A Nightmare on Elm Street: 5 biggest mistakes of the fright franchise

Don’t Kid Around

— Courtesy of New Line Cinema

If you’re familiar with A Nightmare on Elm Street (if you’re reading this, you are aren’t you?), you’ll remember The Dream Child. Because I’ve revisited the story in the previous section, and because it’s so freaking terrible, I won’t rehash the plot again. But rest assure, the fifth Nightmare in its entirety is one of the series’ biggest mistakes.

Everything from its flimsy script, housing some thinly written characters, to an embarrassing story, The Dream Child is awful in almost every way. Sans from some solid direction from Stephen Hopkins, there’s almost no redeeming qualities here.

The idea of having Freddy get to you from the dreams of your unborn son sounds slightly good on paper if you’re smashed as a wedding reception and Bob Shaye won’t stop calling you for a script. But ultimately, the film’s child’s play.