Main articles: List of cast members of the A Nightmare on Elm Street film series and List of A Nightmare on Elm Street characters Freddy laughs as the bus drives into the field, just as in Jesse's first nightmare. After Lisa calms Jesse down, Kerry says that it is all over just before Freddy's clawed arm bursts through her chest. Jesse begins to notice similarities to his original nightmare and panics. Later, as Jesse, Lisa, and Lisa's friend Kerry are taking the bus to school. Freddy combusts and turns to ash, from which Jesse emerges. When Lisa confesses her love for Jesse and kisses Freddy, Jesse begins to fight back. She pleads with Jesse to fight Freddy, but Freddy's hold is too strong. Lisa drives to the factory, facing sudden nightmares and having to control her fear before confronting Freddy. Lisa's father emerges with a shotgun, but Lisa stops him from shooting Freddy, who escapes in a ball of flame. Freddy goes outside where he begins to slaughter the partygoers. Freddy locks Lisa's parents in their bedroom and attacks her, but realizes he cannot harm her due to Jesse's influence. Lisa realizes that Jesse's terror is giving Freddy his strength, but he cannot stop fearing him and transforms again. Returning to Lisa's house, Jesse tells her what is going on. He flees before Grady's parents enter the room. Freddy then changes back to Jesse, who finds himself looking at Freddy's laughing reflection in Grady's mirror.
When Grady eventually falls asleep, Freddy emerges from Jesse's body and kills Grady. He goes to Grady's house, confesses to killing Schneider, and instructs Grady to watch him as he sleeps and to stop him if he tries to leave. The following night, Jesse goes to Lisa's pool party and kisses her in the cabana, but his body begins to change and he leaves in a panic.
Lisa takes Jesse to an abandoned factory where Freddy Krueger worked, but they find nothing there. He is escorted home by police after being found wandering the streets naked, and his parents begin to suspect that Jesse may be on drugs or mentally disturbed. Afterwards, Jesse is horrified to see the glove on his hand. Jesse vanishes into the steam and Freddy emerges, killing Schneider by slashing his back. After sending Jesse to the showers, Schneider is attacked by an unseen force that drags him to the showers. One night, he is caught by Schneider ordering a drink in a gay bar and is made to run laps at school as punishment. He eventually begins wandering the streets at night. The dreams grow more intense and Jesse unsuccessfully attempts different measures to keep himself awake. The following night, Jesse has a nightmare where he encounters Freddy, who tells him to kill for him. Small fires happen around the house, which culminates in the spontaneous combustion of their pet birds. Lisa comes to visit Jesse after school and they discover Nancy Thompson's diary detailing her nightmares, which are strikingly similar to Jesse's. After getting into a fight with a boy named Grady during gym class, Coach Schneider has them stay after class and they become friends. Jesse goes to school with his friend Lisa, whom he is interested in romantically, but is too shy to flirt with her.
He wakes up and attributes the dream to the unusual heat in the room. Their teenage son, Jesse, has a nightmare about being stalked by Krueger driving a school bus. The film was followed by A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors.įive years after Freddy Krueger's apparent defeat, the Walshes have moved into Nancy Thompson's former home. However, it has enjoyed later success as a cult classic, with critics having reassessed the film's homoerotic themes and subject material. It received mixed reviews from critics upon release, with many comparing it unfavorably to its predecessor. The film follows Jesse Walsh, a teenager who begins having recurring nightmares about Freddy Krueger after moving into the former home of Nancy Thompson from the first film.įreddy's Revenge was released on November 1, 1985, and grossed $30 million at the domestic box office on a budget of $3 million. It is the second installment in the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. It stars Mark Patton, Kim Myers, Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger, and Robert Rusler. A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (stylized on-screen as A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge) is a 1985 American supernatural slasher film directed by Jack Sholder and written by David Chaskin.