First Time Watching A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET Reaction... I'm NEVER SLEEPING AGAIN

Watching A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET for the first time!
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[@jimtatro6550]

I worked as a projectionist/usher in a theater when this came out. I watched it after hours the night before it premiered in a totally empty theater…..best theatrical experience ever.😂

[@dailyrip]

Terrifying!

[@Corn_Pone_Flicks]

A totally empty theater is always the best experience, especially these days.

[@MrUndersolo]

Brave SOB!

[@byebyebye1334]

You must be old af 😅

[@omigawdd]

That sounds so epic. ❤

[@Humstuck]

Freddy Krugger ... "he's somewhat of a tradesman". I almost choked, that was great.

[@Steelerman8812]

“Phones don’t lick.” Kat movie quote of the day.

[@Rikigoya]

Best quote in the video HAHAHA LMAO

[@JohnSmith-qn3ob]

mine does

[@RealBLAlley]

@@JohnSmith-qn3ob That's not your phone.

[@JohnSmith-qn3ob]

@@RealBLAlley But it talks to me

[@MastrSF2879]

FYI - The doctor at the sleep clinic is the actor who does the voice of Roger Rabbit in Who Framed Roger Rabbit. He is also a stand up comedian.

[@terrycoolidge9511]

@MastrSF2879 Yes! He also has a *super-creepy* bit part in "Zodiac." Terrifying!

[@charleysage5827]

He's also Wally in Tales from the Crypt - Demon Knight. Another classic!

[@aaronsynra6867]

Reaction channels are hard to do correctly, but you've already mastered the art. You play to your audience in a genuine way. Keep up the great work. :)

[@taylortyler1867]

She _IS_ great, isn't she? I'm so glad KZbin finally did something right, when they recommended her channel.

[@mediumvillain]

'Person who never liked watching horror movies reacting to the pantheon of horror movies' is a pretty good hook.

[@thejamppa]

@@mediumvillain and Kat´s karate / fight stands are great :D

[@chrisleebowers]

She has found a niche that she's perfect for. She has huge eyes and a huge mouth and does a Tex Avery cartoon-take whenever she's scared; she scares easy and she's going to watch horror movies. You don't even need the sound on, you can just laugh at her expressions.

[@marklouis1890]

Yes I genuinely love her honest reactions

[@MontroseChloe]

Robert Englund's Freddy is what really makes this series SHINE. He's a charismatic bad guy. Makes it SO entertaining and it holds up so well. There is a documentary about the making of this where they built the Room for the house on a big rotation device. The practical effects in this are WILD. As always your reaction is fantastic. I agree with Aaron, you are a NATURAL. These are genuinly some of the BEST reaction vids in youtube. SO GOOD. I now look forward to these every week.

[@GeorgeMetalman]

OK Kat is officially my favourite movie reactor!

[@nsasupporter7557]

She definitely has a personality on her, doesn’t she?

[@taylortyler1867]

_MINE TOO!!!!!_ No contest.

[@KBH27]

@@nsasupporter7557 so endearing

[@GeorgeMetalman]

@@nsasupporter7557 Oh yes!

[@terencecarroll1812]

I love watching her reactions, she's so funny

[@avaunamallett6176]

I loved your realization of Lin Shaye, the teacher aka Elise from Insidious. I love her so much! And I also loved her brother, Robert Shaye's (founder of New Line Cinema) cameos in some of the sequels. This is definitely one of my favorites. Awesome reaction!

[@KatWatchesHorror]

HI AVAUNA!!! Oh my goodness... I LOVE HER TOO!!! She was just the best ever in Insidious... Seeing her in this was as TREAT!! And learning about her brother who started New Line Cinema was so interesting!!! It's really cool to see the same production companies popping up in these movies... I don't think I've ever noticed that before this channel. THANK YOU FOR WATCHING WITH ME!!!! Have a great week!!!KAT:D

[@Brando_1983]

She is also great in the video game The Quarry.

[@daviddavid2890]

I remember her most as the landlady in kingpin

[@christophermollan1684]

There is a fan theory that she was very messed up when so many of her students died. People thought she was crazy because she could communicate with the dead students. She quit teaching and became a medium... and is the same character in insidous..and that all the hauntings in that ( and all the other movies ) were actually Freddy Kreuger trying messing with her!!!!!!! The nun is Freddy Kreuger!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@mattfittes9807]

He cameos in this as well in voice form as the newsreader reporting on Tina's death, and can also be heard saying "It is now 12 Midnight, and this is Station KRGR leaving the air" on the TV on Glen's lap before Freddy pulls him into the bed

[@davidr1050]

Hi Kat.. Keeping in mind that this is 1984, the effects you see are all practical. One of the most impressive, was Freddy stretching out of the wall over the bed. A short effect, but at the time, no one had ever seen it done before..

[@corvus1970]

Yup. A spandex wall was used for that shot.

[@dartigens10]

The blood vortex was also incredibly impressive, but also almost went horribly wrong (IIRC one of the cranes or something that they were using to rotate the room let go, and the whole thing went sliding across the set; luckily, nobody was injured, but it was a close call).

[@Necrowolf81]

That’s not what I remember hearing dartigens. The weight of the blood caused the rotating room to be unbalanced and it spun out of control making it hard to film and they had to do it several times.

[@johnsmith8906]

At 07:25: "That's so much blood." Me: "Oh you sweet Summer Child."

[@ChakasCave]

Kat reacts to game of thrones?

[@mikeanderson623]

I haven’t laughed as hard as, “She’s sleeping, phones don’t lick” in a long time 😂😂😂

[@adamclifton29]

The reason why Nancy survived multiple Freddy dreams in this movie is simple... this whole movie is one long nightmare that Nancy had. We never saw the 'real world' in this movie, it was all Nancy's dream. Freddy Krueger was never real and all the events around that character never happened. Her friends are all still alive and are probably not the way we saw in this movie because it was her dream representation of them. It's only because of this movie's success that the sequels happened. Wes Craven never intended for this movie to become a franchise, it was supposed to be a one and done movie but Robert Shaye (New Line Cinema producer and Lin Shaye's brother) saw the film dailies and saw sequel potential. He had Wes Craven tack on an open-ending designed for a sequel. That's why Freddy returned at the end of the movie

[@BasilOnatopp]

"A very real somebody threw a rock at her window." She's actually already dreaming. Possibly the best thing about this movie is that all of the gripes people have watching slasher films are knocked out by the fact that we do weird shit in our dreams. Why does Tina go outside in her boyfriend's shirt with no shoes on? It's a dream.

[@Necrowolf81]

Was a shirt not a gown

[@Uncle_T]

"I already relate to this guy!" Yeeeeeah about that... 😁 Great reaction to a classic horror movie, and yes Nancy is a great protagonist and more than a worthy adversary to Freddy.

[@btnhstillfire]

The teacher is Lynn Shaye. Shes a scream Queen. Been in so many horror movies but shes also just a great actress and shes HILARIOUS. Shes in the cult classic “Kingpin” w Woody Harrelson, Bill Murray and Randy Quaid. She has an iconic scene lmao…

[@Necrowolf81]

Uh no. Just being in horror movies does not make you a scream queen. To be a scream queen you have to be in peril and do a lot of screaming. She’s rarely ever the one in peril in the movies she’s in.

[@cowboy1165]

Kat: "But he wears a Christmas sweater all year around." 😆 Nice reaction Kat, now it's on to Nightmare 2, because they have to come in pairs.

[@KatWatchesHorror]

LOL thank you for catching that line Cowboy!! HE WAS THOUGH RIGHT?!?!?! KAT:D

[@Necrowolf81]

@KatWatchesHorror 2 can easily be skipped without missing anything. It doesn’t really add to the story. The only connection it has is it’s on elm street, has Freddy and the MC lives in Nancy’s old house. If you want to continue the saga of Nancy watch part 3 and then new nightmare. There’s also a fan made film that’s a continuation of New Nightmare with one of the stars of that film playing the same role called Dylan’s Nightmare ( I think).

[@Paulo_Maximus]

The thing I’m loving about your channel and reactions specifically is that a lot of the times, you end up liking these movies and I love seeing it. Lol. It’s so cool. It’s almost like an immersion therapy; face your fears sort of thing. A lot of horror movies are just good movies in general and it’s cool watching you navigate that. Thank you for all the fun as always. ❤️🙂

[@jamesdee759]

The First time I ever saw Robert Englund in anything it was in a show, in the 80's, called "V". His character in V was the complete opposite of Freddy. In V his character's name was "Willie" who was a very shy, soft spoken, gentle person. It's amazing how he played 2 characters who were so opposite from each other.

[@bardthenascarfanaticdragon]

Robert Englund would definitely be Jeb the Goat.

[@bardthenascarfanaticdragon]

@@strangeblackman3477 He would be Jeb the Goat.

[@Mama-eu1ss]

I loved the "V" miniseries! I still watch it every few years for the memories

[@karidennis6154]

This movie was inspired by actual events. Kind of late to the party here so you probably won’t read this but this info would probably really mess with your noodle. There was a rash of bizarre unexplained deaths among refugees from asia in the 1970’s, they all died in their sleep, they were all young, healthy and i believe exclusively male with no real cause of death. There were a few who survived, they claimed they were attacked in their sleep by some being. In a couple of the cases the attack was witnessed by their wives who woke them up which presumably saved them from dying. In at least one of the these cases the survivor ended up dying in their sleep eventually anyhow. Look it up (if you read this, lol) there are a few articles about it and the youtube channel Bedtime Stories did an episode on it, i believe this being is called the dab tsog and it came from asian mythology or urban legends.

[@williamsummerson1204]

Thank you for reacting to my favorite horror movie of all time. Freddy Kruger is the stuff of nightmares. Nancy Thompson is one of the best final girls ever. RIP to Wes Craven, he may be gone but his spirit will live on forever. 🙏❤

[@andreasoberg2021]

Man I can barely watch this. My favorite horror film of all time. Still creeps me out big time. The first time I saw it I had to walk home by myself in a forest passage with thick mist in the dark. I was only 11 most horrifying.

[@williamsummerson1204]

I was 8 yrs old when I first watched it and it scared the hell out of me, I had trouble trying to sleep for the first couple days, but it turned me into the horror fanatic that I am today.

[@3404sammy]

Kat I love your reactions they are so genuine and I just love that about you. I agree with so many of your comments especially about these Wes Craven films. Here is one that I think is underrated. It's called Shocker and it has all the camp elements of a great Wes Craven film but I think the bad guy is pretty intense in scenes and just feel you will enjoy it. Thank you so much for putting yourself out there like you do for all of us to enjoy. On a personal note I have had some rough past 5 years and have become somewhat of a recluse due to lack of mobility from health issues and I stumbled on your channel by accident and it's been so great. I now watch you and a few others and it really does help me feel as though I have friends to watch movies with. I can't put into words how much it has lifted my spirits and has me focused on getting better for the first time in a long time versus just waiting to die. That sounds dramatic I know but I was in a dark place and these got me thinking maybe there is more I could do simply because I was feeling like I was socializing I guess. I got back with my doctor got on some depression meds for the first time and it's helping and I feel like I'm on a much better path and I thank you and other youtube reactors for the role you have played in my life. Honestly your channel was the first one I stumbled upon and I was smiling and laughing at some of your quick witted comments and it felt like I was introducing you to the film. Thank you so much Kat for being a genuine person and putting this content out there. I just wish I could do more but for now my thanks is all I really have to give but please know it's from the heart. I hope you give Shocker a try and I will begin commenting and making more suggestions but they won't be novel's and like this one. Hope it wasn't too long. Thanks again, take care and God Bless you and your family.

[@artistamisto]

As a first timer to your channel I had fun watching this. Your reactions are genuine and top notch. Laughed out loud at a lot of them and your sharp and witty humor. "No time to get pants!", "You're sleeping, phones don't lick!", "Your mom just got dragged down to a blueish hell!" Thumbs up and subscribed.

[@Cagon415]

I appreciate that you're, essentially, doing what I did when I was 8. I binged every horror movie I could find until I wasn't afraid anymore 🤣.

[@rejdechenes2083]

Fright Night 1985 Please! 😂 Your reaction and little remarks during movies make me laugh so much! 🤣

[@ThomasKnip]

You can't argue with Freddy's craftmanship. These claws are tight! 😄

[@mattfulgurite4746]

Yes, the teacher is Linn Shay...sister of NEW LINE CINEMA creator and president Bob Shay. She was there from the beginning of Freddy. In fact, New Line is was originally known as "The House That Freddy Built"

[@joecal2360]

When you recognized with a look of endearment the actress from Insidious, it was then that I knew you were one of us. You made my day. :)

[@emitXtime]

plz watch part 3! a certain legend returns!

[@ragabashmoon1551]

From 1988-1990 (2 seasons) there was a horror anthology series based in the town of Springwood (where Freddy isn't the only supernatural happenings apparently) hosted by Robert Englund as Freddy. The pilot and a few other episodes were about Freddy, with the pilot actually being his origin story starting with his trial in which he gets off on a technicality, then starts going after the then sheriff's little girls, then the parents all corner him in the old warehouse and kill him. Unfortunately it's never been released on home video and is not current streaming anywhere (it was on Tubi for awhile, but was removed recently.)

[@steveballzack1409]

Someone put the entire series up on the internet archive. I started watching it for the nostalgia. It's actually one of the worst television shows ever made. Absolutely terrible.

[@Deathbird_Mitch]

Your suggestion about some good coffee ending the movie early is funny. Originally there is a scene when Nancy is trying to stay awake. She is eating instant coffee out of the jar, washing it down with Jolt Cola, and taking "diet pills" all to stay awake. In the 90s College and High School school kids were dying from taking "diet pills" to stay awake and cram for tests. They removed the scene from all copies of this movie so as not to promote using "diet pills" to keep awake.

[@michaelccozens]

I think the idea that there was such a wave of deaths was more a moral panic than an actual thing (see: '80s Satanism panic, current anti-trans nonsense, etc), but still, very interesting! Thanks! The moral panic could possibly have gotten boosted by the Fen-phen scandal of the early '90s, where a heavily-marketed diet-pill combo did actually kill and injure a bunch of people via cardiovascular damage (causing some $21 billion in liability so far), but those drugs were never really used as anti-sleep aids, recreationally or otherwise. It's pretty hard to OD on caffeine, as the LD50 for humans is somewhere between 200-350 mg/kg, so you'd basically have to eat even pure caffeine by the handful (and it is not tasty stuff; very bitter).

[@paull4048]

I always look forward to your reactions! I have seen all of these movies before, but you still manage to make me anxious while I am watching along with you. Anxiety and lots of laughs. The perfect recipe. Thanks so much!

[@Diogenes741]

80s horror movies are the best! Great reaction as always, just here to put my 2 cents in for Children Of The Corn or The Mist ☺

[@taylortyler1867]

Both Stephen King adaptations. "Big Driver", "A Good Marriage" and "Cujo" are also good SK adaptations (among many).

[@missdebbie8131]

Yes. But I hope she watches the B&W version of "The Mist".

[@iwriteforfun]

The Nightmare on Elm Street series was my go to series when I was younger! Glad to see you reacting to this.

[@mikebrown7799]

Hi Kat!🙂Tina never woke up while she was being killed. I guess the end is open to interprutation as to what is real and what's the dream. Great reactions to the original Nightmare on Elm Street!!!🎬👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽I think you would find James Gunn's directorial debut in "Slither" (2006) very interesting.🙂

[@mysterymystery7985]

I wonder would kat ending up being a soul on freddys chest.

[@Doodles68]

"Stay in your bush until I tell you to come out!" If I had a nickel for every time I've been told that...

[@thomasgriffiths6758]

"Phones don't lick" Words to live by!! 😂😂

[@PedroCastillo_1980]

Amazing masterpiece very classic one of my favorites A Nightmare on Elm Street directed by Wes Craven starring Heather Langenkamp, John Saxon, Amanda Wyss, Ronee Blakley, Johnny Depp (In his first movie debut) and Robert Englund as freddy krueger. Thank you Kat great reaction excellent don't forget reacts all franchise👍👍👍

[@jcastromex]

Hi Kat, I remember vividly the very first time I saw "A Nightmare on Elm Street" back in 1984. The shock of it stayed with me to this day and I truly enjoy seeing you and other reactors viewing it for the first time. This is Johnny Depp's film debut at the age of 21 years old. He starred in the teen TV series "21 Jump Street" (1987-1991) which skyrocketed his career. Sleep deprivation psychosis is a real thing. If you don't get sleep, a person will begin to develop symptoms of psychosis such as: confused thinking, false beliefs, changed feelings and changed behaviors. Nancy was definitely at that level after staying awake for more than 7 days straight. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Randy Gardner from San Diego, California, set the record for the longest amount of time a human has gone without sleep. In December 1963/January 1964, 17-year-old Gardner stayed awake for 11 days and 25 minutes, breaking the previous record of 260 hours held by Tom Rounds. You can imagine what that poor guy had gone through. 😆 "SCREW SLEEP!" 😆😆😆 Freddy Kreuger coming out from Nancy's bedroom wall is a great PRACTICAL effect. It's the first of its kind ever done. You'll find this so hard to believe but when Nancy says that she looks 20 years old, she's poking fun at herself Heather Langenkamp was 30 years old playing the role of a teenage girl! Canyabuhleevit? 😆😆😆 No wonder she had white hair after grabbing Freddy's hat when coming out of her nightmare! Freddy is getting revenge on the Elm Street parents by coming after their children. He is, after all, a child killer. 🤡 It is VERY DANGEROUS when you see a person set on fire in a film. I worry so much for the stunt actors! When Freddy gets burned by Nancy, I'm counting the time on how long the stunt actor is lit. It sends chills down my spine every time! They deserve extra pay! 😆 The reason why Nancy's dad doesn't use keys to get back in the house is because his parents are separated so he no longer has a set of keys to the place. The ending scene really messes with you because it's ambiguous. Is the entire film a dream? Which scenes are real and which are dreams? The final scene appeared slightly hazy which led me to believe that Nancy is dreaming. Her mom getting yoinked through the tiny window is unforgettable! 🪟 I'm so glad that you enjoyed this cult classic. Go as far as #3 and also watch "New Nightmare" (1994) and skip the rest. I would not recommend the reboot (2010). It wasn't good, in my opinion. 📽❤️

[@FreddyKurganNimmo]

Heather Langenkamp was 20 years old when filming the original film, NOT 30. And the character she was playing was 15 years old.

[@sneakycheeks]

Wes Craven wanted the film to end with Nacy having beaten Freddy completely. But the studio saw the potential for a sequel..so they made him film the additional scene of Nancy leaving with her friends to set up for a sequel.

[@Love42se]

Every time your hand goes up with one finger pointing, I just expect you to say ”Redrum”. 😊 Love your reactions ❤

[@mancub005]

Been home sick a few days and needed something new to watch. I saw a thumbnail for this and watched it. When I realized the entire channel was just horror movies I started from the first video and watched them all in 2 days. Love your video reactions!!!!!! I did skip Barbarians because I have not watched it yet myself. Can't wait until next week's drop! I want to know, outside of the channel, what other horror movies have you seen? This way I can help recommend movies you haven't seen.

[@mancub005]

Oh and keep up the GREAT work!

[@taylortyler1867]

Kat is the best!!

[@KatWatchesHorror]

JASON!!! First of all, I hope you're feeling much better now that it's been a few weeks. SECOND OF ALL, WELCOME WELCOME!!! The fact that you watched them all in 2 days makes me VERY HAPPY. Barbarian was... VERY SCARY. But you've gotta watch it... because JUSTIN LONG IS IN IT!!! GREAT QUESTION. I've done a pretty good job avoiding them. I saw Saw (lol) when I was quite young and loved it. I saw Shaun of the Dead. Hm. And a few others too but I can't think of them right now? Hit me with some of your favourites, and if I haven't seen them and they aren't already on my list, I'll add them!! HAVE A GREAT WEEK!! KAT:D

[@KatWatchesHorror]

@@taylortyler1867 TAYLOR YOU ARE THE BEST!!!!

[@jasonondik6003]

@KatWatchesHorror Hey Kat! Thx for the reply! I was part of your live stream and got in a couple of suggestions that you wrote down: The Cell (2000) [w/Jennifer Lopez, Vincent D'Onofrio, and Vince Vaughn. Not a jump scare movie mainly a dark visually stunning thriller] & Happy Death Day (2017) [Perfect Horror/Comedy for April Fool's Day/Week]. I also HIGHLY recommend The Amityville Horror (1979) [w/ Margot Kidder & James Brolin - Josh Brolin's father, based on the story the Lutz family], Poltergeist (1982), Salem's Lot (1979) [Stephen King adaptation made for TV as a 2 episode mini-series], these movies scared the heck out of me as a kid! Also Jaws (1975) & Jaws II (1978) terrified the world. People still get terrified of these today. Enjoy & Keep up the awesome work! And make those "No! Please!" T-Shirts happen! I still want one!

[@lindseycarter579]

My favorite thing about Freddy is his comedic timing. Great lines! Everytime he says something I think, that would be great on a shirt. 😂

[@MrDarkknight2011]

Fun Fact: This was actually Johnny Depp's film debut back in 1984. He was a musician before he transitioned into movies. Also, Depp was 21 when he did this movie.

[@stevenhayes859]

I lover her reactions when nothing has happened yet but she anticipates a jump scare coming and then when it does happen it's even better. I find it totally amusing and almost charming and adorable in a way.

[@StuartRyan-yi5ok]

I loved the Simpson's version of this film where groundskeeper Willie is Freddy.

[@Zenoandturtle]

I never quite got the ending, and I doubt Wes Craven did either. I have seen all 6 of the episodes multiple times. (I am s horror buff) in the end, was Nancy still dreaming? Not clear. We know that Freddy has supernatural powers only in his own dreamworld so how in hell did he dragged Nancy’s mother into the gaping hole in the door he punchd through as if she were a rag doll? Or was it Nancy’s lucid dream (dream within a dream)?? Or was it Freddy’s work from the begining? Or did it happen in Nancy’s mind and she is indeed crazy. To this day I find it confusing. So her friends all came back to life; just as she had demanded of Freddy (or she’s crazy and it only happened inside her head. If Freddy is real, why Nancy turning her back on the dream deamon didn’t just as the book said it would or so it seemed at first. It’s just a mind f**k at this point. When the folding car roof displays Freddy’s green and red stripe pattern it must be an indicator that it’s a dream, since Freddy can only do that in the dreamworld, yet when Freddy is about take Johnny Depp’s life he activates a dead phone and pokes his tongue through it - so he can transcend superpowers to this world from his dream dominion. We never ever see this in other 5 episodes. But again, Nancy brought Freddy out of the dreamworld, and that means that when Freddy got lit up he should die for real - spoiler allert, that is exactly how Freddy dies for good in part 6. He is brought out of his dreamworld before being killed by a dynamite. But if that’s the case why Freddy didn’t die here, where Nancy does just that - brings him out of Freddy’s realm! Inconsistanies abound! With this particular ending Part 6 makes no sense. Things should add up otherwise it’s just a shock value for the sake of shock value. The film can go really deep and let us know that our entire life is just a dream and we can all raise our consciousness to the level of a lucid dreamer and fight dream demons on an even playing field. But if Freddy is simply indistructable just make it clear, and there would be no part 6!!! BTW, in Freddy vs Jason, again, Freddy loses powers when he brought back into this world. No rhyme no reason.

[@uburton]

I'd recommend Cujo (1983), The Terminator (1984) and The Hitcher (1986). Cujo and The Hitcher are criminally overlooked/underrated horror films, and a lot of people don't really consider The Terminator to be a horror at all, but I think that's mostly because of Terminator 2 being much more of an action film.

[@SaraGood-f8w]

I don't understand why you don't have millions of subscribers. I guess... Good things come to those who wait! 👻

[@DaniPhantom96]

Hey Kat! fun fact Wes Craven actually did this movie first and went on to do SCREAM and continued the franchise (1-4) before the new directors came in also the sheriff in this movie is the same one in SCREAM 👻

[@jhowneedj5518]

Ending explained: When Nancy went to sleep to fight Freddy once and for all, the alarm didn't woke her up. She thought she brought Krueger to the real world but she didn't, this only happened in her dream. The reason why she was able to make him fall for her traps is because she thought she was awake, thereby, she was kinda in control of the dream without knowing it. She realizes she was still dreaming when her mom's body disappears like magic. The problem was, Nancy got confused by thinking that EVERYTHING was happening in a dream, including her friend's deaths. Nancy: "I want my mom and friends again" Freddy (confused) "You whaaat?!" She defeats him by not being afraid, taking from him the power he had over her. Freddy can't touch her anymore. But, she is still asleep, so as a revenge, he reaches her mom in her dream and kills her for real. Yes, Nancy wins. But when she wakes up the next day, she will find her mother dead and that all of her friends died as well.

[@I0NIZE]

That woman from Insidious is Lin Shaye. She's been knocking around for yeeeeears. She's also the ridiculously tanned old woman in There's Something About Mary.

[@BloodRayneUK]

Hiya Kat ☺️ Ohh The nightmare series and the film that literally built New Line Cinema. You might say that without Freddy, Lord of the Rings wouldn’t be the film we know today because of that lol 😂 So, Wes Craven (and you will see his work often on your horror channel hopefully) is the writer and directs. People say this was his breakout movie but his debut was “The last house on the left” in 1972 and he also did “The hills have eyes” in 1977 before Nightmare in 1984. I think people see nightmare as his breakout film because it taps into that very popular teen horror scene at the time and brings us something we have never seen before, being hunted and killed in your dreams . Freddy was vastly different as well with that strong visual look, back story and unlike Jason and Michael, Freddy has dialogue, come backs, witty one liners and a lot of his most memorable scenes are spoken which needed a good character actor and Robert Englund does that job extremely well. I think what makes nightmare work is the setting and the circumstances. With Halloween, don’t live in Haddon field, don’t be a babysitter, keep your doors and windows locked, check, check, and double check 🤔 Friday 13th, don’t go camping, don’t be a camp counsellor, check and check👍🏼 But with nightmare it’s set in “every town” USA, could be anywhere, in the suburbs, your neighbourhood. And the big one, sleeping, dreaming…we all do it, we have to. No locking up or moving away from that, no where to run or escape so it resonates more with the audience perhaps 🤔 The special effects are particularly good thanks to Jon Doyle and Charles Bernstein brings us a nice melodic 80’s musical score and of course the “1-2” nursery rhyme which you can’t help humming lol The assembled cast do a decent job but l always felt that the “teens” performances weren’t the greatest compared to perhaps Friday or even Halloween’s cast but I think Freddy more than steals the show anyways so that can be forgiven. So, Nightmare on Elm Street: Saved and built a major film company, brought us another iconic horror villain, introduced us to a very young Johnny Depp in his first ever film, launched Wes Craven firmly into the horror and film scene in general and started a huge franchise to rival that of Friday and Halloween. Another fabulous reaction Kat ☺️ and l look forward to the next one 👍🏼

[@JakkFrost1]

Minor note: breakout and debut are not the same thing. In Hollywood, a breakout may not happen for an actor or director until many years into their career. There are also, of course, rare occasions when the breakout comes _with_ the debut.

[@BloodRayneUK]

@@JakkFrost1 agreed

[@adamclifton29]

20:55 - see that's a big clue that the whole movie was a dream. Nancy is supposed to be awake so how is Freddy calling her? There are other clues throughout the movie that also give hints that it's all a dream. Glen's line of turning your back on it and it disappears...

[@clbaker8356]

In Wes Craven's original screenplay Freddy was a child molester who was murdered by his victims parents who targeted their children for revenge. There was a child day care molestation case that made the news before the film was to be made and they made changes to the screenplay to distance it from that (did not want to appear to be exploiting what had happened). Watch A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: The Dream Warriors. This is the film that made Freddy a Pop Culture icon. The Doctor the mother asks about dreams is best known for being the voice of Roger raddit in Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Wes Craven really had a thing for booby traps. The Last House on the Left and The Hills Have Eys also use them.

[@jrojas2520]

I have been waiting for this one. This reaction should be fun lol. Thank you Kat.

[@KatWatchesHorror]

HEY JUAN!!! I hope you like it!!!!Kat:D

[@jrojas2520]

@@KatWatchesHorror Omg your reaction was great. I could really tell you were enjoying the movie and appreciating the practical effects. It is one of my favorites from the 80s. Such a great decade. You are a natural at this youtube thing. I am happy your channel continues to grow. You bring happiness to many. Keep up the good work. I would like to recommend Scream from 1996, which is another Wes Craven masterpiece. I think you will get a kick out of that one. Take care Kat.

[@kylereese4822]

@@KatWatchesHorror You should see Dokken - Dream Warriors music video starring Freddy.... :) Ps there was a tv show too called Freddy`s Nightmares... :)

[@eduardo_corrochio]

@@kylereese4822 Was that a one hour anthology show back in the late 80s?

[@chelsq1636]

Suggestions.... The Others, Sick, The Sixth Sense, Signs, The Ruins, War of the Worlds, Childs Play, Disturbia, Gothika. Love your channel! You are awesome!!

[@coreyhendricks9490]

Cool reaction as always Kat and this is one of my favorite horror films of all time, you have a nice day sweetie 🥰❤️

[@trevorsheldon-gaylor8083]

Every dream sequence is lit like an Argento scene.

[@sharifwilson44]

Fun fact thats robert shaye's sister and the kid that was reading while whispering i have bad dreams is Darryl hannas' younger brother yes the one from kill bill who got her eyes snatched out and the doctor at western hills played the voice of roger rabbit

[@cassandramcbride7007]

Originally, yes, Nancy would defeat Freddy. But it was change to a dubious ending. Fan theory is that Nancy had fall in coma, because of the sleep deprivation. Its assume that the last 10 minutes (chase scene also) is all a dream. That why the police was acting like that! In the end, Nancy was trap in coma with Freddy presence!

[@johnmcewan6600]

“Phones don’t lick!!” 🤣🤣🤣 This fellow Canadian enjoys watching your reactions. Cheers!

[@PAPPADASH]

There are two kinds of people in the world who grew up in the 80s. Freddy Kids, and Jason Voorhees kids. We don't count the 1 oddball kid in class who was all about Mike Myers. I was a Freddy kid, he was the coolest. If you didn't grow up in the 80s it's hard to convey how popular Freddy was. He was a pop culture icon, every bit as popular on the school playground as Mario, with kids arguing Jason or Freddy like they argued Sega vs Nintendo. There were many deep meaningful debates on who was better.

[@davidr1050]

Side note.. In real life, Robert Englund is one of the nicest actors you can meet and he really does love and appreciate his fans.

[@Thebiggdogghorrorhound]

In terms of the ending of a nightmare on elm Street there are several theories. But the theory I like the most explaines that the entire movie was a nightmare that took place in Nancy's head. Which would explains why Nancy opens her mom's bedroom door to walk out into the rest of the house but ends up outside. With her mom and all her friends are all alive again without an explanation. Anyway that's what I think.

[@B1Kobe0824]

There's lots of comments here so I don't know if anyone mentioned the actress you were speaking on. That's Lin Shay. Oh and Tina the girl that died first she was asleep the entire time. Her boyfriend Rod was just seeing the effects of what was happening in the nightmare. And the place in the nightmare that you referred to as Freddy's workshop is the boiler room where he used to work. After it closed down when Freddy was alive he used to bring his victims there to torture and kill them. Very little is known about his backstory but in the latter sequels the other producers that the project been handed down to created their own concepts for Freddy. Otherwise the question of who he is, where he came from, and where he lived would've likely gone unanswered.

[@pickmeasinner]

21:19 "phones don't lick " Instantly reminded of Wolowitz and Koothrapali on The Big Bang Theory!😅

[@pjay213]

the woman from insidious is the Producers sister. she was hilarious in Something about Mary and Kingpin

[@BYYTET]

Special effects are incredible in this film. Scene with blood coming out of the bed is actually a room upside down and I think they also used it for Tina's death. Love your reactions to these classics, are you planning on watching the sequels?

[@Necrowolf81]

From what I remember it was a rotating room and the blood scene caused some problems because it unbalanced the room and caused it to spin out of control or something like that

[@davidpumpkinsjr.5108]

I love that part where Nancy falls asleep in class and the guy reading Shakespeare's voice changes to that unsettling whisper. It's a great example of how sounds you hear while asleep can intrude on dreams.

[@rosefarrell2440]

Daryl Hannahs brother

[@davidpumpkinsjr.5108]

@@rosefarrell2440 Didn't know that, but I see the resemblance. Thanks for the movie trivia nugget.

[@davidr1050]

12:36 -- And now you know WHY people die in bathtubs.. :P

[@jessewest3418]

Night of The Living Dead (1968) would make for a very interesting reaction video.

[@ShockArcl1te]

I consistently lose count of the quotable gold that comes out of this woman's mouth.

[@positivelynegative9149]

I haven't seen Insidious, but I know Lin Shaye best from Kingpin (1996). Although Kingpin is a comedy, Shaye's role is indeed horrifying. 🤣

[@final_queer]

This channel is quickly becoming my new favorite. I love this movie and Wes Craven's New Nightmare. Freddy is terrifying and such a smart ass. This movie is so iconic.

[@andyturner3056]

Scared the crap out of me when it came out. Yet in the early 90s my late Mum knitted me a red and black striped jumper to go with the hat, my bladed glove and full head Freddie Kruger head mask. It was a my Halloween setup for years lol

[@dciach12]

Glad to see that you appreciate not necessarily "classics" but more modern classics. Let's see some OG Nosferatu now! 😊❤

[@davidr1050]

8:17 --- Robert Englund without the makeup..

[@ArwensPhotography]

Hiya! I am new to your channel & I’ve been binging the videos you have already & I can’t wait to see more! I absolutely love your reactions & feel like I’m watching horror with my bestie when watching with you! Can’t wait to see your channel blow up!♥️

[@taylortyler1867]

Kat has risen to the top of my list of reactors (in a flash). She is so charismatic & funny .

[@Vertigotheatre1]

The whole series is a trip. The best are 1, 3,4 and New Nightmare.

[@lbjohnnyjohn]

"Jaws" took away the ocean and "Friday the 13th" took away camping. I think this movie gave me sleep apnea. I was 15 when i first saw it on HBO. I haven't slept right since. The sleep Doc said in 6 hours i fell asleep and woke up 300 plus times. I would just hop back and forth on the first two stages of sleep. The 3rd stage is when we dream. The doc said that i wasn't falling asleep i was passing out from brain fatigue. I am fifty now and it has gotten any better. I never drive unless i have a lot of either caffeine or Adderall running in my system.

[@RiffHarvester]

22:21 A Nightmare On Home Alone St.

[@Nillon24]

14:00 "The hunted has become the hunted!" How ironic!

[@evernevermore-ci2so]

Tina's death scene haunted me for days. I was pretty young when I first saw this movie and my mind couldn't even process what I was seeing. I was terrified. Despite that, I became a lifelong horror fan afterwards.

[@cassandramcbride7007]

during the franchising theres a couple deaths that are very difficult to watch. Now, Tina´s is very disturbing, specially because we assume she is the lead female. Till her death, Nancy is just in the background, and Tina's is the one who is having all the focus. Plus we are still trying to understand how the dynamics of the killings are working. For me, the screams add so much more effect that the visuals...

[@markcarpenter6020]

That's actually normal. I had a horror movie scare the heck out of me when I was like 8 (40 years later and I still get the shivers remembering the scene that scared me) and have loved horror movies ever since.

[@Kap00rwith2os]

So the ending was originally supposed to be more definitive, with Freddy being vanquished and Nancy returning to her life, but the studio wanted it to have a more ambiguous ending to allow for possible sequels, so the ending you saw was what was released. So yeah the ending is supposed to be where Nancy is still dreaming, but her fate is a mystery. I saw this on TV when I was a kid since I was too young to see it in the theater and even back then I didn't think Freddy was scary, especially that scene with his elongated arms chasing Tina down the street...was too goofy looking 🤣. I still ❤ the film series though, so much fun! 🥰

[@Necrowolf81]

I never thought he was scary and would sing the song to scare my older sister because she was terrified of him

[@margaretruscoe5733]

the actress that played the teacher is Lyn Shaye

[@nb0616]

idk if anyone has already said this.... but the producer added the ending with the car and the mom through the door window bit as an open door for a sequel. the original ending was freddy turning to stars. this is such a fun channel! i'm not even into reaction videos but i love your content! you're so funny! everyone needs someone like you in their lives. unfortunately, i live in ohio so no such luck lol. but seriously, keep up the great work :)

[@MiketheratguyMultimedia]

This movie came out on video when I was 7 years old. My parents had allowed my teenage sister to rent it and watch it with her friend while they went out for the evening. I sort of hung back in the living room and watched it myself and was utterly terrified by the long-armed Freddy scene and especially the shot of Tina's body being pulled out of view by an invisible force. I told my sister that our parents said she had to turn the movie off if I was scared. She called me out on the blatant lie and kept watching, lol. I guess I got over it pretty quickly because by the time the sequel hit home video I was eager to rent it myself (and was, for some reason, allowed to). While the original film is kind of clunky and rough around the edges (Nightmare 3 is my personal favorite) it's still a creepy film, a landmark of the slasher genre. Great reaction as always!

[@Necrowolf81]

Funny thing is I used Freddy to scare my older sister but was not scared myself despite being only 7 or so lol.

[@JVMultiProds]

Watching your reactions takes me back to the first time I ever saw these movies, when I was just a kid :)

[@ConstantineFurman]

Okay, so about the ending. This is according to what both Wes Craven and Robert Englund have spoken about over the years in interviews: the entire movie is a dream it never wakes up from. The whole thing is a precognitive dream warning Nancy "Freddy's coming. Freddy's coming. Freddy's coming." And then at the end, Freddy kills her mom and some version of the events of the movie plays out after the movie ends.

[@tamecad504]

your reaction when he grab the mother through the door, I was dying laughing...lol you reaction was awesome. And Glen he just slept through the whole movie, I don't understand how he live that long through the film...lol Nancy stayed awake for 7 - days and he slept while everyone was getting murdered.

[@jamesnorthup7717]

Cop: maybe I should go tell the lieutenant Everyone in the world: YA THINK??!!

[@3DJapan]

As this series went on it just became straight comedy.

[@obenohnebohne]

For me it is the practical effects that make this movie amazing. Much more terrifying than CGI. Man, I miss practical effects. They are so rare nowadays.

[@PixelChonk]

I just wanna say i watch some reaction channels cause i like to see what people think of things i've seen or like, but your channel i watch no matter the movie cause you are genuinely hilarious , quick witted and sarcastic. I know your channel has a specific name but you could honestly watch anything and i'd be interested.

[@FreddyKurganNimmo]

Some other horror films that I would suggest you watch: Psycho Night Of The Living Dead Child's Play Phantasm Candyman Wishmaster Leprechaun Jeepers Creepers Predator Scream I Know What You Did Last Summer Urban Legend Final Destination Saw

[@eddiejravannen]

"The Machinist" staring Christian Bale, highly underrated movie and a great psychological thriller. High Recommend!

[@Necrowolf81]

Not horror

[@eddiejravannen]

@Necrowolf81 More psychological thriller, but still an underrated movie.

[@mathewnavarro1152]

Freddy scared the life out of me as a kid, now I hate doing taxes. Idk how to reason any of this dialogue, but keep watching these "scary" collection of TV greats to share those awesome reactions with the world. They certainly ease the anxieties of adult life and tax season lol.

[@vinniedixon1140]

Rod's death makes me laugh every time I see it as strangling someone to death takes a lot longer. I watched countless horror films in the 80's.

[@tommyapples8490]

If you watch that part closely, you can hear his neck snap/crunch!!! Freddy broke his neck, not strangled him with the sheet

[@shaitanlavey]

Lin Shaye has been in a ton of horror films, but my favorite character of hers is Magda in There's Something About Mary.

[@lukeWSF]

29:03 - 29:16 Freddy Krueger won, but this isn't the end of Nancy (she comes back in Nightmare 3, the best one in my opinion). From what I gather, when Nancy wakes up at the end and Freddy attacks her by the bed we believe this is happening in the real world...but I think she's still dreaming. The thing with Freddy is he's like Santa Claus "he knows when you are sleeping, he knows when you're awake", he also knows your inner thoughts, all your secrets, and uses them against you in your dreams/nightmares, so he more or less knew what Nancy was setting up and decided to have a little fun. The big hint of this all being a dream is when Nancy's Mom is seen descending into the bed and disappearing, then Freddy reappearing from the very same bed. It's supposed to be the real world, how can he do that? He can't. It was a dream. And this'll make your head spin; at what point does the dream start and end? Is Nancy sleeping this entire time? Remember at 2:21 when our heroes get out of the car, we see those little girls in white clothes skipping on grass like at the end, reciting that creepy nursery rhyme. How can they be there? Gotta be a dream, right? Who really knows. I love A Nightmare on Elm Street, its my favourite slasher and Freddy Krueger is such an iconic movie villain with so many layers. Wes Craven really made something special with this one.

[@Necrowolf81]

Yeah no he isn’t a telepath.

[@darrencampbell5072]

I love it when non horror movie fan's watch horror , " I know freddy , he's one of the ones " and " if she's dreaming , she shoud wake up " Brilliant 😂 , subscribed