Hollywood Dreams And Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story is directed by Gary Smart (Dark Ditties Presents ‘The Offer’) and Christopher Griffiths (RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop) and written by Gary Smart and Neil Morris (Dark Ditties Presents ‘Mrs. This unique and intimate portrait captures the man behind the glove and features interviews with Englund and his wife Nancy, Lin Shaye, Eli Roth, Tony Todd, Heather Langenkamp, and more. Throughout his career, Englund starred in many well-known movies but shot to super-stardom with his portrayal of supernatural serial killer Freddy Krueger in the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. I've always been a huge fan and devourer of horror movies and i've always loved Robert Englund as an actor, but now i love him even more as a person.A classically trained actor and director, Robert Englund has become one of the most revolutionary horror icons of our generation. I was just 6 years old and now i'm closing in on 50. I used to hide and peek unnoticed behind the couch when my mother and her sister were watching horror movies - or being noticed and told to stop peeking. Also, if you have this passion and love for acting, you must also be a social loveable person who enjoy the interaction with others, which he clearly does and which is clearly noticed by the people he work with or just interact with at conventions. He see's the opportunity to learn, teach and enjoy every aspect of what he's doing, no matter if he's working with big time or first time directors and actors. The reason? He's actually a rare genuine actor. But after watching this documentary, i have more understanding of why he decided to involve himself in projects that probably wasn't destined to be huge hits. I always enjoy his acting and presence on screes tho. I must confess that - besides all the movies and tv shows as Krueger - i'm not a huge fan of most of the movies Mr. I really enjoyed every bit of this doc and it kept me interested 'til the end. Reviewed by TheTexasChainstoreManager 7 / 10 A love letter to a legend.Īn informative documentary about Robert Englund, but also a love letter to the person and his craft. If you're a fan of A Nightmare on Elm Street, horror from the 80s on or just of Englund, I'd highly recommend giving this a watch for sure. His character was given the most personality and Englund was perfect for this. It still is wild to think of this guy who haunted me as a young child has more range than other slasher killers of the era. It gives a better understanding and look at his performances. I love editing in of footage of different works. To then close out my thoughts, the filmmaking behind this is great. He is one of the celebrities that I want to meet as I've never heard a bad thing about an interaction with him. That he has always been out to help those around him even from the beginning. I love hearing younger actors and filmmakers just saying how great of a personality he is. It is funny that he didn't set out to be a star in this genre. Now this documentary isn't horror, but a bulk of Englund's career falls into that. I grew up in a world where he was already a star. It is fun to think that there is a time where he was struggling and hoping to make it. I love hearing about him hoping to make it, A Nightmare on Elm Street happens and how it affects him from there. These people will come in at different times when they're recapping Englund's career. This features the likes of Lin Shaye, Heather Langenkamp, Miko Hughes, Eli Roth, Lance Henriksen, Moncia Keena, Tony Todd, Amanda Wyss, Kane Hodder, Bill Moseley and Jill Schoelen. What is great though is that we are also hearing from actors around him. In that vein, this feels like an autobiography since he is telling us about his life. I love that it is interviewing Englund who is recapping his life. What I'll say then that this is well-made. He's one that I've sought out different things and learned more about him as a person so this doc ticked boxes for me. I fall into that camp where he terrified me as a child and the older that I got, the more that I respected Englund as an actor. Now I grew up on A Nightmare on Elm Street as well as the series. It is detailing the life of Robert Englund and how the role of Freddy Krueger changed his life. This is an interesting documentary that I watched while working. Reviewed by Reviews_of_the_Dead 8 / 10 Excellent Documentary about a Hollywood Legend
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