A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) – Filming Locations
Horror · Directed by Wes Craven · Starring Johnny Depp, Heather Langenkamp
Teenagers in a small town are dropping like flies, apparently in the grip of mass hysteria causing their suicides. A cop's daughter, Nancy Thompson, traces the cause to child molester Fred Krueger, who was burned alive by angry parents many years before. Krueger has now come back in the dreams of his killers' children, claiming their lives as his revenge. Nancy and her boyfriend, Glen, must devise a plan to lure the monster out of the realm of nightmares and into the real world...
Where was A Nightmare on Elm Street filmed?
- Los Angeles, United States, Los Angeles – Nancy's house and primary setting where Freddy Krueger terrorizes the teenagers in their dreams and reality. The iconic location that anchors the entire film, representing Nancy's home where the nightmare violence intrudes into waking life
- Los Angeles, United States, Los Angeles – Street scenes and establishing shots of the Elm Street neighborhood setting. Downtown Los Angeles streets were used to establish the working-class neighborhood setting of the film
- Los Angeles, United States, Los Angeles – Residential streets and exteriors of the teenagers' homes throughout the film. The production used various South Central Los Angeles neighborhoods to represent Springwood, Ohio, creating an authentic working-class American suburb aesthetic