A Nightmare on Elm Street
The attempts to capitalize on the growing 3D trend of the 1980s was n’t a success for oneA Nightmare on Elm Streetsequel — Freddy ’s Dead : The Final Nightmareended up becoming an scummy failure because of it .
Released in 1991,Freddy ’s numb : The Final Nightmarewas the sixth movie in theA Nightmare on Elm Streetfranchise — well past its prime . Although several of the original pic ’s sequels were highly praised and well - regarded by critics and audiences alike , peculiarly part three , Nightmare on Elm Street 3 : Dream warrior , there was a decline as the slasher craze of the 1980s saturate the repulsion market and every recurring instalment in major franchise such asHalloweenandFriday the 13thall suffered from plot decisions that were damaging to the root material . In their 6th installation , Michael Myers was subjected to the ridiculous Curse of ThorninHalloween : The Curse of Michael MyersandJason Voorhees became a zombieinFriday the thirteenth Part VI : Jason Lives .
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The Final Nightmareintroduced ten minutes of three-D " FreddyVision " , which was brought to living in part by master especial effects and make - up artist John Carl Buechler . However , not even Buechler ’s expertise could save what was already a lackluster picture with a finale that was more cheesy thanthe wise - cracking Freddy Krueger — who had already taken hits due to his becoming more comical than terrorize in later installation — could overcome .
Why Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare Was A Failure
Though certainly not solely to blame onThe Final Nightmare ’s use of goods and services of 3D , the film holds a 20 % on Rotten Tomatoes and was generally pan out by critics . Some even deigned to mark it " the spoiled film of 1991 " . Box offices numbers were n’t much kinder , though it did manage to gross $ 34.9 million on an close together $ 9 - 11 million budget . Because of these numbers , it ’s the 5th highest - grossing installment in the franchise out of six movies . Marketing and promotion of the film seemed to reflect a deficiency of confidence in the 6th installment .
Freddy was given a funeral that was give ear by many salient cast and bunch members of the movie at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles , California . New Line Cinema also worked with the mayor of Los Angeles at the timeto give Freddy his own holiday . While other revulsion film have utilise some clever marketing in the past , such astheSawfranchise ’s massive stemma effort outcome , this seemed over the top even for a fictitious character like Freddy Krueger .
Freddy ’s Dead : The Final Nightmarewas New Line Cinema ’s first maraud into 3D , and while the use of it was applied meagrely , it did n’t in the end add anything peculiar to the final cut . The plot of the motion picture — which enter a daughter for Krueger , who ultimately kills him — is one of the franchise ’s weakest , though it did run into the highly - anticipatedFreddy vs. Jasonin 2003 . AfterThe Final Nightmare , the franchise commence to slow up down . Robert Englund reprised his role as Freddy Krueger for the last time inFreddy vs. Jason , andA Nightmare on Elm Streetwas remade by Platinum Dunes in 2010 . There have n’t been any installments since , though with the late Wes Craven ’s estate being open to take auction pitch , there ’s always a fortune Freddy could see new liveliness on the big screen again . Hopefully , any sake in 3D has wane for horror dealership in the 2020s .
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