Behind-the-Scenes Photos of A Nightmare on Elm Street
A Nightmare on Elm Street came out 30 years ago, and to commemorate that horror-movie milestone, Craig Marks and Rob Tannenbaum assembled an oral history of the fright-night classic. We also dug deep into the photo archives and pulled out these rare on-set shots, which include a baby-faced Johnny Depp drenched in blood, director Wes Craven constructing a horrific homicide, and the villainous Freddy Krueger during downtime.
Heather Langenkamp.
Photo: Wes Craven
Johnny Depp.
Photo: Wes Craven/New Line
Filming a bedroom scene.
Photo: Wes Craven
Jsu Garcia as Rod Lane.
Photo: Wes Craven
Original proposed sketch for Freddy Krueger's glove.
Photo: Jim Doyle
Clockwise from top right: Actors Johnny Depp, Robert Englund, Heather Langenkamp, Jsu Garcia, and Amanda Wyss.
Photo: Mimi Craven
Wes Craven in the rotating bedroom.
Wes Craven and Englund.
Members of the makeup and special-effects teams.
The cast and crew.
Wes Craven and Amanda Wyss.
Photo: New Line
Wes Craven and Amanda Wyss.
Photo: ��New Line Cinema Photographer: Joyce Rudolph
(Clockwise from top) Wes Craven, Johnny Depp, Heather Langenkamp, Amanda Wyss, and Jsu Garcia.