A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child
Movie • 1989 • Horror
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Is someone gaslighted?
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The main character is not believed that Freddy is real or a danger.
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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Is someone stalked?
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Yes, being Freddy stalking the teens and in particular Alice who has special powers and he doesn't want to kill, though it's not stalking in the traditional "obsessed stalker" sense.
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Not in the traditional sense, but a young child (around 5) is in lethal danger from Freddy who is chasing him and slashing at him.
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Addiction
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The father discusses being a recovering alcoholic (depicted in the last movie), but there is no substance abuse.
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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No, but a teen is falsely thought to have died due to drinking and driving.
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Are there spiders?
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At one point, the protagonist is covered in cartoon spiders whilst in the dream world, then they suddenly turn into tarantula's
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In the opening scene a girl is locked in a mental asylum and attacked by the inmates. This follows into the next scene when she ‘wakes up’ and one of the inmates is in bed with her.
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A nun is locked in with inmates who all start moving towards her, but the assault takes place off screen.
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Does a woman get slapped?
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Is there a hanging?
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NO BUT a historical one is discussed.
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Is someone crushed to death?
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I don't recall anyone dying from being crushed
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Is someone buried alive?
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No, but Freddy's backstory of being burned alive is mentioned.
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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There are multiple scenes of characters trying to get out of water
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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Yeah, Freddy does
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Is there amputation?
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One of Freddy's arms is torn off.
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Is there cannibalism?
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A girl is fed something that seems to be her own self. Freddy later talks about how tasty she is.
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Children
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Does a kid die?
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Teenagers die throughout.
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
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Family
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Dan died before he knew Alice was pregnant with his son
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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A china doll falls to the floor and breaks on two occasions.
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Are there clowns?
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No, but there are a bunch of creepy baby dolls.
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Is there a shower scene?
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Big time. The opening nightmare sequence.
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Are there ghosts?
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Sort of. Basically, yes, but it's a little undefined what everyone is, though that seems to be the gist.
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Are there mannequins?
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No but there is porcelain dolls
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Is someone possessed?
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It's a little confusing as to what is going on, but basically yes.
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Does someone spit?
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Freddy takes a big sip of alcohol and then spits it out while in the car with Dan
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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Several. Freddy's backstory is that his mother was sexually assaulted by inmates of a psychiatric facility. There are scenes there set in the past and present.
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Mental Health
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Not on screen, but Amanda Kruger (Freddy's mother) is believed to have killed herself, thereby trapping her soul in limbo.
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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A character is forced to diet, but she does not have an eating disorder. There's a huge difference. That said, the restrictive eating could be triggering for some folks.
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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The asylum inmates are portrayed as dangerous savages that assault a nun when given the opportunity to
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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One of the teens mom wants her to be a model and makes scalding remarks about her body and what she is allowed to eat every scene she is in.
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Does a baby cry?
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There definitely is scenes with baby crying, I don't know why people said no
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Paranoia
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Freddie seems to be watching a whole lot
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Pregnancy
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Does a pregnant person die?
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No, but a pregnant woman is in lethal danger.
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Is there childbirth?
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A demon baby.
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Are there abortions?
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No, but the possibility of an abortion is discussed, though the mother decides to keep the baby.
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Prejudice
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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Folks with mental illness are not portrayed well in this franchise. Like, at all.
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Is there hate speech?
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"B----" is used as a slur against women several times in the movie.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Is there sexual content?
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Mild. The movie opens up with some very dimly lit caresses on a naked body in the opening dream sequence.
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Social
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Is there gun violence?
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Yes, though it's in a fantasy sequence where a teen becomes his favorite comic character and shoots Freddy repeatedly with a comic book style over sized gun. The gun doesn't look like a regular gun, and Freddy isn't particular injured apart from being knocked down.
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