Fresh
Sixth and final edition in the Nightmare on Elm Street feature series delivers enough violence, black humor and even a final reel in 3-D to hit paydirt with horror-starved audiences.
Variety Staff, Variety
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
They saved the best for last.
1991 · 1h 29m · R
Fantasy, Horror
Directed by
Rachel Talalay
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Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
Overview
Just when you thought it was safe to sleep, Freddy Krueger returns in this sixth installment of the Nightmare on Elm Street films, as psychologist Maggie Burroughs, tormented by recurring nightmares, meets a patient with the same horrific dreams. Their quest for answers leads to a certain house on Elm Street -- where the nightmares become reality.
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Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
23%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The Elm Street films have always been a cut above the competition, so to speak, with their playfully malevolent dream sequences and their mocking, ever-resourceful villain.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
Fresh
So long, Freddy, it's been good to know you.
Richard Harrington, Washington Post
Rotten
Even the much-heralded 3-D finale is murky and unimaginative.
Time Out
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