Whatever Happened to the Cast From the Original ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ Movie?

It’s hard to believe that it’s been 35 years since A Nightmare on Elm Street first spooked audiences when it hit theaters on November 9, 1984. Over the years, we’ve seen the Wes Craven-created horror film launch a full-blown franchise — including nine movies in total, a TV series and various novels and comic books. So what is the cast up to now?

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The original that launched it follows Nancy Thompson (Heather Langenkamp), a high school girl whose best friend is murdered in her sleep — or dream, more specifically — by a sweater-wearing man named Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund). After this, she — along with boyfriend Glen Lantz (Johnny Depp) — are haunted by the burnt baddie. Also appearing is John Saxon as Nancy’s dad, Lt. Donald Thompson. It never won an Oscar, but it’s a true classic!

Box Office Mojo reports that the slasher flick made $25.5 million and spawned six sequels between 1984 and 1994. Getting the tally up to the nine total also includes a crossover with the Friday the 13th franchise with 2003’s Freddy vs. Jason and a remake of the original in 2010. These big screen installments have ended up raking in $457 million. On top of that, who could forget the TV show, Freddy’s Nightmares, which ran for 44 episodes between 1988 and 1990?

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“There was something about me that was always drawn to dreams,” Wes told The Front before the director-writer sadly passed away at age 76 on August 30, 2015. “I had nightmares when I was a kid. My parents had a contentious marriage, my father had a hair-trigger temper and then he died when I was 5. There was a lot of storm and drung. There was one germ that A Nightmare on Elm Street was based on — nightmares — and I was terrified to go back to sleep.”

Scroll down below to see what the stars from the original A Nightmare on Elm Street in 1984 are up to now with our handy gallery and give it a rewatch!