Although he is best known as Freddy Krueger in A Nightmare on Elm Street, Robert Englund has over 160 acting credits to his name since beginning his career in 1974. The new documentary Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story delves into Englund’s illustrious career and some of his most memorable characters.
Variety has confirmed that the documentary will be released in theaters this year after Cinedigm acquired the North American rights. Following its theatrical run, the film will be released on the Screambox streaming service in time for Englund’s 75th birthday on June 6th.
Directors Chris Griffiths and Gary Smart and co-writer Neil Morris have previously worked on Pennywise: The Story of It and You’re So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night. The crew talks with some of the biggest names in the industry, including Eli Roth, Lance Henriksen, Heather Langenkamp, Tony Todd, Lin Shaye, Kane Hodder, Adam Green, Bill Moseley, Mick Garris, Corey Taylor, and Nathan Baesel.
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Since first donning a tattered fedora and a glove of eviscerating blades in 1984, Robert Englund has become one of our generation’s most beloved horror icons. Englund has risen to stand shoulder to shoulder in the pantheon of movie legends alongside such greats as Boris Karloff and Christopher Lee. His portrayal of Freddy Krueger is, without doubt, a moment as visceral to the horror genre as Chaney’s werewolf or Karloff’s ground-breaking realization of Frankenstein’s monster. You realizerealise the depths of England’s true power as a character actor away from the latex mask and iconic red and green jumper. A classically trained actor and talented director, Englund has starred in many well-received movies in the years since Freddy’s cinematic birth as well as directing his own feature film.
Englund first played iconic slasher Freddy Krueger in 1984’s A Nightmare on Elm Street, while also starring as Willie in the TV sci-fi series V that year. Following the success of A Nightmare on Elm Street, five direct sequels were released, as well as the TV series Freddy’s Nightmares, the standalone film Wes Craven’s New Nightmare, and the crossover film Freddy vs. Jason.
In addition to the NOES franchise and V, Englund has had roles in 976-EVIL, Galaxy of Terror, Dead & Buried, C.H.U.D. II: Bud the C.H.U.D., The Phantom of the Opera, The Mangler, Wishmaster, Urban Legend, Strangeland, 2001 Maniacs, Hatchet, Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon, Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer, Fear Clinic, Supernatural, and Stranger Things.
