | Edward Blackoff | Christie Clark | Lyman Ward | Donna Bruce | Hart Sprager | Allison Barron | JoAnn Willette | Steve Eastin | Brian Wimmer | Robert Chaskin | Kerry Remsen | Kimberly Lynn | Steven Smith | Jonathan Hart | Tom Tangen | Robert Shaye
Viewing History (seen 2 times)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/25/2022 | Home Theater | Blu-ray | Owned | 6.5 stars |
| 08/10/2015 | TV | Streaming | Video on Demand | 6.5 stars |
| (Average) 6.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
A strange movie but not without some interesting stuff going on. I especially liked the human-faced dogs and the scene where Freddy emerges from the kid.
What was really interesting was all the of gay subtext going on. Everything from the depantsing episode to the multiple male shower scenes, the S&M club and bondage gym teacher death scene, and the male sleepover deal. When you add all of that up, you can really start to view the movie as Freddy representing Mark’s homosexual fantasies/nightmares and his “girlfriend” trying to save him from himself by focusing on their straight relationship (“I know you’re in there!”, “I love you!”).
Odd that I never saw this before, but then again, I had a habit of not seeing very many horror sequels when I was a teenager and NOES was never a movie that I connected much with back in the day.
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