Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy Teaser Trailer And Details
WithJackie Earl Haileyhaving officially declawedRobert Englundand becomeFreddy Kruegerfor a new and possibly even-more-horrific decade, an extensive documentary on the franchise,A Nightmare on Elm Street,and the series' tremendous contribution to horroris both relevant and overdue.
Thankfully,the director in charge of the task isDaniel Farrands, who previously helmed last year’s thorough, appreciative, and online-press-friendlyFriday the 13thdoc,His Name Was Jason. EntitledNever Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy, and due for release in 2010, this time Farrands is directing alongsideAndrew KaschofDread Central. Today coughs up a nice teaser trailer featuring series staple,Heather Langenkamp—who played Johnny Depp’s gray-haired mourner,Nancy Thompson,in the ‘84 original and two sequels—offering boiler-room narration. No word on the full line-up of non-journo talent involved (Wes Cravenet al), but judging byHis Name Was Jason, there will be many faces and stories in the mix. A quick search onIMDBshows that a 2006 doc onANOEShad a similar title, so as to avoid any confusion.
According toSTYD, the doc will attempt to live up to its title with two-discs and overfour hoursof bonus material. In fact, Langenkamp has produced and directed a doc of her own, not so quizzically entitledI Am Nancy, that will be included. Cool side note: the production company in charge ofNever Sleep Againis called1428 Films, a hat tip to the address of the iconic house where Nancy set boobie-traps and lured Fred Krueger to his first of many unsuccessful demises.
The actual house has becomea landmarkand tourist attraction of sorts in Los Angeles, California, located at 1428 North Genesee Avenue. Check out somepics here, including the forever-freaky staircase that Freddy turned to mush. If any of our readers were wondering, I wasn’t invited to partake in the film—what gives?—even though I rocked a puffy-paint Fred Krueger t-shirt every other day in third grade with five pairs of Reebok Pumps. In the spirit of Halloween, I recently changed mytwitter backgroundto a pic of it, now butter thin and vintage to the max. Moreover, Peter recentlyasked on twitterwhether real estate values on IRL Elm Streets dropped around the nation during the heyday of the franchise. The house on Genesee did in fact experience a lapse of residence due to this.
If you’re interested in horror and Freddy, I wrote a surprisinglycontroversial essaycomparing him,Jason VoorheesandMichael Myers, past, present and future, a while ago. My love of Elm Street runs double deep, and unlike the expectations I have for this doc, I remain extremely skeptical ofPlatinum Dunesputting their cold-gelled gloves on the franchise. Yeah, even with Jackie Earle Hailey as the pizza-faced serial killer.
