Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare is the sixth installment in the A Nightmare on Elm Street series and was intended to be the last film that was released across the franchise. Written and directed by Rachel Talalay, this installment sees Freddy trying to slay the last remaining teenager in Springwood, Ohio.
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
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- Director
- Rachel Talalay
- Release Date
- September 13, 1991
- Studio(s)
- New Line Cinema
- Distributor(s)
- New Line Cinema
- Cast
- Robert Englund , Lisa Zane
- Writers
- Rachel Talalay
- Runtime
- 105minutes
- Budget
- $9–11 million
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