Heather Langenkamp, Robert Englund, Craig Wasson

As Freddy Krueger continues his murdering, the kids, led by Freddie's main opponent in the first film, prepare to fight back.

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R, 96 min.

Directed by: Chuck Russell

Release Date: February 27, 1987

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DVD Release Date: August 21, 2001

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  • September 15, 2009
    Possibly my favourite of the Freddy films. The third film of every horror franchise always seems to be the funny one. I love cheesy 80's horror and this is it at it's finest!
  • October 13, 2008
    love all the freddys
  • September 5, 2008
    I can't imagine a better third horror movie that so bravely strides on the live wire fence separating solid horror story from campy self indulgence. I love this movie, and though I disagree with Wes that the story should have ended with the first movie (one main thing I want to r...( read more)esearch is how Craven currently considers this oversight) but I do agree with Wes that if the series should have stopped at some point, it should have been at the conclusion of Dream Warriors. In my opinion, as the following three movies decline exponentially in story value.
    Though the idea of a team working together and they all have a "special power" is very superhero and done with full 80s flair. At the same time, the effects are at peak and the dream setups are still juicy (and bloody). In this one, Freddy plays mainly on his territory - in dreams. The return of our heroine Nancy is very welcome and the heirs to her powers seem like formidable pupils, but they are also very human, moreso than previous "group of kids" subject to Freddy's spree. At the same time, because of the "super-hero" aspect I can see how someone would promote the idea that the story operates on archetypes, but I have to disagree and say that this is an original piece and done with expert crafting.
  • April 18, 2008
    Stupid, but fun.
  • January 29, 2008
    The title says it all, "dream warriors".
  • November 16, 2009
    The elm street to bring the series back on target. The second was an original next step for freddy, but the public did'nt want to know. Number 3 brings more of the slap stick freddy attiude that the blood hunger target audience wanted. The third film also brought the freddy wit i...( read more)n bucket loads that would follow the other films. Still there is an original story not just the same from 1 and 2, including more on the fantasy element of dreams. The acting is good considering, and plenty of classic dream sequences with the clawed ones great oneliners.
  • November 12, 2009
    "welcome to prime time bitch"
  • November 3, 2009
    Clasico de clasicos!
  • October 29, 2009
    Well, Freddy started it....
  • October 28, 2009
    Probably the best film in the Elm Street series with a good story, interesting characters and imaginative special effects.

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  • thedoctor2k7
    April 2, 2008
    luv this movie it's so creepy
  • garbagefanawesome
    July 23, 2007
    Too bad Jennifer Rubin also starred in the NOES 3 rip off, Bad Dreams.
  • doggboy24holla
    March 20, 2007
    hell yea this is da best freddy movie wit kinkaid an da warriors an fishburn in it that shit was hot they was kickin ass in this movie u feel me .....da best 1 of all time ......quote-so u wanna b on primetime bitch heres primetime -its when her head gets smashed threw da tv screen that was some funny shit lol...
  • coolboyere2k6
    February 26, 2007
    yeah yeah yeah peeps this is da biggest elm street fan freddy krueger awsome hes my evil father i follow him so freddy u can take a break and let me do da killin

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