It's time for another round of Movie Nights!
This past Monday, the director Wes Craven passed away. So tonight, we'll screen the film he was perhaps best known for: 1984's A Nightmare on Elm Street. Nightmare stands apart from earlier slasher flicks for several reasons. Fred Krueger is a villain with personality, not a lumbering hulk played by a stuntman à la Jason Voorhees. While later he would devolve into a campy jokester, in the original, he's truly terrifying though not without some twisted humor. The late Albus Dumbledore once said, "For in dreams we enter a world that is entirely our own," but Freddy clearly didn't the memo. Nightmare is also notable for Heather Langenkamp's portrayal of Nancy and for being Johnny Depp's feature film debut. So whether you're an old fan or you've never seen it, join us in remembering a true master of his craft.
A Nightmare on Elm Street, 90 minutes, 7 PM, Interaction Room
P.S. A piece of movie trivia: The same room featured in some very creative (and nearly catastrophic) scenes in this film was re-used for an entirely different purpose in Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo.
This past Monday, the director Wes Craven passed away. So tonight, we'll screen the film he was perhaps best known for: 1984's A Nightmare on Elm Street. Nightmare stands apart from earlier slasher flicks for several reasons. Fred Krueger is a villain with personality, not a lumbering hulk played by a stuntman à la Jason Voorhees. While later he would devolve into a campy jokester, in the original, he's truly terrifying though not without some twisted humor. The late Albus Dumbledore once said, "For in dreams we enter a world that is entirely our own," but Freddy clearly didn't the memo. Nightmare is also notable for Heather Langenkamp's portrayal of Nancy and for being Johnny Depp's feature film debut. So whether you're an old fan or you've never seen it, join us in remembering a true master of his craft.
A Nightmare on Elm Street, 90 minutes, 7 PM, Interaction Room
P.S. A piece of movie trivia: The same room featured in some very creative (and nearly catastrophic) scenes in this film was re-used for an entirely different purpose in Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo.
