A Nightmare on Elm Street Trivia Questions

Craven read about Cambodian refugees who died in their sleep after nightmares, which inspired the dream-invading killer concept.

Wes Craven's original script specified Freddy as a child molester, but the studio forced the change to 'child killer' to avoid censorship issues.

Depp's character gets swallowed by the bed; the crew built a rotating set and poured fake blood, but the bed literally flipped over to create the effect.

Langenkamp used a stunt double for the bathtub scene because the water was freezing cold and the crew feared she'd get hypothermia.

The glove has four blades—one on each finger except the thumb. The five-blade version was considered but looked too clunky on screen.

Englund endured hours of makeup application daily, often sitting for 3-4 hours just to get the burns applied, then filming for 12-plus hours.

No U.S. state banned the film; it received an R rating but was never banned nationally or state-wide. The myth stems from local theater boycotts.

Freddy’s sweater was intended to be blue and yellow, but the color bled on camera, so it was changed to the now-famous red and green stripes.