film nightmare street american film directed written remake film revolves group teenagers dreams enigmatic man named platinum dunes produced film new line cinema intention reboot franchise cast production makes ninth installment franchise film released april grossing million production budget million plot goes meet boyfriend falls asleep table meets man covered burn wearing red green glove hand burned man cuts dean throat dream reality appears dean cutting throat friend looks dean funeral sees photograph dean children recall knowing dean high school begins dream burned man refuses sleep fear die dreams boyfriend shows house company sleeps meets burned man dreams murdered covered blood runs nancy house try explain happened learns nancy having dreams man police suspicion murdering killed falls asleep jail cell friends dying nancy begins question connection given remember teenage years eventually nancy friend discover attended nancy mother gwen reluctantly tells nancy abused nancy rest kids gwen explains nancy favorite came home day telling mother hidden space room things gwen claims town arrested nancy believe attempts track remaining kids school nancy eventually discovers kids killed sleep tries accept memories falls asleep swim practice witnesses happened sees parents hunt burn alive nancy confront father murdering evidence committed crime nancy believe wants revenge lying children result nancy begin sporadically dreaming awake try stop decide learn way nancy falls asleep attacked wakes discover pulled piece reality takes nancy hospital cuts arm steals adrenaline help stay awake nancy eventually hidden room evidence proves fact children realize actually wants revenge telling truth nancy decides way end pull dreams kill reality tries stay awake long pull nancy dream falls asleep attacked goes nancy explains intentionally left stay awake long finally fell asleep longer able wake nancy struggles uses adrenaline wake nancy pulls reality distracted nancy uses broken paper cutter blade cut hand slice throat afterward nancy secret room body left inside leave nancy mother return home hospital suddenly appears mirror reflection kills nancy mother pulling body mirror nancy screams production nightmare street originally going follow design platinum dunes remake friday 13th writers taking thought best elements films creating single storyline eventually decided use original storyline try create film decided remove line scary comical years bring darker nature included developing character true child wanted originally changed child killer instead decision bring physical appearance closer actual burn victim use computer generated imagery certain sections face assist vision nightmare street primarily filmed illinois positive experience producers filming films area portrayed previous films voiced support remake casting role nightmare street officially released north_america april later released foreign markets film met primarily negative reviews film critics audience members scored film regardless nightmare street broke record midnight openings horror film film brought million domestic box office million worldwide development january variety reported platinum dunes production company franchise remake original film interview producer initially explained following line friday 13th remake abandoning things character scary film antagonist cracking jokes staple character later films focusing trying craft movie fuller expressed studio loved concept killed fell asleep producer stated film remake film clarified borrowing certain character deaths dream sequences entire nightmare series february announced hired direct film according new line production chief advocated heavily hiring director came commercial directors bay opinion ability capture kind seductive unsettling imagery nightmare feel like fresh visually arresting experience declined platinum dunes offer twice bay sent director email talking business explaining kind opportunity finally agreed june interview expressed displeasure film primarily filmmakers chose consultant film unlike remake house left shepherd production contrast portrayed film series felt time nightmare street remade liked idea able exploit cgi technologies exist making original nightmare street subsequently believed film designed pay homage replicate entirely recognized attempted meaning films character affected lives certain generation people bringing feeling new generation new spin character story fuller form likened new nightmare film remake retracted earlier statement said plan cherry pick best elements franchise like reboot friday 13th franchise released instead film pair explained nightmare street different tone friday 13th remake form states think friday 13th movie like fun know sex drugs rock roll think nightmare movie asked film series explained nightmare films profoundly disturbing deep human level dreams thought reach especially broad audience new film feeling having dreams invaded translate country culture overall wanted create darker felt fit describes darker world said film designed audience ask makes monster wants audience think monster exists purely physical appearance face glove hand monster deeper man face bladed glove writing initially hired pen script new nightmare street impressed prequel script wrote film seven film produced subsequently hired provide rewrite script film moved production came board received script reflected combined efforts needed explained script goes deeper person thing expressed unlike friday 13th remake picked best parts films nightmare remake coming straight film point scene early draft script characters playing fuller explained scene removed film feeling dated watched film years later popular automatically film feel dated viewing time wanted film feel relevant including things like internet mobile phones text film timeless feel remake brought darker roots away comical character later nightmare street sequels fuller pointed liners comments come darker sense humor intended previously seen addition decided follow original characterization child decision apply characteristic based idea story tell simply killed children apparent reason easy teenage characters figure easier hide idea children force teen characters seek truth happened effort story fresh developed concept micro story characters time sleeping begin experience micro character start dreaming awake micro allowed filmmakers chance lines reality offering explanation characters slip easily dream casting february hollywood reporter revealed reprise role remake performed role previous films april entertainment weekly reported cast known role initially studio wanted cast unknown role performance little children impressed cast actor original intentions explained incredible anger hint vulnerability completely right stated producers form fuller managed acquire screen test gave viewing said blew mind knew able deep create believable character burned face said time heard mentioned conjunction character people suggesting casting internet appreciated later learned agents talks stated taking role character dark past child murderer minute half knowing remake darker came realization quickly end day horror film fictional character said embraced idea mythical freeing actor contracted films includes remake sequels stated agreed casting noting feels physical size works role explaining chose away comical aspect personality form fuller stated attracted antagonist feels scary real character closer portrayed original film stated intend performances influence stated frustration having sit chair half hours motivation character plays role contracted sequel describes nancy girl world stated nancy different role performed described character socially awkward doesn know connect people cast forms connection nancy described character mess nancy pointed character like stay awake producer commented brought sense humanity role compassion intellect cast members include performed role according emotional wreck film described character ordeal literally dragged hell having crawl dark tunnels crying bleed everyday life suspects connects confronts mother talking portrays boyfriend according kind knows going refuses believe explained spends time trying convince real time meet face face mess terror real plays dean current boyfriend liked high school star explained teenagers remake little aware situation original characterized nancy friends mellow situation finally killed design discussing physical appearance form fuller explained similar real burn victim form later clarified fine line want cross came making look like true burn victim according producer crew reference photos actual victims detailed white skin appear healing form want audience turn away disgust time screen opted hold realism fuller noted horrific images difficult look special effects crew worked dark knight creating computer generated images cgi face face brought work minimal cgi face cgi conjunction special effects wears create physical look designed described experience wearing pretty production started crew spend hours applying eventually crew able process according crew apply individual head way body blended create seamless appearance spent approximately hours minutes chair apply day occasion half hours crew needed apply prosthetic skull cap need worry days able wear hat head wear contact lenses bloody cloudy making difficult actor work developing voice film according process coming perfect voice organic process character sitting table going let try voice voice admitted voice digitally enhanced end supernatural quality away voice filming budget million principal photography began officially wrapped july platinum dunes chose film illinois filming experiences state company produced platinum dunes received thirty percent tax break filming state representation human version producers looking locations old decaying settled warehouse west chicago warehouse central location scenes involving townspeople burning alive new line contracted high schools illinois grove high school use location scenes remake according principal studio contacted schools nation looking swimming pool filming took place schools identified studio cast extras school scenes including pool required auditioning students years old school board president initially deal disliked idea studio filming scenes violence schools agreed filming assured killed swimming scenes film crew went location city indiana film scenes methodist church studio negotiated city months finally settling deal according executive director studio looking architectural style fit storyline film film crew returned june film dream sequence takes place street local streets december new scenes shot new characters according fuller form suggested released recent surge films showing increased box office revenue opinion platinum dunes producers film initially conceived converted words given original nightmare street film fuller form fought studio remake converted producers note end day platinum dunes came agreement presenting film presenting best version movie music score nightmare street composed produced recorded film music piece string ensemble musical score released april release nightmare street released april theaters approximately screens making twelfth widest opening rated film united_states comparatively original nightmare street released theaters opening november widest release end box office run theaters remake holds record widest nightmare street release beating jason theaters nightmare street released dvd blu ray october dvd feature blu ray special features include dvd deleted scene alternate opening ending movie mode box office early estimates opening day gross approximately million projected opening weekend million included million million film midnight thursday night theaters result broke record midnight openings horror film previously held friday 13th remake grossed million ultimately film finished opening placing weekend ahead train dragon 6th week release date night 4th week release plan 2nd week release film opening weekend nightmare street dropped percent second weekend earning dropping second place weekend film dropped additional percent week bringing million remained rankings weekend placing sixth overall film remained fourth weekend row grossing approximately finishing eighth week fifth weekend remake fell box office finishing eleventh estimated july earned domestic box office million domestic box office second highest grossing film recent remakes like stranger calls black christmas halloween night friday 13th million film officially released overseas opening weekend took approximately million foreign territories secured place weekend russian box office million opening film taken approximately overseas box office giving worldwide total gross remake opening weekend puts ahead box office nightmare street dream child adjusting opening weekend original inflation remake grossed film breaking theater capita film averaged cinema compared remake comparing film remakes second opening weekend gross friday 13th film sits ahead platinum dunes remakes includes nightmare street currently sits sixth highest opening april weekend remake currently eighth time highest grossing film dollars ninth time horror remakes dating dollars comparing opening weekends films horror remakes sits fifth spots categories remake currently sits second highest grossing nightmare street film franchise north_america jason dollars critical response based reviews collected rotten_tomatoes nightmare street holds overall approval rating critics average score consensus rotten tomatoes film visually faithful lacking depth subversive twists original memorable remake lives title worst possible way comparison metacritic assigns weighted average rating reviews mainstream critics calculated average score based reviews polls reported average grade gave film scale exit polls showing audiences evenly divided males females years age entertainment_weekly gave concluded jump times liked overall new nightmare street numbers bad dream plays little like ordered coming criticized acting calling criticized portrayal saying deepened voice pointless backstory replacing roger_ebert chicago_sun-times gave film star writing review weary resignation movie consists series teenagers introduced haunted death supposed scared sudden chord supposed evoke fearful response january film won best horror film marketing march released new action figures pre burned likeness based new burn design remake addition released replica glove conjunction film online game released user attempted young girl awake use coffee cold showers self means safe
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