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A pregnant woman discovers Freddy Krueger has invaded the mind of her unborn child, hoping to be reborn into the real world.

Primary Title
  • A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child
Date Broadcast
  • Saturday 13 November 2021
Release Year
  • 1989
Start Time
  • 21 : 25
Finish Time
  • 23 : 15
Duration
  • 110:00
Channel
  • TVNZ DUKE
Broadcaster
  • Television New Zealand
Programme Description
  • A pregnant woman discovers Freddy Krueger has invaded the mind of her unborn child, hoping to be reborn into the real world.
Classification
  • 16
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captioning Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
  • Feature films--United States
  • Krueger, Freddy (Fictitious character)--Drama
  • Serial murders--Drama
Genres
  • Fantasy
  • Horror
Contributors
  • Stephen Hopkins (Director)
  • Leslie Bohem (Writer)
  • Rupert Harvey (Producer)
  • Robert Shaye (Producer)
  • Robert Englund (Actor)
  • Lisa Wilcox (Actor)
  • Kelly Jo Minter (Actor)
  • Danny Hassel (Actor)
  • Erika Anderson (Actor)
  • Nicholas Mele (Actor)
  • New Line Cinema (Production Unit)
  • Heron Communications (Production Unit)
  • Smart Egg Pictures (Production Unit)
Subtitles by Paul Moor. Captions were made with the support of NZ On Air. www.able.co.nz Copyright Able 2021. (SHRIEKS) Argh! MAD LAUGHTER HUBBUB ...68, 69, 70, 71. Come on, will ya? Shut up. You'll make me lose count. 72, 73... 83, 84. Close enough, it's 100. Let's go. No! Wait! Huh! MAD LAUGHTER No! Argh! Hey, hey. Alice, wake up. Jesus. No! And as adults, we must prepare for a new life outside of Springwood High. So let's blow this pop stand. CHEERING Alice! Yvonne! Whoo-hoo! Let's see a smile on your face. I had a long night. Dan keeping you up again? You better lock your window. The Dan part was nice. These things are wild. What do you think? You look like a nun. Dying to break her vows. Find me a man. Maybe I should spell it out for you. Maybe God's trying to tell you something. Yeah. When we gonna run away together Next life. What's that? My undying love. Have some. Mark, give it up. It's hopeless. No, I'm wearing her down. Have a taste. Greta! That's not what a cover girl puts in her body. Shit. She read you. Where's the party tonight? Let's go to Alice's. You know what Dad says about drinking. We gotta do something. I've got swimming practice at 6.30. So? That means they'll give me the keys. Whoo, party. I like it. I gotta work tonight. Hey, Mark! Picture time. Come and get immortalised. Gretaa! Photo opportunity, dear. I've gotta go gnash my teeth for the paparazzi. You go on. I'll catch you later. OK. See you. Bye. Hi, Alice! Huh! Hey, beautiful. Jesus! Don't do that. I got a present for ya. You got the tickets?! They're coach seats, but the plane stops in Paris. It's gonna be a great summer. Yeah, I know. Hey, what's the matter? Nothing. It's just... I didn't see my dad at the ceremony. He'll show up. Come on. What's really wrong? I had one of those dreams last night About him? Not exactly. It's that... I felt I wasn't in control for the first time since all that. If you don't dream him, he can't hurt you. Or us. Remember? You're right. There you go. Love you. I love you. Hey, Danny! Dan! Alice. Hi. You look sweet today. Hello, darling. Hi. Dan, this is coach Ostrow. Finest quarterback in the state. This boy feels the need for speed. So I've heard. Dad, could we get into this later? We're talking about your future. Excuse us, dear. Now listen... It's OK, Dan. We take care of our boys. Say 'cheese'. Congratulations, Alice. You looked beautiful up there. I'm proud of you Gee, thanks, Dad. You do look beautiful. I was afraid you weren't coming. I was behind the stand. I didn't want to embarrass you. A drunk showing up. That's over. Unless you stopped going to your meetings. No. A deal's a deal. Come on. Where are we going? Oh, to take a picture. I don't take good pictures. LAND OF HOPE AND GLORY PLAYS CLICK Ahem. Call me when your shift ends. OK. Goodbye, sir. Don't worry. I'll have her home by August. Just kiddin'. See ya later. 'Bye. Thanks for everything, Dad. Do you want a ride to work? No. It's just across the park. Have fun tonight. OK. Oh, sorry. # Three, four, Better lock your door. # Five, six, Grab your crucifix. # Seven, eight, Better stay awake. # Seven, eight, Better stay awake. # Nine, ten, He's back again. Wait! ORGAN MUSIC (PANTING) CREAKING Huh! (SCREAMS) Let me go! Let me go! (SCREAMS) There's nothing to be afraid of. Just do what I say. No! Help me! Why is this happening again?! Please, don't let him do this! Don't panic, Amanda. We have a breach birth. It's backward. (SCREAMS) I have to turn it around. Breathe deeply. I need you to push. Now, push! Push. Push! SQUELCH Holy shit. What is it? Careful. BABY CRIES EVILLY Sister, this is one of God's creatures. Take solice in that. That is no creature of God. Stop it. Give it to me. Don't let him get away! DOOR SQUEAKS EVIL BABY NOISES Where are you? No! Not again! (SCREAMING) LOTS OF SCREAMING SCRAPING (EVIL LAUGH) It's a boy! You can't come back. I locked the door on you. But I found the key! Your birth was a curse on humanity. I will not allow it to happen again. You brought me back to give you life. Now I must take yours. We'll see, bitch. We'll just see. I must be released from my earthly prison. How?! Look for me in the tower. ^ You'll never find her. Wah! Alice! I'm glad it's you. It was terrible. What happened? I was in the dream. I don't know how, but now he's back. I thought you were dead. You're four hours late. Four hours? I wish I has a prescription for whatever you're on. What? I said thanks a lot, Alice, for nothing. PARTY HUBBUB Bombs away! WHOOPING AND CLAPPING What did your dad say about you and Alice going to Europe? He said I was throwing my life away. Who's throwing their life away? Dan. And he's taking Alice with him. Good dive. You've been practising. Two hours a day, six days a week. Have another one. No. Are you going in? My mom's says I'm not supposed to mess up my hair. Aren't you sick of your mom running your life? Yeah. Don't let 'em. Sure, no problem. He's right. I feel I'm living with Mercedes. ALL: Who? Mercerdes was an ancient guy who killed his kids because he didn't like the way they ran the kingdom. You're really weird. Open the champagne! Let's have a party! No. That's for Alice and me. Sorry. I didn't need to see that. It's strange how you draw your comic full of blood and that freaks you. It's just a little blood. I know what it is, you dumb jock. Yo, Dan. Dan, telephone. Come on. I'll be right back. Don't touch that OK. We'll guard it with our lives. Dan, it was Krueger. What? It happened while I was awake. Wait a second. How could it...? Unless he dreamt himself up, I don't know. I'm scared. All right. Stay right there. I'm on my way. Yeah, I will. Just hurry. OK. Bye. Shit! What happened? Somebody die? No. I gotta go. Alice beckons. Hey, Romeo, forgot the secret ingredient. There he goes, the fastest man on three legs. It's a beautiful evening here in Springwood. We'll be back with the music soon. Right now, we're open for your calls. Go ahead. I'm ringing about my ex-son, Daniel, who's been acting like a dickweed ever since he was seduced by that bimbo, slut, whore, Alice. Mom? (FREDDY'S VOICE) If I were you, lady, I'd kill the ungrateful pig. TYRES SQUEAL Put your pedal to the metal, Dan. HORNS HONK Bad year, Dan. (LAUGHS) Better buckle up, dear. (LAUGHS) PHONE RINGS TYRES SQUEAL Argh. Argh-argh. Argh. Argh. Argh. Yee-hah! This boy feels the need for speed. Gotcha! (LAUGHS) Argh! Fuel injection! Power drive! Fast lane! Dah! Hey, Danny, better not breathe and drive. Let's hit it. Oh, sweet. (WHAM!'S WAKE ME UP BEFORE YOU GO-GO PLAYS) Jitterbug. OK. # You put the boom-boom into my heart # Ooh-ooh # You send my soul sky high when your loving starts... # - JESSB: Eh, yo, it's two shots for summer, fam. - Yup. - RAPS: # Two shots to live it free. # Two for long days and warm nights. # Yeah, (ECHOES) two shots is the key. # Two shots to gather whanau. - Yessir. # Two shots to share a feed. # Two shots to have a singalong. # Even two to do the deed. - Ha ha! # Two shots for the beach hangs. # Two shots for the mish. - ECHOES: Two shots. # Two to manu off the wharf. # Two shots for skinny dips. - Sheesh! # Two shots to hit the festivals. # Two to get up front. # Two to bust shapes with the crew. # Two to straight-up stunt. # Two shots for the house parties. # Two to lap the main. # Two shots to hoop down at the park. # Two shots to win the game. # Yeah. Coffee, please. Yeah. ( SCREAM) Danny! CRASH! No! He just came out of fucking nowhere! I didn't even see him! (SOBBING) (FREDDY'S VOICE) Hi, Alice. Want to make babies? Dan?! You're all right. It's OK, I'm here. Alice, Danny's been in an accident. It was no accident. It was Krueger. He's found another way of coming into my dreams. Oh, I'm sorry. This was no dream. Dan's dead. (SOBBING) No. Not Dan. He's got Dan? Honey, I'm so sorry. It wasn't an accident. Krueger killed Dan. Take it easy, you're in shock. Police found pieces of a champagne bottle. Dan didn't drink! You know that! It was probably for me. To celebrate our trip. We have to do something. Dan's already dead. It's starting again. These outbursts are common. Many women have them at the beginning, especially after shock. Don't worry, you're gonna be fine. What do you mean? What's he talking about? What's wrong with me? Nothing. (SIGHS) You're just a little pregnant. The doctor wants to keep you overnight. Just for routine observation. To make sure you're as comfortable as possible. You're gonna be fine. Everything's gonna be OK. (SOBBING) DOOR CREAKS Hi. Hello. What's your name? Jacob. Really? I love that name. Shouldn't you be in your room? It's lonely there. My name is... I'm sorry your boyfriend got killed. How did you know that? I could tell you were sad. I wanted to see if you were all right. Jacob, wait. Don't go. (MOTHER) Greta, it's time to get your beauty sleep. You don't want circles under those beautiful eyes. OK, OK. Have you met that boy on my floor? Jacob. He has sad eyes. There ain't any little boys on your floor. He must've come from the children's ward. We don't have a children's ward. He was wearing a hospital robe. I don't know what to tell you. Did you call everyone? Yeah. Listen, let's keep this dream stuff between you and me. Amanda Krueger was part of the order than ran the assylum in the 1940s. She was raped by lunatics and had a baby. That baby grew up to be Freddy Krueger, who killed 30 kids on Elm St. He got caught, but the courts cut him loose on a technicality. So the parents of the murdered kids killed him. Torched him. That was the beginning. He kills people in their dreams. Their nightmares. He uses my dreams to get his victims. It's my fault Dan's dead. Stop saying that. That's bullshit. Let's talk about the baby. Yeah, congratulations. I guess. That's not what we're here for! Look, Dan's parents were pushing him hard. He was under a lot of pressure. Yeah, pushy parents can drive you nuts. What does that have to do with it? When Dan died, you weren't asleep. End of story. He must've found another way. Listen to me! It's not a joke! He gets in through my dreams somehow! I thought I could control it, but something's changed. We all know you're upset. If anyone's trying to kill you, they have to go through us first. All of us. Right? That's what I'm afraid of. (SOBBING) (COUGHS) How was the meeting? Sobering. Very funny. Alice. When did you become a smart shopper? Ever since my little girl became a mom. You disappointed in me? No. No, I'm not. I hope it's a boy. It'd be nice to hear a boy playing in the house again. Just don't make a habit of it. POP It's true. People always mistake us for sisters. Greta has the perfect body for modelling. Eileen Ford is a friend of mine. I told her about you. She's very interested. Greta, you're being offered the chance of a lifetime. Show some gratitude. One of my friends died yesterday. Do you mind if I remember him? But we're having a party, dear. I read about him. Drunk, wasn't he? He was just a friend of Greta's. Not someone special, you understand? No, thank you. I'm not hungry. Aren't you eating? I don't feel up to it. You ought to try something. You're the one who's always on about my weight. That's why we diet. So we can eat at social events. Why don't I eat the whole tray, throw up and come back for more? (FREDDY) Madam, if I may? Bon appetite, bitch. LAUGHTER Mmm. Filet de Barbie. Nothing but the best for Greta. Open wide! Where are we? Second helping. Don't talk with your mouth full, dear. You are what you eat. (CRYING) Oh, poor baby. There. (COUGHING AND SPLUTTERING) LAUGHTER (SCREAMS) Greta? Dad! Dad, help! Greta? Honey, how's dinner coming? I can't believe this is happening. Hang in there, Yvonne. Mark is gonna be wiggin' out. We gotta keep tight. We'll pull through. He's back here somewhere. He's upset. Mark! Hey. Mark, you OK? I'm fine. Just aces. I wanna talk to you about Greta. I'm sorry, Greta's dead today. Could we interest you in someone else? It was an accident, like Dan's. It was no accident. I tried to warn you. Alice, please. I thought about that. She fell asleep at the table. This is getting sick. Too bad. Krueger has to use my dreams, but he got to Dan and Greta while I was awake. How's he doing it? Why don't you stick to reality? Let her talk. Two of us have died in the last two days. Is that normal? Mark. I'm not finished. I loved Greta a lot. And if maybe someone, or something killed her,... I'd like to hear about it. I'm not gonna listen to this. Then get out! Yvonne, wait a minute. I'm an asshole. I know I'm not dealing with this very well,... but it's not your fault. And I'm sorry. It's OK. You stick around for a while? I wish I could, but I've got a shift tonight. I gotta go. I'll stay with you a while. Bye, guys. Am I an idiot for loving her? Nobody thinks that. I know I didn't stand a chance. She cared about you. Maybe her mother killed her, with that Polly Perfect shit. It wasn't her mother. The Phantom Prowler would've told her how he felt. If I only had a tenth of his guts. He's not real and he's more human than me. This guy isn't from a comic, he's for real. Tell me more about this Krueger guy. You look tired, I'll make some coffee. There's a lot to tell. Mark?! Mark, no! DOOR CREAKS Mark? (MARK) Help! Mark? Help! Mark, take my hand! Take it! We gotta get out of here! Mark, come on! Ah. Oh shit. Jacob? Oh, hello. DOOR SLAMS Hi. You don't look very well. Are you feeling all right? Been having bad dreams. Is this where you live, Jacob? Just waiting for someone. It's sad about Greta. Is that who you're waiting for? No. This isn't a nice place. We should go look for your mom. She doesn't want me around. I'm sure that's not true. I bet she's worried about you. I would be. You're not! You don't care about being a mom. Why don't you think about me?! Who said I don't? What? I like you. I want to stay with you. Why don't you like me? Who said I don't like you? My friend with the funny hand. We've got to get out of here. No, I have to go. He's calling me. Jacob, wait! Jacob! Holy shit! He's real, isn't he? (GRUNTS) Are you OK? He's doing something to my baby. He's trying to hurt Jacob. Who's Jacob? My baby. You named him already? Yeah, I guess so. I gotta get away. Somewhere Krueger can't find him. How you gonna hide from him? Leave the planet? I don't know. If you're worried about your baby, have the doctor check him out. I'm gonna see what else I can find out about Krueger. What's wrong with the baby?! Krueger's doing something to him. I love you, but you've gotta get a hold of yourself. Mark knows I'm not crazy. Ask him to show you his hands. You need to calm down. How does he get in while I'm awake? Do unborn babies dream? Yeah, they do. But do us a favour, don't mention this to Dr Moore. I can't believe you dragged Dr Moore here on a Sunday. I'm sorry, Yvonne. What if it's something serious? If this isn't serious, I don't know what is. Don't say a word, you'll get me fired. Dr Moore, do unborn babies dream? As a foetus develops, it can spend 70% of its day dreaming. More as it matures. Will I be able to sense them? Alice (!) Is that why you're here? To see if your baby's having nightmares? We're here to find out everything we can, aren't we? I've found nothing to indicate the necessity of ultra-sound now. I just want to make sure my baby's all right. The heart seems strong. Let's hear it. BABY'S HEART BEAT There's your baby. Get her file. PICTURE BUZZES See any family resemblence? (LAUGHS) Feeding time. Soul food for my boy. Don't touch him1 What's he doing to my baby?! Please try to keep calm. Your baby is healthy. A little large, but as normal as I've seen. He's taking their souls. They're making the baby like him. You're tired. You'll feel better after you get some rest. ! Greta and Dan were there. Krueger killed them. Now he's feeding them to Jacob. Listen to yourself. Do you know what you sound like? Completely insane, but I'm not. If you're my friend, you'd believe me. I am your friend. That's why it's time to face reality Krueger is reality. So is your baby. You've got more to think about than yourself. What do you think I'm doing?! Whether you believe it, Krueger is back. He's after my baby and I don't try to do something, who will? KNOCK AT DOOR You're not doing your baby any good by acting crazy. Why don't you take off? Leave Springwood. You can't run away from him. He finds you in your dreams. He found a lot of others before us. You too? He invited me to his house yesterday. We're all tired and haven't slept since Friday. That's the only reason you're alive. No, it's not! Look at this. She's not crazy. You OK? I know what's happening. Krueger's using Jacob's dreams. We gotta stop him. There is one way. Have you thought about not having the baby? No baby, no baby's dreams. No, I can't do that. I saw him inside me. He's part of me and Dan. I want to keep him. OK. We'll find another way. I've seen her. Alice, can you come down a minute? Oh, hi. Mr Jordan and I wanted to see how you're feeling. Come. Sit down. This isn't a good time. We wondered what you intend to do with your baby. What I what? I've thought about it and I plan to keep him. We worried this might be too much for you. Being single. What he means is we're aware of the burden a child would place on you. We want to help. We want to adopt it and raise it as our own. I appreciate what you're offering, but no. He's my responsibility. And ours. It's our grandchild. Maybe this wasn't a good idea. We're worried that in your condition you can't take care of a child. What are you talking about? My condition? Dr Moore called. He said Alice was hysterical. And she was having paranoid delusions. You don't understand. We know you've been through a lot. But there is more at stake than your feelings. You're not taking my baby. The courts might not agree with you. But I do. I've heard enough. You think you can walk in and threaten my daughter? We have a legitimate claim to it. He's not a thing. He's part of me. I'm not giving him to you or anyone. They think I'm nuts. That's their problem. It's our problem. If I don't deal with this, they might take Jacob. You said she committed suicide. That's what the papers thought. She stayed in the assylum. After Krueger's trial she hung herself. So they thought. Meaning? They couldn't prove it. No body. But I've seen her grave. Empty plot. Memorial stone. They never put her under. Cool, huh? I don't understand. She killed herself. Her soul will be in torment. Where'd you hear that? Here. Somewhere. Yeah. Transmigration. Soul of the sinner. Yeah. Trapped in its earthly resting place. In the dream she was trying to stop him. She tried to tell me how, then the door slammed. He must've done it. We have to find where she died. To save her soul. Stay awake and watch me. No problem. You missed practice. What happened? You fall in love? Don't ask. You don't want to know. Pool still open? I think if you hurry. Amanda! HAUNTING SINGING SCRAPING (SCREAMS) (STILL SCREAMING) (FREDDY LAUGHS) (FREDDY) Hey, Alice. Let's rock and roll. Where you goin', piglet? The party's just starting? I know exactly what you're up to. I thought it was up to Yvonne. (SCREAMING VERY LOUD) (YELLS) (SOBBING) What happened? He's scared to come in because of Amanda. Hey, are you all right? Yeah. You're not crazy. We have to find Amanda. She's the key. Come on. Jesus. Alice! Argh! (SCREAMING) No. No. (SCREAMS) (LAUGHS) Mark, help me. Please. Greta? Is she delicious, or am I crazy? You leave her alone! (ROARS) Time to die, you scar-faced, limp dick. Argh! Argh! TRIUMPHANT MUSIC (LAUGHS) Faster than a bastard maniac. More powerful than a loco madman. It's Super Freddy! Told ya comic books was bad for ya. (SCREAMS) Hah! Hah! (LAUGHS MANIACLY) Huh! Mark! No! Argh! Argh! Oh my God. Oh shit. POLICE RADIO CRACKLES Nothing in that room was up to code. It's a miracle they both weren't killed. He won't hurt me. He needs me alive. Who? What's she talking about? Nothing. She's upset. Maybe you should come to the station Yvonne! Yvonne. Where's Mark? Mark fell asleep. Krueger got him. No. God! (SOBS) Come on. I need you to be strong. We have to get Krueger before he gets to Jacob. How do we stop him? Through Amanda. So we have to find her? Just don't ask me to take a jacuzzi with that guy again. I was in the tower when he used you to distract me. ^ Alice! What will we do? I want you to go to the assylum and find her. Alice, you're coming home with me. I've got something to do. You're coming with me. Dad! Find Amanda and hurry! HAUNTING MUSIC DOOR CREAKS Come on out, Krueger. The game's over. OK. I was stronger than you, so you picked on Jacob. You bastard! You're trying to make him like you so you can live through his dreams. I won't let you! You hear me?! HAUNTING SINGING If you won't talk to me, maybe you'd like to talk to Amanda? (GROWLS) VOICES Yaah! Ahhh! Ahhh! No! Ahhh! MAD LAUGHTER Ahh! Ahhh! Ahh! Good night, asshole! Wah! Ahh! CHILD'S LAUGHTER I'm your real friend, Jacob. Just like a daddy. Coochie, coochie goo! I gotcha. I gotcha. Mommy, meet my friend. Nice try, Alice. It's my new look. Like it? Mommy? Come downstairs. He won't hurt you, he needs us. I've got you both. Come on, Jacob. It's time to go home Jacob, run! Come on, come to papa. Jacob! Jacob, it's all right, son. Dan? Now come with me. Jacob! He's not your father! (FREDDY'S VOICE) Kids. Always a disappointment. OK. Oh. (PANTING) Where is he? Inside you, where he hides. What do you mean? Where he hides out - inside. That's how he found me. But how? He says it's easy because he knows you so well. All right, Krueger. This time it's for keeps. (GROANING) SCREAMING AND GROANING Now we can really get to know each other. GROANING AND SCREAMING Sister Amanda? Ahhh! Thank you. SCREAMING AND GROANING Get out! Get away! (AMANDA) Jacob, Alice will not win. Only you can help her. Leave her. Let's go. I want to learn stuff from you. She's no fun. Teach me? (AMANDA) Now, Jacob. Unleash the power he has given you. School's out, Krueger. Ahhh! Ow! Ahh! Ahhh! No! Nooo! SCREAMING DISGUSTING NOISES EVIL BABY NOISES NICE BABY NOISES Stay back! Take your baby and leave. (SCREAMS) Argh! Let me out! SCREAMING AND YELLING Goo, goo, goo. Yay, yay, yay. Hello. You did good work. So did Dan. Is he still keeping you up at night? Oh, it's OK. He has the rest of his life to catch up on his sleep. Hi, honey. Sweet dreams, Jacob Daniel. Hey, cutie. How's my little grandson, huh? Hungry? Mm-hm. We all are. HUMMING FREDDY'S TUNE Subtitles by Paul Moor. Captions were made with the support of NZ On Air.
Subjects
  • Feature films--United States
  • Krueger, Freddy (Fictitious character)--Drama
  • Serial murders--Drama