A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010): trivia & fun facts

Fun facts

• Johnny Depp was another unknown when he was cast, initially accompanying his friend (Jackie Earle Haley who went on to play Freddy in the 2010 remake) to an audition.
• Englund has stated that Craven was indeed in search of a "big, giant man" originally, but casting director Annette Benson had talked Craven into seeing him about the role after Englund had auditioned for National Lampoon's Class Reunion (1982) previously.
• Depp was initially rejected after bombing his audition and they went on to discuss with other actors for the part, but Wes Craven's daughters picked Depp's headshot from the set he showed them.
• Anette Benson states that they did in fact offer the part to Sheen but he passed on it due to his agent demanding twice the weekly wage of $1,142 for Sheen, which New Line Cinema did not consider themselves to have the budget for.
• The film score was written by composer Charles Bernstein and first released in 1984 on label Varèse Sarabande.
• Robert Shaye has two uncredited roles as broadcasters for local television news and KRGR Radio station.
• Craven filmed A Nightmare on Elm Street in Los Angeles on an estimated budget of $1.1 million.
• One of the three girls who recorded the vocal part of the theme was Robert Shaye's then-14-year-old daughter.
• In 2008, Empire ranked A Nightmare on Elm Street 162nd on their list of the 500 greatest movies of all time.
• A Nightmare on Elm Street premiered in the United States with a limited theatrical release on November 9, 1984, opening in 165 cinemas across the country.
• On the character development, Newman stated that "the impression that about two hundred pages worth of characterisation has been compressed into cliché details like boozy Ronee Blakley demonstrating her renewed self-respect by throwing away a half-full bottle."
• A Nightmare on Elm Street was released on November 9, 1984, and grossed $57.1 million worldwide.
• The film spawned a franchise consisting of six sequels, a television series, a crossover with the Friday the 13th franchise, various other merchandise, and a 2010 remake.

Source: Wikipedia

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