Just in time for the iconic film’s 40th anniversary, Wes Craven’s original horror classic A Nightmare on Elm Street will be making its 4K Ultra HD debut this Halloween season!
The 1984 film will be available for purchase Digitally in 4K Ultra HD on October 1 and on 4K UHD Blu-ray Disc on October 15, Bloody Disgusting has exclusively learned this morning.
A Nightmare on Elm Street, which spawned a franchise and introduced audiences to iconic horror villain Freddy Krueger, will be available to purchase on Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc online and in-store at major retailers and available for purchase Digitally from Amazon Prime Video, AppleTV, Google Play, Fandango at Home and more.
The 4K UHD remaster of A Nightmare on Elm Street includes both the 1984 theatrical version of the film and an uncut version of the film that includes 8 seconds of additional unrated footage.
Hardcore fans will have seen this Uncut footage included with previous home video releases domestically and internationally, but this is the first time it’s been integrated back into the movie for a U.S. physical media release. You can learn more about the bloody footage here.
Directed by Wes Craven (Scream) from his own screenplay, the film stars John Saxon, Ronee Blakely, Heather Langenkamp, Amanda Wyss, Nick Corri, Johnny Depp, and Robert Englund as horror icon Freddy Krueger. The film is produced by Robert Shaye.
A Nightmare on Elm Street Digital release and Ultra HD Blu-ray disc contain the following previously released special features:
- Ready Freddy Focus Points
- Commentary with Wes Craven, Robert Englund, Heather Langenkamp, Ronnie Blakely, Robert Shaye, and Sara Risher.
- Commentary with Wes Craven, Heather Langenkamp, John Saxon, and Jacques Haitkin.
- Alternate endings
- The House that Freddy Built: The Legacy of New Line Horror
- Never Sleep Again: A Nightmare on Elm Street
- Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven’s Nightmares
In the 1984 horror classic, “Nancy (Heather Langenkamp) is having grisly nightmares. Meanwhile, her high-school friends, who are having the very same dreams, are being slaughtered in their sleep by the hideous fiend of their shared nightmares. When the police ignore her explanation, she herself must confront the killer in his shadowy realm.”
Check out the brand new 4K Ultra HD release trailer below, along with the official release art. A special Limited Edition SteelBook with alternate “VHS” artwork will also be available.
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