WTF Happened to A Nightmare on Elm Street 3? 

This was probably the best Elm Street movie, after the first one.

the human puppet is still one of the most horrifying scenes in horror films

Freddy doing coke with the classic glove, amazing

I still cringe from the puppet death scene, using blood vessels as puppet strings brings shivers up my spine.

It's a FANTASTIC movie! Endlessly rewatchable! Philip's veins as puppet strings, syringe wounds like gaping mouths, genius stuff! It's a complete narrative from beginning to end and Robert is sublime as Freddy! It's such a satisfying movie!

Dream warriors is a classic. Loved it as a kid. It's a bit silly but it's fun. Though I always laugh when the girl has her head smashed in the t.v that's like 8ft off the ground and the conclusion they come to....suicide.

My favorite besides part one. Wish they used this dynamic with multiple kids who know what's going on more often.

There is no better kill in a movie than the “tendon walk” in this one. Oh, and “Doh-ken???” Come on man!

My poor VHS player. The scene with the nurse and Joey. I would pause, watch and rewind that scene, over and over again. "Do you like my body Joey?"

I've always thought of this as being less horror and more fantasy. But I remember going to the movies to go see it and I've always thought it was the true sequel to Nightmare on Elm Street. Freddy's Revenge is in a category all by itself.

I met Wes Craven in 1992, he was such a nice guy. I got to tell him I lived 2 blocks away from the 1428 N. Genesee house in West Hollywood. He was like, "Wow, what a small world!"

Yo that Freddy coke story is legendary

A nightmare on elm street 3: dream warriors is my most favorite squeal from the franchise because it's great and it haves the best kills in series and the movie and freddy krueger himself have the right amount of humor and scariness.

This was my favorite one of the series.

If you listen closely during Will’s dream with the wheel chair, you can hear Taryn screaming in the background from her death scene right before it. Really kinda cool and creepy at the same time.

The best version of Dream Warriors is the novelization of the first three films. It was darker like Craven wanted but also had some of the fantasy elements that make it so beloved. I remember in this version Taryn was a little black girl who was killed by Freddy as her grandma and Dr. Sims was cut in half when she couldn't fit through a window trying to escape. It's out of print but a great read for any hardcore NOES fan!

14:15 FREDDY DOING COCAINE WITH A ROCK BAND IS SO FUCKING COOL I'M SO BLESSED TO HAVE BEEN AN 80's BABY!!!

I always felt the third film should have been two films. It would have been groundbreaking at the time as horror films don't typically have two parts to them. It also would have given fans and viewers the chance to get to know each character. It's a shame the studio tried to butt in so much.

Everyone knows part 3 is a favorite!!!

My second favorite Nightmare on Elm Street movie

Ah, Dream Warriors, considered a classic and the best in the franchise besides the original. I even have a poster signed by pretty much the whole cast on my wall.

Dream Warriors is one of my favorites

What a pleasant surprise to WAKE UP to.

I can't put my finger on exactly why 3 works so well, but it is one of my favourite horror and fantasy films. It is just so infinitely watchable.

"Where's the frickin' bourbon?!"

I remember how young I was when this came out and how my younger brother and I could NOT FKN SLEEP if we saw this past 4PM lol

I'm glad Mr Englund eventually got to make a movie. Even if most don't care for it

Absolutely the best in the series after the original, of course. I loved it. 👍👍🔥🔥🔥 I miss 80's style of horror movies. And the 80's title cards. Directors and editors would make those cool title cards that would jump out of the screen at the viewer. I miss that. And John Saxon was so awesome then. Iconic character actor.

This is my favorite Nightmare on Elm street series. Part 3 was great. The puppet scene is so scary.

I remember watching the first nightmare on elm Street when I was around 7 years old and I genuinely couldn't sleep properly for days. The scene of the girl in the body bag in the high school hall always stuck with me.

Out of all the nightmare on elm Street movies, it was this one that gave me nightmares as a child.

Dream warriors was hands-down, the best NOES. Freddy’s Funhouse would have been an interesting movie

THIS has always been my favorite Nightmare! The effects are a bit dodgy now, but at the time of release it looked great. I had a crush on Patricia Arquette - she and Heather Lagencamp had great chemistry - everyone in the movie did an amazing job. The writing was unique for a horror movie...especially as a precursor to the super hero genre. That being said, Wes Craven's version would have been interesting and I'd love to see that avenue explored one day as well. Well done JoBlo - great wtf episode!

Dokken is pronounced dock-in, never heard them called doe-kin 😆

The first Nghtmare movie I ever saw I remember watching it with my friend Dan in 5th grade thinking it was the most badass movie ever. The Wizard Master scene is classic Freddy. I dunno I think its a great 80s horror flick for those interested in that sort of thing and the battle with Freddys corpse in the junkyard is pretty cool something you dont see in other Nightmare movies. The franchise went downhill from here (besides Freddys Dead the Final Nightmare I kind of liked that one too) so enjoy.

I just discovered your channel last night and am really enjoying it.

I agree ANOES 2 was not the best movie ever made, but it was still a decent horror movie in its own right and was an effective way to continue the story beyond the immediate children of the vindictive parents.

I liked this one so much that I saw it 3 times in the theater. Great, surreal, imaginative stuff!

Happy I found this channel! Absolutely love horror and as an 80's kid, Nightmare and other flicks became my bedtime stories and I'd have it no other way. Dream Warriors was definitely my favorite of the bunch but I never knew all the backstory to the production. Definitely gives a new appreciation to the actors and crew whom worked on it. Loved the Dokken video, Arquette's screams, Nancy coming back. Obviously, in a perfect world, we'd be able to see every version of NoES, from Craven's ideas to the Englund and Saxon treatments, but I Dream Warriors will always hold a special place in my heart! I do wonder if they ever caught those pricks that stole the original glove though. That item is a piece of horror legend!

Even though Dream Warriors was changed from what Wes intended, ultimately I think what we saw on the screen was for the best. It brought Freddy into the mainstream and was the right balance of horror, fun, character and story. Part 3 had the energy and oomph that Freddy’s revenge completely lacked( seriously, remove the homosexual aspects, and part 2 has no actual plot; it’s just a bunch random killing scenes with mostly nameless victims). The only real problem with Dream Warriors was that it wasn’t the finale of the series as it obviously was meant to be by both Wes and the narrative itself.

Nightmare is my favorite horror series. My mom took me to see everyone but 1 and 2. Keep up the good work.

I grew up with all the films, and I will always hold that no matter how good this one was, part 4 will always top them all.

After the original and New Nightmare, and Dream child, this is my favorite. Great video, guys, Thanx!!!

I love Dream Warriors, but also think Revenge is rather genius...

A classic. Took the series to another level. Was fun to see Nancy back, and to flesh out Freddy a bit.

These movies genuinely terrified me as a kid. I had actual fear about going to sleep. 🤣 I was 8, my mother was so pissed that I watched it. Not 3, the first one.

Great work here! Thanks for sharing this information look at my favorite Freddy! I think a lot of kids related well to the group of kids in this flic.... very well developed characters.

Robert is just a dedicated actor, and I think he does enjoy being Freddie at some level, coke or no coke.

This was the best one man!! I love this one. Of course the first one was terrifying but pt 3 was just right.

Fantastic video dude.

this is a top notch ‘review’ if i can call it that. what a great explanation of a special horror movie off-screen adventure! loved it! subbed quickly.

This was the scariest movie to me as a kid. Can't get this scared anymore. It's like drugs.

Today, I would love to see Craven's part 3, but the third movie that was actually made, was my favorite movie growing up.

Dude, Craven's original script sounds dope as hell. I wish we had gotten that. All of them traveling to battle Fred but being killed? That. Is. Dope. Man, R.I.P Wes. They should've went with your genius.

good video, thank you

I had no idea about Patricia having a rocky start in this film. I can totally see it though. She was very young at the time and with an inexperienced director, it's no wonder she got caught off guard. She's beautiful though. I can understand why all the cast members had a crush on her.

This is hands down the best of the franchise

Lol, Freddy having a fun time sharing coke with Dokken sounds so wholesome. 😄

This was the first nightmare that I saw, and I remember it like today I saw it on HBO and my uncle‘s house will make me stay up late and watch TV for as long as I wanted. RIP uncle George

This is the most celebrated installment....

Nightmare Part 2 is underrated. It's a classic, and has a fair bit going on when you watch it with all the gay subtext in mind. Plus it's the only movie besides the first one where Freddy is more scary than campy.

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?" The Freddy glove that was stolen from the set of this film was found in another movie: it was hanging on the wall of the work shed in Evil Dead II (1987), released the same year. It was part of a continued banter between directors Wes Craven and Sam Raimi. See The Hills Have Eyes (1977), The Evil Dead (1981), A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), and Evil Dead II (1987) for more. According to Wes Craven, he decided early on that there had to be a group of people fighting Freddy, because the souls of his previous victims had made him too strong for one person alone. The idea for the mental hospital treating the Dream Warriors was not just some riff on One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), but instead inspired by real-life establishments: "At that time, there was kind of a movement of such places that even advertised on television, 'Send us your troubled child, and we'll make them okay,' and, essentially, they were like prisons, or insane asylums." (At around 29 mins) When the clay puppet's face turns into Freddy's, special effects man Doug Beswick used stop-motion animation. Filming began with a clay Freddy face that was made plainer in each frame. The result was then run backward, and that is what appears in the final cut of the film. Jennifer Rubin was told by some of her fans that her character of Taryn had caused them to quit drugs, and the actress is very proud of the fact. Wes Craven's original premise of the film involved Freddy invading the real world and haunting the actors and crew responsible for the "A Nightmare on Elm Street" films. This idea was inspired by Return to Horror High (1987), which was another meta-horror movie at the time. However, it was rejected by the studio for being too ambitious, though Craven was later able to use it for New Nightmare (1994). For the dream sequence, in which a Dick Cavett interview is interrupted by Freddy Krueger, Sally Kellerman was originally in the script as the guest, but Cavett was then allowed to pick the person he'd be interviewing. He picked Zsa Zsa Gabor, because he thought she was the dumbest person he'd ever met in his life, and he'd never have her on his show in real life. So, if there was one person he'd want to see killed by Freddy, it would be her. Robert Englund admits that he knew Patricia Arquette would go on to be a big star one day. He also explains how all of the guys on the set were head over heels in love with her. Between takes, some of them would even go to Englund to get his advice on whether or not he thought they had a chance with her and should ask her out. Film debut of Patricia Arquette and Jennifer Rubin Once after a tiring day on set, Robert Englund fell asleep in his dressing room still in full Freddy make-up. When he awoke and looked in the mirror he got a terrible scare. First writing credit for Oscar-nominated writer and director Frank Darabont. Kristen comes across a classic nightmarish image of a roasted pig on a table, and then it comes to life and growls at her. They actually roasted a pig, let it spoil, and prop guys puppeted it from beneath. The poor guy who was actually behind the camera, cinematographer Roy H. Wagner, claims the pig's stench was so overwhelming, he can still smell it to this day. The fire department was always on set during filming of the boiler room scene. The smoke from the machines nauseated many of the actors and actresses. Special effects creator Mark Shostrom created a desiccated "little girl corpse," which Kristen would discover she was holding, but it was decided that the item was too grotesque. A miniature skeleton was used instead. (At around 10 mins) When Taryn is first seen in the hallway, she's wearing a Dokken shirt. Dokken wrote and performed "Dream Warriors" for this film. In the final shooting script, one of the Warriors dreams up a giant Transformers-style robot to fight Freddy. The sequence even made it into the storyboards stage, but budgetary constraints made filming it impossible. The only film out of the first six to not begin with a nightmare scene. Wes Craven worked with two different Arquette siblings. Patricia Arquette was in this movie, and her brother, David Arquette, would become famous playing Dewey in the Scream series, the first four of which were directed by Craven. Craven also worked with their father, Lewis Arquette, who played a sheriff in Scream 2 (1997). In real life, Ira Heiden (Will) was a Dungeons & Dragons Dungeon Master during high school, which made him feel secure in the role which he thinks is the reason why he got the part of Will. This is the first movie in which the main antagonist is solely referred to as "Freddy" Krueger. In the first two films, he was still called "Fred" Krueger a few times. Director Chuck Russell stated in an interview that the mirror sequence was very difficult to do. He stated that it was before CGI, so that they "had to get really inventive." They were literally manipulating Mylar in front of the camera to get the shot done. (at around 15 mins) When Nancy meets the teenage patients, Phillip says, "Welcome to the snake pit." "Snake pit" is a slang term for a mental health facility, and was a common slang term throughout most of the 20th century. Ira Heiden (Will) and Jennifer Rubin (Taryn) would go to lunch with their costumes on, and people would stare at Jennifer like she was an alien. Winona Ryder auditioned for the role of Kristen, but director Chuck Russell felt that Ryder was too young for the role. Ryder would later become engaged to Johnny Depp who starred in the first film of the series. The bar where Nancy and Dr. Gordon meet Nancy's Father is called "Little Nemo's." "Little Nemo in Slumberland" is the name of a comic strip by Winsor McCay about the adventures of a child in the land of dreams. (At around 10 mins) The shirt Taryn is wearing in the beginning has the cover art of Dokken's 1984 album, "Tooth And Nail." "Tooth And Nail" contains "Into The Fire," a track that can be heard on the radio in some versions of the film. The film marks the first time to show Freddy using his victims's weaknesses against them. Jennifer Rubin played the lead role in Bad Dreams (1988), a film seen as a derivative of the "A Nightmare on Elm Street" film franchise. Jennifer states that Joey used to be a debater in school, but at the beginning of this movie, Joey is mute. He later regains his speech, implying that Freddy was responsible for traumatizing him into a mute state. Joseph Ruben was the studio's first choice to direct the film, having already directed the similarly-themed Dreamscape (1984), but was forced to decline due to having already signed on to direct The Stepfather (1987). He instead recommended his Dreamscape co-writer, Chuck Russell, for the job. This movie takes place 6 years after A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), and one year after A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985). Heather Langenkamp and Patricia Arquette also are in The Outsiders. Langenkamp was in the 1983 film and Arquette was in the 1990 tv series. During the first session meeting with Nancy (Langenkamp), Taryn (Rubin) says, "Everybody has bad dreams!" A similar line was spoken by Nancy (Langenkamp) when she was consoling Tina (Amanda Wyss) in the first A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984). Originally, Taryn's character's head was to explode after being injected with Freddy's syringes, but it looked too fake. The scene in which Neil Gordon (Craig Wasson) is thrown into the grave and partially buried by the skeleton of Freddy is a tribute to Body Double (1984), in which Wasson's character is similarly buried alive. The first movie in the series not to set any real-world scenes in the house on Elm Street 1428, Nancy's residence from A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) and Jesse's from A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985). Kristen and the other protagonists only visit the house a few times in their dreams, and it makes only a few occasional appearances in the rest of the series.

Thanks for the laughter bro.. Bless u

I have such a love/hate relationship with this movie (3rd favorite after 1 & 7). I think it is a good movie which is why I love it. It also ruined the franchise by making Freddy funny.

I loved the first Elm Street movie but the third one was where the series really nailed the dream aspect. What makes the series stand out from all the other horror movies being made at the time was the highly imaginative fantasy dream sequences and Dream Warriors took this to the next level.

This one will always be my favorite, with the perfect balance of scariness and great kills and one-liners.

Great video. One of the rare instances where production changes led to an awesome movie. 1, 3, and New Nightmare are the best IMO.

by far the best NOES movie. Its very hard to top this masterpiece.

This is my favorite movie of the franchise. I was a child when it came out.

I remember watching this as kid on video with my parents during a family movie night (yeah I know not the most wholesome thing for a family movie night lol) . Anyway at the time I didn’t know about the first 2 being a kid and all. But Part 3 it became the one by which I judged all the other Elm Street movies. Man I gotta watch some of these again.

Where's that scene from 0:49 from, when Fred scalps himself? I've seen all movies but I can't remember that one!

I have a production made glove hanging on my wall, real deal from part 1.

Dream warriors was my favorite. Followed by part 4

This was the movie I used to stop being scared of scary movies. I rented it on a Friday night with my uncle, I watched it that night (everybody thought it was great and a good pick) but I was terrified and couldn't sleep that night. Saturday morning, after the sun was up, I rewound the tape and watched it again ... over and over until sunset that same day. By the time I had to turn over the TV to my dad, I was no longer afraid of most scary movies; even on those fringe cases I could sleep after a bit of meditation and psyching up. I wouldn't be so scared I couldn't sleep again until I was 14. My mother and I saw Wes Craven's New Nightmare on base while my stepdad was deployed. Wes flipped the script and made me terrified all over again.

My favorite sequel and the original script was SO much different. Especially "Laredo" and his Dream Warrior dragon/gargoyle-morphing power VS Freddy. Concept ahead of its time.

IMO this is definitely the best Nightmare on Elm St. film. It had the best characters and the best kills👍

I personally love Nightmare 2. I think the first three films are on the same level, and certainly went downhill after Part 3. At the end of the day, I still love a “bad” Nightmare movie

This is the first I remember watching as a kid and to this day is my favorite outside of the first.

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4 is, hands down, my all time favorite

I like dream warriors but some parts I didn’t like , the scene where Neil fights freddy’s skeleton . Also it’s funny how everyone had a crush on Patricia Arquette, I thought Jennifer Rubin was hotter 😎

I don't know if that cocaine story is real but I want to believe it's real just because how badass it sounds

They would play a can't sleep ad before this lol

I think they should've done a prequel to the first film that focused on the epidemic of missing/murdered kids on Elm Street, the capture and trial/mistrial of Freddy, the revenge the devastated parents seek, and how the trauma of it all affects how they raise their remaining kids. Robert Englund could the public face of "Fred Krueger" as sweet and innocent, like he did with Willie in V, and play Freddy as evil as he did in the first film. With the right writer and director, he'd give an academy award winning performance. I also think that John Saxon and Ronee Blakely would've given great performances as Nancy's parents, and the effects that their actions took on their marriage.

I literally just watched this last night.

This is actually my favorite movie of all time.

I’m still shocked that freddys revenge gets such hate. The main complaint is usually that Freddy comes out of the dreamworld. Which “breaks the rules”. In this movie, Freddy leaves the dream world, and fights as his skeleton? Seems to break the same rule I guess. Also, if he can be pulled out of the dream, why wouldn’t he be able to latch onto someone to leave it?

Turns out the actors hated each other , on top of trying to work fast with a low budget. Smh

I like Freddy’s Revenge!

I'm certain that Freddy's Funhouse would've been a better follow-up installment than the tired retreads of Dream Warriors that were served up in the next three pictures.

Pretty cool that the idea for a dream-like funhouse finally did come to fruition through the wrestler Bray Wyatt's 'Firefly Funhouse' which took a lot of inspiration from various slasher icons.

Yeah! _One Crazy Summer!_ I *love* that movie and even still have the DVD.

Dooken?

Oh my god, I love that Dokken story!

I was in fifth grade when my dad took me and my brother to see it. We seen it opening day matinee. I bragged so hard at school I seen it.

Freddy’s soul victims tearing him apart from the inside was a great image at the end of Nightmare 4. Wish it somehow could’ve been done in this movie instead! (Their budget was already strained enough.)

DOKKEN Is pronounced DOCK- IN.

I always enjoy letting Lord of the rings nerds know their precious movie would never have been made the way it was if not for Freddy krueger

I'm still in love with Jennifer Rubin since I watched the movie for the first time. It was when it came out on VHS.

best info i learned from this video freddys done coke with dokken! too funny! i used to have a dream warriors sticker on my old record player from the old fright flicks cards

Rockin with Doh kken