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Nightmare on Elm Street 2 (A): Freddy's Revenge (1985)
A teenage boy is haunted in his dreams by Freddy Krueger who is out to possess him to continue his murdering in the real world.Director: Jack Sholder
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Extras:Cast and Crew: Biographies
Jump To A Nightmare
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Subtitles:English
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Snapper Case
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Notes:1.33:1 open-matte version also on disc.
Also available in:
- a 4 Film Favorites: A Nightmare on Elm Street collection with "A Nightmare on Elm Street" (1984), "A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 3: Dream Warriors", and "A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 4: The Dream Master" (which has been re-released several times with different cover art).
- the Nightmare on Elm Street Collection 8-movie set with "A Nightmare on Elm Street" (1984), "A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 3: Dream Warriors", "A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 4: The Dream Master", "A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 5: The Dream Child", "Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare", "Wes Craven's New Nightmare", and "Freddy Vs. Jason".
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Extras:DISC ONE
* "A Nightmare on Elm Street"
DISC TWO
* The Film
"Jump to a Nightmare" feature
Cast & Crew Biographies:
- Mark Patton
- Robert Englund
- Kim Myers
- Hope Lange
- Robert Rusler
- Clu Gulager
- Robert Shaye
- Jack Sholder
- Christopher Young
- David Chaskin
DVD-ROM Features
DISC THREE
* "A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors"
DISC FOUR
* "A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master"
DISC FIVE
* "A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child"
DISC SIX
* "Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare"
DISC SEVEN
* "Wes Craven's New Nightmare"
DISC EIGHT: The Nightmare on Elm Street Encyclopedia
"Welcome to Primetime" 1999 documentary (46:25)
"Labyrinth"
- Index (193:01):
-- "A Nightmare on Elm Street" extras (50:42 in total)
--- Original Theatrical Trailer (1:49)
--- "Welcome to Primetime" 1999 documentary (with Play All option) (46:25 in total):
---- It Really Happened (3:03)
---- A Childhood Memory (2:35)
---- Sometime in the 80's (0:25)
---- So It Began (4:47)
---- Beauty & the Beast (8:41)
---- Making the Glove (1:09)
---- Shapeshifter (9:53)
---- The Shoot (7:21)
---- The Revolving Room (1:53)
---- All's Well That Ends Well (4:04)
---- Talalay's Tally (1:52)
---- It Couldn't Have Happened... (1:51)
---- Alternate Ending - Version 1 (1:59)
-- "A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy’s Revenge" extras (19:33 in total):
--- Original Theatrical Trailer (1:28)
--- "Heroes and Villains" 1999 featurette (6:22)
--- "Psycho Sexual Circus" 1999 featurette (3:27)
--- "The Male Witch" 1999 featurette (2:47)
---"Freddy on 8th Street" 1999 featurette (5:29)
--"A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors" extras (32:53 in total):
--- Original Theatrical Trailer (0:46)
--- "Fan Mail" 1999 featurette (1:28)
--- "Onward Christian Soldiers" 1999 featurette (9:01)
--- "Snakes and Ladders" 1999 featurette (6:04)
--- "Trading 8's" 1999 featurette (4:10)
--- "That's Show Biz" 1999 featurette (2:01)
--- "Burn Out" 1999 featurette (3:39)
--- "The House That Freddy Built" 1999 featurette (0:39)
--- "Dream Warriors" 1987 music video by Dokken (5:05)
-- "A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master" extras (18:22 in total):
--- Original Theatrical Trailer (1:30)
--- "Kruger, Freddy Kruger" 1999 featurette (8:17)
--- "Hopeless Chest" 1999 featurette (3:46)
--- "Let's Make-Up" 1999 featurette (2:21)
--- "The Finnish Line" 1999 featurette (2:28)
--"A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child" extras (24:50 in total):
--- Original Theatrical Trailer(0:45)
--- "Womb Raiders" 1999 featurette (6:24)
--- "The Sticky Floor" 1999 featurette (5:45)
--- "Take the Stairs" 1999 featurette (0:57)
--- "Hopkins Directs" 1999 featurette (0:36)
--- "A Slight Miscalculation" 1999 featurette (1:27)
--- "Are You Ready For Freddy" 1989 music video by The Fat Boys (5:31)
--- "Anyway I Gotta Swing It" 1989 music video by Whodini (3:25)
-- "Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare" extras (9:43 in total):
--- Original Theatrical Trailer (2:14)
--- "Rachel's Dream" 1999 featurette (2:49)
--- "3D Demise" 1999 featurette (2:19)
---"86'D" 1999 featurette (1:41)
---"Hellraiser" 1999 featurette (0:40)
-- "Wes Craven's New Nightmare" extras (19:45 in total):
--- Original Theatrical Trailer (2:41)
--- "Becoming a Filmmaker" 1999 featurette (7:54)
--- "An Insane Troupe" 1999 featurette (0:52)
--- "Two Worlds" 1999 featurette (2:04)
--- "The Problem with Sequels" 1999 featurette (1:36)
--- "Filmmaker" 1999 featurette (4:38)
--"Conclusions" 1999 featurettes (17:13 in total):
--- "Where Gothic Plots Come From" 1999 featurette (2:04)
--- "Why We Like Gothic" 1999 featurette (1:34)
--- "Sadomasochism" 1999 featurette (0:54)
--- "Freddy vs. Pinhead" 1999 featurette (2:45)
--- "Freddy's Manic Energy" 1999 featurette (1:40)
--- "Creating Lasting Characters in Horror" 1999 featurette (1:33)
--- "No More Magic Tricks" 1999 featurette (2:28)
--- "Monster with Personality" 1999 featurette (0:33)
--- "Freddy as Sex Machine" 1999 featurette (1:59)
--- "Campfire Stories" 1999 featurette (1:43)
DVD-ROM Content:
- Final "Dream World" Trivia Game
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Subtitles:English
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Comes with 3D Glasses and a booklet.
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Easter eggs:Disc 8 (Bonus): If you have trouble when you get to the fire escape door in the Labyrinth game, enter 20 on your remote control (while still on this screen) to view the second original ending for A Nightmare on Elm Street. Thanks to Rewind user Tromabilia for this tip.
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Extras:"Heroes and Villains" 1999 featurette (6:25)
"Psycho Sexual Circus" 1999 featurette (3:27)
"The Male Witch" 1999 featurette (2:46)
"Freddy on 8th Street" 1999 featurette (5:29)
Original Theatrical Trailer (1:20) -
Subtitles:English and German HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Also available in the 7 film 7 disc Die Nightmare on Elm Street Collection with a 36 page booklet.
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Extras:Jump to a Nightmare
Cast and Crew Biographies:
- Mark Patton
- Kim Myers
- Robert Rusler
- Robert Englund
- Hope Lang
- Clu Culager
- Robert Shaye
- Jack Sholder
- Christopher Young
- David Chaskin
1999 Documentary Vignettes:
- Heroes and Villains
- The Male Witch
- Freddy on 8th Street
- Psycho Sexual Circus
Original Theatrical Trailer
Preview Trailers:
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Subtitles:Dutch
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Also available in the 7 film 7 disc "The Nightmare on Elm Street Collection".
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Extras:"Making Of" featurette (18:22)
Cast & Staff Profiles (text)
Theatrical Trailer (1:23) -
Subtitles:English and Japanese
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE
* "A Nightmare on Elm Street"
DISC TWO
* The Film
"Heroes and Villains" 1999 featurette (6:26)
"Psycho Sexual Circus" 1999 featurette (3:29)
"The Male Witch" 1999 featurette (2:49)
"Freddy of 8th Street" 1999 featurette (5:26)
Original Theatrical Trailer (1:22)
DISC THREE
* "A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors"
DISC FOUR
* "A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Masters"
DISC FIVE
* * "A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: Dream Child"
DISC SIX
"* Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare"
DISC SEVEN
* "Wes Craven's New Nightmare"
DISC EIGHT
"Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger" 2011 documentary (29:47)
"Freddy's Nightmares: It's a Miserable Life" TV episode (46:53)
"Freddy's Nightmares: Killer Instinct" TV episode (46:51)
"Welcome to Prime Time" 1999 documentary:
- Play All (49:36 in total):
-- "It Really Happened" (3:06)
-- "A Childhood Memory" (2:36)
-- "Sometime in the Early 80's" (0:26)
-- "So It Began" (4:48)
-- "Beauty and the Beast" (8:42)
-- "Making the Glove" (1:09)
-- "Shapeshifter" (9:55)
-- "The Shoot" (7:23)
-- "The Revolving Room" (1:55)
-- "All's Well That Ends Well" (4:06)
-- "Talalay's Tally" (1:54)
-- "It Couldn't Have Happened" (1:52)
-- Alternate Ending Version 1 (2:03)
"Conclusions" 1999 featurettes:
- Play All (17:32 in total):
-- "Where Gothic Plots Come From" (2:09)
-- "Why We Like Gothic" (1:38)
-- "Sadomasochism" (0:57)
-- "Freddy vs. Pinhead" (2:58)
-- "Freddy's Manic Energy" (1:44)
-- "Creating Lasting Characters in Horror" (1:37)
-- "No More Magic Tricks" (2:33)
-- "Monster with Personality" (0:37)
-- "Freddy as Sex Machine" (2:02)
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Subtitles:Czech, Danish, Dutch, English HoH, Finnish, Hebrew, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish, and Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
Czech Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:DISC ONE is coded regions 2/5.
Other discs are coded regions 2/4.
DISC TWO extras include optional Czech, Dutch, English, Italian, Spanish (Castilian) subtitles.
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Easter eggs:On disc 8 go to Special Features and highlight Welcome to Prime Time. Press left and enter to watch Freddy Krueger's MTV announcements (5:07).
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Extras:"Jump to a Nightmare" feature
Cast and Crew Biographies:
- Mark Patton
- Kim Myers
- Robert Rusler
- Robert Englund
- Hope Lang
- Clu Culager
- Robert Shaye
- Jack Sholder
- Christopher Young
- David Chaskin
Original Theatrical Trailer (1:20) -
Subtitles:English
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Also available in the 5 film 5 disc "The Nightmare on Elm Street 1-5 Collection" which includes "A Nightmare on Elm Street", "A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge", "A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors", "A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master", "A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child".
Also available in the 6 film 6 disc "The Nightmare on Elm Street 1-6 Collection" which includes "A Nightmare on Elm Street", "A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge", "A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors", "A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master", "A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child", "Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare".
Also available in the 7 film 7 disc "The Nightmare on Elm Street: The Ultimate Collector's Edition" which includes "A Nightmare on Elm Street", "A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge", "A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors", "A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master", "A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child", "Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare", "Wes Craven's New Nightmare". -
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Extras:DISC ONE
* "A Nightmare on Elm Street"
DISC TWO
* The Film
"Heroes and Villains" 1999 featurette (6:26)
"Psycho Sexual Circus" 1999 featurette (3:29)
"The Male Witch" 1999 featurette (2:49)
"Freddy of 8th Street" 1999 featurette (5:26)
Original Theatrical Trailer (1:22)
DISC THREE
* "A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors"
DISC FOUR
* "A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Masters"
DISC FIVE
* * "A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: Dream Child"
DISC SIX
"* Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare"
DISC SEVEN
* "Wes Craven's New Nightmare"
DISC EIGHT
"Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger" 2011 documentary (29:47)
"Freddy's Nightmares: It's a Miserable Life" TV episode (46:53)
"Freddy's Nightmares: Killer Instinct" TV episode (46:51)
"Welcome to Prime Time" 1999 documentary:
- Play All (49:36 in total):
-- "It Really Happened" (3:06)
-- "A Childhood Memory" (2:36)
-- "Sometime in the Early 80's" (0:26)
-- "So It Began" (4:48)
-- "Beauty and the Beast" (8:42)
-- "Making the Glove" (1:09)
-- "Shapeshifter" (9:55)
-- "The Shoot" (7:23)
-- "The Revolving Room" (1:55)
-- "All's Well That Ends Well" (4:06)
-- "Talalay's Tally" (1:54)
-- "It Couldn't Have Happened" (1:52)
-- Alternate Ending Version 1 (2:03)
"Conclusions" 1999 featurettes:
- Play All (17:32 in total):
-- "Where Gothic Plots Come From" (2:09)
-- "Why We Like Gothic" (1:38)
-- "Sadomasochism" (0:57)
-- "Freddy vs. Pinhead" (2:58)
-- "Freddy's Manic Energy" (1:44)
-- "Creating Lasting Characters in Horror" (1:37)
-- "No More Magic Tricks" (2:33)
-- "Monster with Personality" (0:37)
-- "Freddy as Sex Machine" (2:02)
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Subtitles:Czech, Danish, Dutch, English HoH, Finnish, Hebrew, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish, and Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
Czech Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Easter eggs:On disc 8 go to Special Features and highlight Welcome to Prime Time. Press left and enter to watch Freddy Krueger's MTV announcements (5:07).
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Subtitles:Chinese (Traditional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 1.0 -
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Subtitles:English and Thai
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
Thai Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:1999 Documentary Vignettes:
- Heroes and Villains (6:25)
- The Male Witch (2:45)
- Freddy on 8th Street (5:30)
- Psycho Sexual Circus (3:26)
Original Theatrical Trailer (1.20) -
Subtitles:English
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Cover incorrectly states the only extra on the disc is the theatrical trailer.
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Extras:Robert Englund Bio
Jump To A Nightmare
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Subtitles:English and Portuguese
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono (original soundtrack)
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Brazilian title - "A Hora do Pesadelo 2 - A Vingança de Freddy". Available in Volume 1 of a box set along with "A Nightmare on Elm Street" and "A Nightmare on Elm Street 3 - Dream Warriors"
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OVERALL: Draw
The UK/Scandinavian Warner "A Nightmare on Elm Street Collection" have exclusive extras including two episodes of the TV series. Note many of the extras found on the US "The Nightmare on Elm Street Collection" bonus disc have been spread out to the other discs on the UK/Scandinavian collections.
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CUTS:
- R1 America- New Line Home Entertainment - No cuts (85:30 NTSC).
- R1 The Nightmare on Elm Street Collection America- New Line Home Entertainment - No cuts (85:30 NTSC).
- R2 Germany- Warner Home Video - No cuts.
- R2 Holland- RCV - No cuts (81:56 PAL).
- R2 Special Edition Japan- Herald - No cuts (85:31 NTSC).
- R2 A Nightmare on Elm Street Collection Scandinavia- Warner Home Video - No cuts (81:56 PAL).
- R2 United Kingdom- Entertainment In Video - No cuts (81:56 PAL).
- R2 A Nightmare on Elm Street Collection United Kingdom- Warner Home Video - No cuts (81:56 PAL).
- R3 Hong Kong- Panorama - No cuts (85:28 NTSC).
- R3 Thailand- Right Beyond - No cuts (81:55 PAL).
- R4 Australia- Roadshow - No Cuts (81:56 mins PAL).
- R4 Brazil- PlayArte - No cuts.
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Comparison added by Adrian_Busby on 04/08/01
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 18/10/22UPDATE LOG:
10/08/11: Merged the box sets.
Please ensure you read our disclaimer.
05/11/17: caps-a-holic.
09/05/20: Added US Warner Collection, Hong Kong, Thailand.
16/05/21: Clean-up and added availability notes to US single-disc release.
18/10/22: Added Scandinavia.
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