Was Freddy Krueger innocent in the original?

Was Freddy Krueger innocent in the original?

Nightmare on Elm Street's Remake Should've Made Freddy Innocent. ... Interestingly, remake writer Eric Heisserer eventually revealed that an early version of the script did indeed have Freddy be innocent, but it's unclear why exactly that changed along the way to production.

What is the real story behind Freddy Krueger?

Wes Craven said his inspiration for the basis of Freddy Krueger's power stemmed from several stories in the Los Angeles Times about a series of mysterious deaths: All the victims had reported recurring nightmares and died in their sleep.

Was Freddy Krueger a child molestor in the remake?

By making him a child molester. Wes Craven's 1984 original gave Freddy, who kills his teenage victims while they dream, an unsettling backstory. ... In the new version, Krueger is a child molester who keeps Polaroids of his crimes in a shoebox.

Is the real Freddy Krueger dead?

Robert Barton Englund (born J) is an American actor and director, best known for playing the fictional serial killer Freddy Krueger in the Nightmare on Elm Street film series....

Robert Englund
Occupation	Actor director
Years active	1973–present
Known for	A Nightmare on Elm Street

Why did they make Freddy Krueger a child molestor?

In the original script, Freddy was a child molester. According to IMDb, the villain was changed to a child killer because producers wanted to avoid comparisons to a story in California about a series of child molestations at the time of filming.

Is Freddy Krueger afraid of fire?

Despite the fact that he sometimes uses it to kill his victims, Freddy appears to be afraid of fire (as it was by fire that he died his mortal death). If fire is used against him in a dream, he can be pulled into the waking world.

Is Freddy Krueger on Netflix?

Is A Nightmare on Elm Street on Netflix? Yes! The 2010 Nightmare on Elm Street is currently streaming on Netflix.

Is Freddy Krueger in Mortal Kombat XL?

Freddy Krueger himself is now available as a downloadable character, as revealed by NetherRealm on Twitter. This marks his second appearance in the franchise after he showed up in IX, and for now he's exclusive to mobile.

Was Michael Myers real?

Michael Myers is a fictional character from the Halloween series of slasher films. He first appears in 1978 in John Carpenter's Halloween as a young boy who murders his elder sister, Judith Myers. Fifteen years later, he returns home to Haddonfield to murder more teenagers.

Who is the person that played Freddy Krueger?

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