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Les Griffes du cauchemar

Original title: A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
  • 1987
  • 13
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
96K
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POPULARITY
4,241
394
Robert Englund in Les Griffes du cauchemar (1987)
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A psychiatrist, familiar with the knife-wielding dream demon Freddy Krueger, helps teens at a mental hospital battle the killer who is invading their dreams.A psychiatrist, familiar with the knife-wielding dream demon Freddy Krueger, helps teens at a mental hospital battle the killer who is invading their dreams.A psychiatrist, familiar with the knife-wielding dream demon Freddy Krueger, helps teens at a mental hospital battle the killer who is invading their dreams.

  • Director
    • Chuck Russell
  • Writers
    • Wes Craven
    • Bruce Wagner
    • Frank Darabont
  • Stars
    • Heather Langenkamp
    • Robert Englund
    • Craig Wasson
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    96K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,241
    394
    • Director
      • Chuck Russell
    • Writers
      • Wes Craven
      • Bruce Wagner
      • Frank Darabont
    • Stars
      • Heather Langenkamp
      • Robert Englund
      • Craig Wasson
    • 457User reviews
    • 130Critic reviews
    • 49Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 4 nominations total

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    Heather Langenkamp
    Heather Langenkamp
    • Nancy Thompson
    Robert Englund
    Robert Englund
    • Freddy Krueger
    Craig Wasson
    Craig Wasson
    • Neil Gordon
    Patricia Arquette
    Patricia Arquette
    • Kristen Parker
    Ken Sagoes
    Ken Sagoes
    • Kincaid
    Rodney Eastman
    Rodney Eastman
    • Joey
    Jennifer Rubin
    Jennifer Rubin
    • Taryn
    Bradley Gregg
    Bradley Gregg
    • Phillip
    Ira Heiden
    Ira Heiden
    • Will
    Laurence Fishburne
    Laurence Fishburne
    • Max
    • (as Larry Fishburne)
    Penelope Sudrow
    Penelope Sudrow
    • Jennifer
    John Saxon
    John Saxon
    • Lt. Thompson
    Priscilla Pointer
    Priscilla Pointer
    • Dr. Elizabeth Simms
    Clayton Landey
    Clayton Landey
    • Lorenzo
    Brooke Bundy
    Brooke Bundy
    • Elaine Parker
    Kristen Clayton
    Kristen Clayton
    • Little Girl
    Sally Piper
    • Nurse #1
    Rozlyn Sorrell
    • Nurse #2
    • Director
      • Chuck Russell
    • Writers
      • Wes Craven
      • Bruce Wagner
      • Frank Darabont
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    User reviews457

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    6truemythmedia

    Nancy is Back!

    This is certainly one of the better "Nightmare on Elm Street" sequels. For the most part the dream sequences strike the perfect balance of silly and spooky, this film expands upon the world of the original film, it stars young Patricia Arquette ("Boyhood") and Lawrence Fishburne ("The Matrix"), and best of all Nancy Thompson (Heather Langenkamp, "New Nightmare") makes her triumphant return to the franchise. I won't say this is a great movie, but if you enjoy the franchise, then it's certainly worth a watch.
    6Derek237

    Easily the best of the sequels

    Dream Warriors is without a doubt the best Elm Street sequel. The first 2 dealt with just one main character against Freddy and everyone else thinking they're crazy. But of course, after a while people start realizing they're all dreaming about Freddy. And If he can use their dreams against them, they can also use their dreams against him. Brilliant!

    This is where the deaths became more elaborate and Freddy started to spout out catchy one-liners. A lot of people resent this film for starting the whole 'joker Freddy' trend, but this has just the right amount of Freddy wit to still have him be scary and threatening, which really he is.

    This is the most exciting, thrilling, imaginative Freddy movie of the bunch. You have to see it to believe it.

    My Rating: 6.5/10
    8bwilson124

    Welcome to Prime Time!

    A person could make the argument that this is the best if the 80's slasher films. I would agree! It just creepy and dark enough to have some scares. But also started introducing the comedy that would actually become too overused in later sequels. Probably the best kills in the series.
    7Captain_Couth

    Another bunch of kids try to stop Freddy.

    Nightmare on Elm Street 3 (1987) was the third film in the Freddy Krueger series. This time around a hospital ward full of disturbed teenagers are the latest target for Freddy Krueger. Thanks in large part because the kids can't stop dreaming about the world's most famous serial killer/ child molester turned supernatural monster. Everyone should know by now that he likes to feed off the fear of the wee ones. Now with more people to add to his collection, Freddy decides to play ten little indians with the lot of them. That is until his old nemesis Nancy comes back into town to help the kids fight him off and end the nightmare. Will Nancy and the kids be able to defeat Freddy for good? Find out because this one's too good to pass up.

    Not as complex as the last film but highly entertaining. This is the film that has Freddy morphing into his one-liner spewing act that has made him insanely popular. Fun stuff.

    Highly recommended.
    7Smells_Like_Cheese

    Not as good as the first, but better than the 2nd

    A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors is the third installment of the Nightmare on Elm Street series. It's actually one of the better sequels that I enjoyed. I was lucky enough to get the Nightmare on Elm Street series boxed DVD set for my birthday. So I've now seen all the sequels and A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors is a decent sequel. Not to mention it was pretty cool to see Patricia Arquette's first big role, I can't believe a lot of these movies how many stars started out in this series. It was also a nice touch that they had Nancy back for this film. The deaths are gory and Freddy is back and meaner than ever! This time he's after the kids in the mental institution and he's not going to go easy on them at all.

    Nancy has now grown up and she's become a therapist for dreams, she starts her work at the mental institution where she meets Kirsten, a girl who has the power to pull other people into her dreams. Kirsten is a bit scared of her powers though and knows that Freddy wants to use her so he could pretty much squish several bugs with one stomp. But Nancy knows that Freddy is up to his old ways and wants to help Kirsten along with the other teenagers at the hospital that Freddy is after, but hopefully she can do it before it's too late.

    A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors has one of my favorite nightmare sequences. I loved the puppet on the strings, only, well, I won't spoil it, you're going to have to trust me when I say that this was a very cool death scene. This is a must see for the Nightmare on Elm Street fans of course, but even you're just looking for a good scare, I promise you that you'll get a few chills from watching this nightmare. Freddy isn't going light when it comes to scaring these kids... to death.

    7/10

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    • Trivia
      On the VHS release, the music video for Dokken's "Dream Warriors" appeared after the credits. The video contains many scenes from the movie and ends when the band vanquishes Freddy, causing him to wake up from his "nightmare," and ask, "Who were those guys?" (despite them telling him the whole song that they're the dream warriors.")
    • Goofs
      The white streak in Nancy's hair is seen on her right side, but it was on her left side in Les Griffes de la nuit (1984).
    • Quotes

      Freddy Krueger: This is it, Jennifer: your big break in TV.

      [Jennifer screams]

      Freddy Krueger: Welcome to prime time, bitch!

      [smashes her into the TV screen]

    • Crazy credits
      All the grips are nicknamed "Bob", except for the last, which is a variation on the name.
    • Alternate versions
      The VHS cassette released by Media Home Entertainment in the 1980s and the remastered 1999 New Line Home Video release features a different song in the beginning instead of Dokken's "Into the Fire." The 'unknown' song heard is "Quiet Cool" by Joe Lamont and substituted in place of the Dokken song. The US DVD re-instates the original song back into the film.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Tin Men/Some Kind of Wonderful/Angel Heart/A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: The Dream Warriors (1987)
    • Soundtracks
      Into the Fire
      Composed by Don Dokken, George Lynch, and Jeff Pilson

      Performed by Dokken

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    • Release date
      • June 17, 1987 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • New Line Cinema
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Freddy 3: Les Griffes du cauchemar
    • Filming locations
      • UCLA, Westwood, Los Angeles, California, USA(as psychiatric hospital)
    • Production companies
      • New Line Cinema
      • Heron Communications
      • Smart Egg Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $4,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $44,793,222
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $8,880,555
      • Mar 1, 1987
    • Gross worldwide
      • $44,793,222
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 36m(96 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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