A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child is a 1989 American slasher film and the fifth film in the Nightmare on Elm Street series. It was directed by Stephen Hopkins. The film's general tone is much more gothic and dark than the films before, and used a blue filter lighting technique in most of the scenes. The film's main titles do not display the "5" which was used in all of the promotional material, TV spots, trailers, and merchandise. The main titles simply say "A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child". Taking place almost a year after The Dream Master, Alice and Dan have now... started dating and there is no sign of Freddy Krueger. Alice begins to have dreams of a young nun, with a name tag for "Amanda Krueger", being locked away in an asylum full of maniacs. Upon graduating from high school, Alice and Dan plan their getaway to Europe. Alice has made some new friends: Greta, a supermodel in training; Yvonne, a future Olympic diver; and Mark, a comic geek. As Alice makes her way to work she finds herself back at the asylum. Alice is wheeled into an operating room on a stretcher, wearing Amanda's uniform, and screaming in pain.
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| Release date: | August 11, 1989 |
| Directed by: | Stephen Hopkins |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 89 Minutes |
| Producer: | Robert Shaye |
| Music by: | Jay Ferguson |
| Cinematography: | Peter Levy |
| Screenplay by: | Leslie Bohem, Wes Craven, John Skipp, Craig Spector |
| Estimated budget: | $8,000,000 |