Ive read a few novelizations and sought out the nightmare on elm street series as i thought it might be something id like to have a stab at writing. In the opening sequence, the bus driver is robert englund without the heavy freddy krueger makeup and his signature clothing. Freddys revenge, was released just a year after the original. Freddys revenge in the latest slasher movie encyclopedia. I can see why based on the lead, mark patton, and the coaches death. I know this was voted one of the gayest horror films of all time. Their teenage son, jesse, has a nightmare about being stalked by a killer driving a school bus. An intriguing subtext of repressed sexuality gives freddys revenge some texture, but the nightmare loses its edge in a sequel that. The dream child is a 1989 american gothic slasher film directed by stephen hopkins and written by leslie bohem. Originally bob shaye had wes end the film with the kids getting on the bus, and freddy turn into the bus driver, and they drive away. In nightmare on elm street 2 freddys revenge the bus.
The bus driver doesnt answer but nods and smiles as they deboard. Thirty years ago saw the release of a nightmare on elm street 2. So nightmare 2 is like a kid playing with fire but never lighting the torch. The footage used in this video was taken from the film nightmare on elm street 2. Check out this homage to nightmare on elm street, set to wheels on the bus by the dirty skips. Throughout the film palm trees are visible in the background which cannot be grown in ohio climate and the bus in the opening scene drives through the desert, which is not part of ohios geography. We open on a school bus dropping kids off at home, also they dont do a close up, but we can see that freddy is driving the bus. This article is a disambiguation page for a nightmare on elm street 2. Robert englund plays the bus driver in the beginning. Transcript trailer transcripts gallery trivia credits awards home media production a nightmare on elm street part 2. The film was directed by jack sholder and stars mark patton, kim myers, robert rusler and robert englund as freddy krueger. The bus driver skips one of the girls stop and, ignoring her protests, drives the bus off the road where it eventually ends up suspended above a.
Riding the wave of a surprising critical and commercial hit, and with a lack of original projects, a nightmare on elm street part 2. Freddys revenge is perhaps the most reviled slasher sequel ever made, generally considered among horror fans to be. Lisa actively trying to do whatever it takes to save jesse from freddys possession and. Freddys revenge 1985 rhorror horror franchise series a nightmare on elm street. Its the most different of the nightmare films, with more emotional baggage than fans prefer, but the effort should be applauded. Wes craven signed all the rights to a nightmare on elm street over to new line cinema in order to get the film made. The first trailer and poster has been released for scream, queen.
Freddys revenge is a 1985 american slasher film and the second film in the nightmare on elm street series. Michael j fox was considered for the role of jesse walsh. It stars mark patton, kim myers, robert englund as freddy krueger, and robert rusler. But now, a new kid on elm street is being haunted every night by gruesome visions of the deadly dream stalker.
How easy would you feel if you got on a bus and the driver was robert freakin englund. Freddys revenge is a 1985 american slasher film and the second installment in the a nightmare on elm street film series the walsh family has just moved in on the house previously owned by the thompson family, and the oldest child jesse has trouble sleeping. More special effects than plot, but freddy gets to do his allotment of darkhumored jokes. The role of jesse went to mark patton, who appeared in minor roles after nightmare on elm street 2 until he ended his acting career in 1986. A nightmare on elm street 2 is the gayest horror movie. The following is a list of links to pages that might share the same title. Unlike most cravenapproved projects it doesnt bear his name on the title card, and so, like many horror sequels, the creator didnt have. Freddys revenge 1985 discussion bus driver bus driver posted 4 years ago by vandammefan15 1 reply jump to latest. The film opened, under the credits, in the town of springwood ohio, as a yellow school bus delivered students home after school. Three of the four movies we talk about tonight were released or distributed by new line cinema. He is a pleasant looking elderly man, wearing a khaki work shirt. It is the sequel to a nightmare on elm street and is followed by a nightmare on elm street 3. Freddys revenge is a 1985 american slasher horror film and the second film in the nightmare on elm street film series.
A nightmare on elm street collection available on bluray 305 at wb shop like us on facebook at. The original glove from a nightmare on elm street 1984 was used in this movie and was also seen hanging on the wall of the work shed in evil dead ii 1987. Freddys revenge is a 1985 american horror movie and the second film in the a nightmare on elm street series. Freddys revenge 1985 someone is coming back to elm street. The first sequel, a nightmare on elm street part 2. Freddys revenge, the bus driver that appears in the opening sequence is robert englund without his signature red and green sweater or heavy makeup. Freddys revenge 1985 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. I started reading part one and got bored after about ten pages as it was like reading the screenplay. When a nightmare on elm street made a killing, horror fans shrieked for more. The fictional location for the nightmare on elm street franchises was springwood, ohio. He wakes up and attributes the dream to the unusual heat in the. Its not great but was fun and apparently has a cult following among homosexuals, which i dig.
Freddys revenge is the worst movie of all time what the hell, bro. My nightmare on elm street, which explores the gay subtext in the iconic 1985 sequel a. He has to back out due to scheduling with back to the future and teen wolf. This was in response to the use of the evil dead 1981 on a television screen in a nightmare on elm street 1984, and part of a continued banter between directors wes craven and sam raimi. The dream child stylized onscreen as a nightmare on elm street. One of the bus girls in the beginning is none other than jo ann willete. A normal day suddenly goes from bad to worse as the bus goes speeding off into the desert. A nightmare on elm street part 2 freddys revenge 1985 film clips you have some problem with me duration. In the opening dream sequence, robert englund plays the bus driver that opens the door outside of make up. A nightmare on elm street 2 was released on november 1st, 1985.
Writer and director wes craven opted not to return for the film, as he disagreed with turning the first film into an ongoing. The film was directed by jack sholder and stars mark patton. Suddenly the bus driver accelerated the bus, passed a regular stop and hurtled into a desert landscape, with lightning striking and a darkening sky. Nightmare 2 is often regarded as one of the weaker entries in the series, and its easy to see why. When it get down to the last 3 kids we somehow are transported to the desert, which is odd as we were in the city seconds. The film follows krueger, using a now pregnant alice. Freddys revenge is a 1985 american slasher film directed by jack sholder and written by david chaskin.
It is the second installment in the a nightmare on elm street film series. The bus teeters precariously, tasting the smoky abyss in every direction. The dirty skips wheels on the bus freddy homage youtube. It is the fifth installment in the a nightmare on elm street film series, and stars lisa wilcox, and robert englund as freddy krueger. The film was directed by jack sholder and stars mark patton, kim myers, robert rusler and robert england as freddy krueger. Freddys revenge, the first of many sequels to wes cravens 1984 horror classic. I was thinking thats what the movie was hinting at showing robert englund without the makeup as he drops the kids of at the start. Freddys revenge stylized onscreen as a nightmare on elm street part 2. In nightmare on elm street 2 freddys revenge the bus driver in the opening scene is robert englund freddy krueger without his iconic costumemakeup. A nightmare on elm street part 2 freddys revenge 1985.