History Funny / ANightmareOnElmstreet

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* When Creator/RobertEnglund tried the Freddy-glove on for the first time, he cut himself on accident.
* During production of one of the movies, Englund once woke up and saw Freddy Krueger staring at him from out of a mirror. Englund was frightened until he realized that he'd fallen asleep while the make up artist was working on him.

* When Creator/RobertEnglund tried the Freddy-glove on for the first time, he cut himself by accident.

* When Creator/RobertEnglund tried the Freddy-glove on for the first time, he cut himself.

** During production of one of the movies, Englund once woke up and saw Freddy Krueger staring at him from out of a mirror. Englund was frightened until he realized that he'd fallen asleep while the make up artist was working on him.

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* Despite the cheesiness of Freddy's puns, some of them were actually funny, such as Freddy's [[spoiler:use of The Power Glove to kill a video-game-obsessed teen in ''Freddy's Dead'':]]
-->[[spoiler:"Now I'm playin' with power!"]]
** Also, later in the film, a sleeping John finds himself in 1428 Elm Street:
--> '''John''': Not again. He's not gonna get me again. Nothing is gonna make me get off this bed.
--> ''(the end of the bed bursts into flames)''
--> '''John''': Damn it! I hate this house!
** And when lost in Springwood...
--> '''Carlos''': Oh yeah?! Well the map says we're fucked!
** Also, JohnnyDepp's cameo (under the name Oprah Noodlemantra, which is funny in itself) as "Teen on TV".
* ''Dream Warriors:'' "I said, where's the fucking bourbon?!"
** ''Welcome to prime time, bitch!''
* ''Dream Child'': When Mark, blood phobic, realizes he's bleeding. "Whaa...? Oh shit."
* ''Freddy's Revenge'': "Help yourself, [[PrecisionFStrike fucker]]!"
* Who could forget the opening scene in ''Freddy's Dead'', here we have John who is dreaming about being on an airplane. Normally in airplane disaster films there is a kindly old lady that would tell the hero everything is alright when he is nervous about planes. However, this lady calls him a pussy. Moments after that the roof of the plane opens, sucking the old lady out of the air. Rather than panic, John had this to say:
--> '''John''': It's NOT FAIR, I WAS ALMOST OUT!!!
* [[DullSurprise "I found Spencer!"]]
* When Freddy taunts Nancy in the first movie by shape-shifting himself into the hall monitor:
-->'''Freddy''': Hey Nancy! No running in the hallway.
* A meta-example, but the fact that fans list Zsa Zsa Gabor as one of Freddy's victims after her cameo in ''Dream Warriors''.
* In ''Freddy's Dead'', after significantly amplifying Carlos' hearing, Freddy takes out a blackboard, going "oooh" and "aaah" as he makes it bigger. As he brings one of his claws to the board, Carlos is begging him not to, all the while Freddy's sadistically grinning and going "mm-hmmmm" as he starts raking his claws across the board. Freddy actually looks like he's about to orgasm while [[spoiler:Carlos' head explodes from the sound]].
** [[IncrediblyLamePun Brings new meaning to the phrase "things really came to a head".]]
* In ''Dream Child'', when Greta's mom scolds her at the graduation for trying to lick Mark's lollipop, Mark's father leans out into the aisle to [[MaleGaze snatch a look]] at the "cover girl" she's telling off.
* The scene in the remake where Nancy falls in a hallway full of blood is insanely creepy. However, Freddy saying "How's this for a wet dream?" is hilarious and alleviates the tension instantly.
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--> '''John''': "Not again. He's not gonna get me again. Nothing is gonna make me get off this bed."

--> '''John''': "Damn it! I hate this house!"

* Despite the cheesiness of Freddy's puns, some of them were actually funny, such as Freddy's [[spoiler: use of The Power Glove to kill a video-game-obsessed teen in ''Freddy's Dead'':]]
-->[[spoiler: ''"Now I'm playin' with power!"'']]

--> '''John:''' "Not again. He's not gonna get me again. Nothing is gonna make me get off this bed."

--> '''John:''' "Damn it! I hate this house!"

--> '''Carlos:''' "Oh yeah?! Well the map says we're fucked!"

* ''Dream Child:'' When Mark, blood phobic, realizes he's bleeding. "Whaa...? Oh shit."
* ''Freddy's Revenge:'' "Help yourself, [[PrecisionFStrike fucker]]!"
* Who could forget the opening scene in Freddy's Dead, here we have John who is dreaming about being on an airplane. Normally in airplane disaster films there is a kindly old lady that would tell the hero everything is alright when he is nervous about planes. However this lady calls him a pussy. Moments after that the roof of the plane opens sucking the old lady out of the air. Rather than panic John had this to say:
--> '''John:''' It's NOT FAIR I WAS ALMOST OUT!!!

* In ''Freddy's Dead'', after significantly amplifying Carlos's hearing, Freddy takes out a blackboard, going "oooh" and "aaah" as he makes it bigger. As he brings one of his claws to the board, Carlos is begging him not to, all the while Freddy's sadistically grinning and going "mm-hmmmm" as he starts raking his claws across the board. Freddy actually looks like he's about to orgasm while [[spoiler: Carlos's head explodes from the sound.]]

* In ''Dream Master'', when Greta's mom scolds her at the graduation for trying to lick Mark's lollipop, Mark's father leans out into the aisle to [[MaleGaze snatch a look]] at the "cover girl" she's telling off.

-->'''Freddy''': Nancy! No running in the hallway.

** --> '''Freddy:''' ''Welcome to prime time, bitch!''

** Also, JohnnyDepp' cameo (under the name Oprah Noodlemantra, which is funny in itself) as "Teen on TV".

** Also, JohnnyDepp cameos (under the name Oprah Noodlemantra, which is funny in itself) as "Teen on TV".

** ''Dream Warriors:'' "I said, where's the fucking bourbon?!"
** ''Dream Child:'' When Mark, blood phobic, realizes he's bleeding. "Whaa...? Oh shit."
** ''Freddy's Revenge:'' "Help yourself, [[PrecisionFStrike fucker]]!"

* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: The ending to ''New Nightmare'', which is probably the most sunshine ending to any of the films, despite being the grittiest. It doubles as a FridgeBrilliance since it solidifies the idea that ''A Nightmare On Elm Street'' has become a modern day Grimms Fairy Tale.
* HilariousInHindsight: Johnny Depp tagged along to auditions for the first film with a friend. Wes Craven asked Depp to read as well, and Depp was cast other than the friend he was supporting. But fret not about the friend. 26 years later, Jackie Earle Haley would go on to play Freddy in the remake.
** Speaking of the remake, there's an interesting parallel between Marcus Yeon's final vidlog and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toXMt1rzdrA this viral clip]].
* HolyShitQuotient:
** Original: Glen's death.
** ''Freddy's Revenge:'' The opening bus ride.
** ''The Dream Master:'' The zoom out revealing Kincaid isn't just in a junkyard, he's on an entire planet covered in a labyrinth composed of scrapped cars.
** ''Dream Child:'' Alice dreams of her womb and her baby. [[spoiler: She's happy at first, until she realizes Freddy is there too, and has been feeding the souls of his victims to make the baby evil like him.]]
** ''Freddy's Dead:'' The house Tracy, Carlos and Spencer go into exploding into an exact replica of 1428 Elm Street.