The Elm Street films were coming thick and fast by the late ’80s. The most notable thing about this one is that it marks the debut screenplay of Brian Helgeland, who went on to win an Oscar for adapting L.A. Confidential. It’s also an early film from director Renny Harlin, later responsible for Die Hard 2, Cliffhanger, and the famously ill-fated Cutthroat Island.




