History YMMV / ANightmareonElmStreet1984

* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome Glen's death and the ''epic'' geyser of blood that follows.

* HarsherInHindsight: At one point, Tina notes that nightmares foreshadow earthquakes. L.A. was hit by those during the filming of ''Film/WesCravensNewNightmare''. Interestingly, they [[ThrowItIn actually worked]] [[RealLifeWritesThePlot the earthquake]] into ''New Nightmare''.

* SpecialEffectsFailure: Freddy's stretching arms look rather shaky by modern standards. The mom mannequin at the end doesn't hold up much better.

* SpecialEffectsFailure: Freddy's stretching arms look rather shaky by modern standards.

* FirstInstallmentwins: Widely regarded as the best film in the franchise and a landmark in horror films.

* RetroactiveRecognition: ''ANOES'' was the first movie Creator/JohnnyDepp played in.

* HarsherInHindsight: At one point, Tina notes that nightmares foreshadow earthquakes. L.A. was hit by those during the filming of ''Film/WesCravensNewNightmare''.
** Interestingly, they [[ThrowItIn actually worked]] [[RealLifeWritesThePlot the earthquake]] into ''New Nightmare''.

** JohnnyDepp getting killed off by a man with knives for fingers. Depp later gets out of [[Series/TwentyOneJumpStreet Jump Street]] by playing a man with [[EdwardScissorHands scissors for hands.]]
** Nancy's boobytraps are pretty ''HomeAlone''-ish.

* RetroactiveRecognition: ''ANOES'' was the first movie JohnnyDepp played in.

** JohnnyDepp getting killed off by a man with knives for fingers. Depp later gets out of [[Series/TwentyOneJumpStreet Jumpstreet]] by playing a man with [[EdwardScissorHands scissors for hands.]]

** JohnnyDepp getting killed off by a man with knives for fingers. Depp later gets out of [[TwentyOneJumpStreet Jumpstreet]] by playing a man with [[EdwardScissorHands scissors for hands.]]

* JohnnyDepp getting killed off by a man with knives for fingers. Depp later gets out of [[TwentyOneJumpStreet Jumpstreet]] by playing a man with [[EdwardScissorHands scissors for hands.]]

** Interestingly, they actually worked the earthquake into ''New Nightmare''.

* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: After Nancy denies his request for sex, Glen is being kept up by Tina's and Rod's lovemaking.
-->'''Glen:''' Morality sucks.
** Also, this exchange:
-->'''Nancy:''' Ok, here's what we're going to do. (Turns off lights)\\
'''Glen:''' (Intrigued) It's dark in here.\\
'''Nancy:''' But it's not what you're thinking.
** Freddy taunts Nancy by shape-shifting himself into the hall monitor:
-->'''Freddy''': Hey Nancy! No running in the hallway.

* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: Freddy taunts Nancy by shape-shifting himself into the hall monitor:

* HarsherInHindsight: At one point, Tina notes that nightmares foreshadow earthquakes. L.A. was hit by those during the filming of ''NewNightmare''.

-->'''Nancy''': Ok, here's what we're going to do. (Turns off lights)\\
'''Glen''': (Intrigued) It's dark in here.\\
'''Nancy: But it's not what you're thinking.