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Freddy Krueger
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Real name Fred Krueger
Freddy Krueger est un personnage de fiction créé par Wes Craven, incarné pour la première fois par Robert Englund dans Les Griffes de la nuit (1984) ainsi que dans les huit autres films de la saga, puis par Jackie Earle Haley dans le remake de 2010 Freddy : Les Griffes de la nuit (neuvième et dernier film de la saga).
Tueur en série brûlé vif par les parents de ses jeunes victimes, Freddy revient d'entre les morts sous forme démoniaque afin de poursuivre et assassiner des adolescents dans leurs rêves. Défiguré et muni de griffes fixées sur un gant de cuir, le personnage est une icône du cinéma d'horreur.
Biography
Freddy Krueger est né en 1942, dans l'hôpital psychiatrique de Springwood. Il est la résultante de multiples viols qu'avait subis Amanda Krueger, alors qu'elle était nonne stagiaire au sein d'un hôpital psychiatrique, fermé depuis l’événement. Elle donne naissance à Freddy Krueger.Freddy vit au sein d'une famille d'adoption hostile à son égard et il est le souffre-douleur de ses camarades de classe. À cet âge la, Krueger présente déjà des signes de sadisme. Il s'adonne aux meurtres de petits animaux. Il apprivoise la souffrance et ses pulsions meurtrières en s'auto-mutilant.
Krueger fut élevé par un tuteur ivrogne qu'il assassina avec une lame de rasoir.
Une vingtaine d'années plus tard, il épouse Loretta, une serveuse, avec laquelle il aura une fille, Katheryn. C'est durant cette période que Freddy assassine des enfants. Il kidnappe et tue une vingtaine d'enfants de la rue Elm depuis son repère, une usine abandonnée. Loretta découvre les actions de Freddy et l'implore en lui promettant de garder son secret. Freddy la battra et l'étranglera à mort sous les yeux de leur fille, alors âgée de cinq ans.
Freddy sera finalement arrêté mais relâché à cause d'un défaut de signature sur l'un des documents d'inculpation. Après le procès, Amanda Krueger se suicide. C'est à ce moment que se propage une comptine à la gloire de l'assassin. Durant une soirée de 1968, les parents du quartier se mobilisent à la poursuite du rôdeur dont ils veulent obtenir justice. Ils retrouvent sa trace, cloîtré dans l'usine et y mettent le feu par de l'essence. Freddy, pris au piège des flammes, décède brûlé vif.
La peur, toujours présente chez les habitants, permet à Freddy de se réincarner dans les cauchemars de la nouvelle progéniture du quartier. Il assassine de nouveau, par le biais des rêves, avec davantage de sadisme. Il s'en suivra une centaine de meurtres au fil des années dans des conditions effroyables.
Dans le sixième film, il est dit que les démons du rêve lui ont proposé de vivre éternellement à travers les cauchemars.
Des années après, complètement oublié par toute la population de Springwood, il ressuscite la créature diabolique Jason Voorhees de la saga Vendredi 13. Freddy manipule le tueur afin qu'il commette des meurtres que les habitants, effrayés, attribueront au croque-mitaine. De ce fait, il possédera le pouvoir de tuer à nouveau.
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Filmography of Freddy Krueger (14 films)
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A Wet Dream on Elm Street (2011)
, 1h46Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Horror, Pornographic
Themes Films about films, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Sexploitation films, Serial killer films
Actors Jennifer White, Anthony Rosano, Gracie Glam, Charley Chase, Tommy Pistol, Sophie Dee
Rating60%
After having sex with her boyfriend, a woman is shocked when he transforms into Freddy Krueger, who she mistakes for Edward James Olmos. Freddy seduces the woman with his glove, which has vibrators affixed to the fingers.
A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
, 1h35Directed by Samuel Bayer
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Fantastic, Horror, Slasher
Themes Films about children, Films about sexuality, Films about pedophilia, Freddy, Serial killer films
Actors Jackie Earle Haley, Kyle Gallner, Rooney Mara, Katie Cassidy Rodgers, Thomas Dekker, Kellan Lutz
Rating52%
Kris Fowles (Katie Cassidy) goes to the Springwood Diner to meet with her boyfriend, Dean Russell (Kellan Lutz), who falls asleep at the table and meets a man covered in burn scars, wearing a red and green sweater, a fedora and a clawed glove on his hand. The burned man cuts Dean's throat in the dream, but in reality it appears that Dean is cutting his own throat as his friend, waitress Nancy Holbrook (Rooney Mara), looks on with Kris. At Dean's funeral, Kris sees a photograph of her and Dean as children, but cannot recall ever knowing Dean before high school. Kris begins to dream about the burned man herself and refuses to go to sleep for fear that she will die in her dreams. Jesse Braun (Thomas Dekker), Kris's ex-boyfriend, shows up at her house to keep her company while she sleeps, but Kris meets the burned man in her dreams and is murdered. Covered in blood, Jesse runs to Nancy's house to try to explain what happened and he learns that Nancy has been having dreams about the same man: Freddy Krueger (Jackie Earle Haley).
, 4hDirected by Daniel Farrands
Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Horror
Themes Films about films, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry, Serial killer films, Documentary films about films
Actors Heather Langenkamp, Wes Craven, Robert Englund, Robert Shaye, Lisa Wilcox, John Saxon
Rating85%
Depuis des décennies, Freddy Krueger s'est frayé un chemin à travers les rêves d'innombrables jeunes, effrayant plus d'un demi-milliard de dollars au box-office à travers huit films terrifiants et spectaculaires.
Stan Helsing (2009)
, 1h48Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Films about magic and magicians, Wolves in film, Frankenstein films, Werewolves in film, Vampires in film, Comedy horror films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Steve Howey, Diora Baird, Kenan Thompson, Leslie Nielsen, Tara Wilson, Ken Kirzinger
Rating36%
Stan Helsing (Steve Howey) is an underachieving employee at a video rental store named Schlockbuster whose personal mottos are "Don't get involved" and "Don't talk about it". His teen-aged boss Sully orders him to drop off a bag of movies to the mother of the store's owner or risk not having a job Monday morning. Despite his arguments, he agrees to the request and manages to get his friend Teddy (Kenan Thompson), his ex-girlfriend Nadine (Diora Baird) and ditsy blond massage therapist Mia (Desi Lydic) to take him there before they attend a Halloween party, even though it's on the other side of town.
Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
, 1h35Directed by Ronny Yu
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror, Slasher
Themes Films about education, Films about children, Transport films, Freddy, Serial killer films, Road movies
Actors Robert Englund, Ken Kirzinger, Monica Keena, Jason Ritter, Kelly Rowland, Chris Marquette
Rating57%
Freddy Krueger is trapped in Hell, it's 2003 and 4 years after the events and time of the sixth film and due to the fact the teenage residents of his town of Springwood, Ohio have forgotten about him, rendering him powerless, he can no longer return to Springwood, because there's no fear of him left in the entire town. He "can't come back if nobody's afraid", so, under the guise of Jason Voorhees' mother, Freddy manipulates Jason, who he'd been looking for over a period of time to do so, into killing the teenage residents of Springwood, hoping the mass fear will restore his powers. After all, residents of Springwood were terrorized by Freddy, not Jason, so obviously, every ounce of fear would be directed towards him, giving him more power than he'd ever hoped for. His plan works, but only to the extent of allowing his return.
, 56minutesOrigin USA
Genres Documentary, Horror
Themes Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry
Actors Andrew Robinson, Grace Kirby, Ashley Laurence, Doug Bradley, Nicholas Vince, Simon Bamford
Rating62%
New Nightmare (1994)
, 1h52Directed by Wes Craven
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Films about films, Freddy, Serial killer films
Actors Robert Englund, Heather Langenkamp, Miko Hugues, John Saxon, Tracy Middendorf, Wes Craven
Rating63%
Heather Langenkamp lives in Los Angeles with her husband Chase and her young son Dylan, and has become quite popular due to her role as Nancy Thompson from the Nightmare on Elm Street film series. One night, she has a nightmare in which she, Dylan and Chase are attacked by animated Krueger claws of an upcoming Nightmare film in which two of the workers are brutally murdered on set. Waking up to an earthquake, she spies a cut on Chase's finger exactly like one he'd received in his dream, but they quickly dismiss the notion.
, 1h27Directed by Adam Marcus
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Transport films, Serial killer films, Road movies
Actors Kane Hodder, John D. LeMay, Kari Keegan, Erin Gray, Allison Smith, Steven Culp
Rating41%
The undead serial killer Jason Voorhees, thought to be killed in Part 8, is back at Crystal Lake. As he is about to kill a woman the FBI springs a trap. After gunning him down they blow him to pieces. His remains are sent to a morgue, where the coroner becomes possessed by the demonic spirit of Jason. Jason, now in a new body, begins to kill again.
, 1h45Directed by Rachel Talalay
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror
Themes Freddy, Serial killer films, Comedy horror films
Actors Shon Greenblatt, Lisa Zane, Robert Englund, Lezlie Deane, Yaphet Kotto, Breckin Meyer
Rating47%
Set ten years from the present and from the fifth film, it is 1999 and Freddy Krueger has managed to kill every child in Springwood, Ohio, though it is hinted that one child survived.
, 1h29Directed by Stephen Hopkins
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Pregnancy films, Films about sexuality, Freddy, Serial killer films
Actors Robert Englund, Lisa Wilcox, Erika Anderson, Beatrice Boepple, Matthew Borlenghi, Danny Hassel
Rating50%
Taking place almost a year after The Dream Master, Alice and Dan have now started dating and there is no sign of Freddy Krueger. One day, while in the shower, she sees herself at a strange asylum. As she walks she finds that she is dressed in a nun's habit with a nametag saying Amanda Krueger. She is then attacked by patients at the hospital but wakes up before anything happens. The next day Alice is graduating from high school alongside her new friends consisting of Greta, an aspiring supermodel, Mark, a comic book geek and Yvonne, a candy striper who is also a swimmer. She only confides her nightmare to Dan, after he tells her about a trip to Europe. He tells her she is all in control of her dreams, and she goes to work.
, 1h39Directed by Renny Harlin
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Freddy, Serial killer films
Actors Robert Englund, Lisa Wilcox, Andras Jones, Tuesday Knight, Ken Sagoes, Rodney Eastman
Rating56%
Some time has passed since the events of the previous film, Kristen, Kincaid and Joey have been released from Westin Hills and are living lives as normal teenagers. When Kristen, believing Freddy is coming back, summons Joey and Kincaid into her dreams, she angers them and they warn her that dreaming of Freddy might actually cause his return. The next day, Kristen picks up her boyfriend, martial arts enthusiast Rick Johnson, and his sister and Kristen's best friend, Alice. Going to school she meets with her other friends: Sheila, a genius and asthmatic; and Debbie, a tough girl who doesn't like bugs. Alice daydreams of her crush Dan Jordan recognizing her, but she snaps out of it when Rick teases he can introduce them.
, 1h36Directed by Wes Craven, Chuck Russell
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Fantasy, Horror, Slasher
Themes Medical-themed films, Freddy, Serial killer films, Films about psychiatry, Films set in psychiatric hospitals
Actors Heather Langenkamp, Patricia Arquette, Laurence Fishburne, Priscilla Pointer, Craig Wasson, Robert Englund
Rating66%
One year after the events of the second film, Kristen Parker is scolded by her mother Elaine to go to bed after staying up all night making a papier-mâché house. Kristen objects but obeys her mother. As she dreams, she is stalked in her model, which is revealed to be 1428 Elm Street, the home of Nancy Thompson and Jesse Walsh. Running from him, she wakes up in her own bed again and realizes it was a dream. The stalker, who is revealed as Freddy Krueger, then appears to her when she goes to wash her face and proceeds to slash her wrists with his claws. Elaine walks in, and Freddy makes the attack appear as a suicide attempt and has her admitted to the hospital for help. Going into hysterics after an attempt to sedate her, Kristen is calmed when Nancy Thompson, a newly hired member of the hospital staff arrives and earns her trust by finishing Freddy's nursery rhyme.
, 1h27Directed by Jack Sholder
Origin USA
Genres Horror
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Freddy, Serial killer films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Mark Patton, Kim Myers, Robert Rusler, Clu Gulager, Marshall Bell, Hope Lange
Rating54%
Five years have passed since Freddy Krueger was seemingly defeated and the Walshes have moved into the Thompsons' former home. Their teenaged son, Jesse, has a nightmare about being stranded on a school bus with two girls and being stalked by a violent killer. He wakes up in terror and attributes the dream to the unusual heat in the room. Jesse goes to school with his friend Lisa, whom he is interested in romantically, but is too shy to flirt with her. After getting into a fight with a boy named Grady during gym class, Coach Schneider makes them stay after class and they eventually become friends. Lisa comes to visit Jesse after school and they discover a diary from Nancy Thompson detailing her nightmares which are strikingly similar to Jesse's. Small fires happen around the house, which culminates in the spontaneous combustion of their pet birds. Jesse's father accuses him of sabotage. Lisa takes Jesse to an abandoned factory where Fred Krueger worked, but they find nothing there.
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
, 1h30Directed by Wes Craven, Sean S. Cunningham
Origin USA
Genres Horror
Themes L'adolescence, Films about children, Freddy, Ghost films, Serial killer films, Teen movie
Actors John Saxon, Ronee Blakley, Heather Langenkamp, Amanda Wyss, Jsu Garcia, Johnny Depp
Rating73%
A mysterious man walks into a decrepit boiler room, where he makes a sharp clawed glove.