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A Nightmare on Elm Street 4 - The Dream Master

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A Nightmare on Elm Street 4 - The Dream Master (1988)

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Reviews Counted:19

Fresh:11

Rotten:8

Average Rating:5.2/10

Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: The fourth film and third sequel in the "Nightmare on Elm Street" series. To the horror of all, Freddy Krueger is apparently still alive and on another killing spree. But most horror-struck of... The fourth film and third sequel in the "Nightmare on Elm Street" series. To the horror of all, Freddy Krueger is apparently still alive and on another killing spree. But most horror-struck of all is Alice, a young, pregnant woman, who fears that Freddy is the father of her child. Once again, good must do battle with evil, so Alice enlists the help of Freddy's victims from beyond the grave to help her in her quest to rid Elm Street of Freddy forever. [More]

Starring: Robert Englund, Tuesday Knight, Ken Sagoes

Starring: Robert Englund, Tuesday Knight, Ken Sagoes

Director: Renny Harlin

Director: Renny Harlin
Producer: Robert Shaye, Rachel Talalay

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Richard Harrington
Richard Harrington
Washington Post

The major downfall of the Elm Street series. Turned Freddy into a joke. A bad joke, at that.

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Alex Sandell
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Mike Bracken
Mike Bracken
Mike Bracken's Horror Films

Despite Robert Englund's cheerful ghoulishness, there is nothing about Freddy Kreuger that justifies his iconic status… as this dismal sequel demonstrates.

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10/03/02
Rob Vaux
Rob Vaux
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07/26/02
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

The Dream Master has a sort of constant level of goofy idiocy.

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09/12/07
Tim Brayton
Tim Brayton
Antagony & Ecstasy

As the series drags on, the inventiveness of murders decreases slightly but Freddy's humor continues to entertain.

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11/03/07
Wesley Lovell
Wesley Lovell
Oscar Guy

A good sequel in the series directed by trash auteur Renny Harlin with just the right flair.

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07/14/03
Blake Davis
Blake Davis
KFOR Channel 4 News

Fun, but not a shade on the earlier Elm Street flicks

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Clint Morris
Clint Morris
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David Poland
David Poland
Hot Button

Not counting 1994's Wes Craven's New Nightmare, it's superior to all the other later sequels in the series.

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Dustin Putman
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Emanuel Levy
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Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

Renny Harlin's finest moment. That should tell you something.

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Ken Hanke
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