Hailed as one of the most influential horror films of all time, Nightmare on Elm Street It turns out that you’re not immune to nighttime crashes, even when you’re sleeping.horror master wes craven brings it Following the introduction in 1984 of such Friday the 13th and halloween.like jaw keep people out of the water, Nightmare on Elm Street Makes people never want to sleep again.
Although it starred the then-unknown Johnny Depp, the show’s real star was Freddie Krueger (Robert Englund). Wes Craven knows that a horror movie is only as good as its villain, and Kruger is a true villain. Despite his few appearances in the film, the child murderer is characterized more by his haunting silhouette than by his dialogue.
Striped sweaters, brown hats, scarred faces, and clawed mittens are now Halloween must-haves, thanks to his performance and Craven’s makeup effects team. Pour a pot of black coffee, turn on the night lights, and here are 10 hidden details about Freddie Krueger’s iconic outfits.
It’s based on a horrible person Wes Craven met
When famed horror film director Wes Craven was seven years old, as he was trying to fall asleep, he heard a man outside shuffling and grunting. As he approached the window to look out, the man stopped, turned and looked directly into the second-floor window of the apartment building where Craven lived with his family.
The man continued to stare at Craven until he backed away from the window. After long enough he thought the man was gone, but when he approached the window again, the man was still there. He gave Craven a sinister grin, and walked toward the apartment building’s entrance. Craven never forgot the old man in the brown felt hat and made him the inspiration for the infamous Freddy Krueger.
his face should look like pizza
Wes Craven hired Dave Miller as special effects makeup artist to make Freddie Krueger look like he was in the movie. He must be an old, horrible burn patient. At first, Miller wanted his face to look more melted, but Craven wanted more scratches and muscle tendons beneath the open wound.
Miller was meditating one night on his mission while eating cheese and pepperoni pizza, pushing the toppings around with a fork, when suddenly the gesture made him realize that he wanted Kruger’s face to be what it looks like. Immediately after he got home he started painting Freddie’s face based on dinner.
his face is not a mask
You might see a lot of latex masks of Freddie Krueger’s face in costume stores during Halloween, but Robert Englund never wore a mask as Freddie. Instead, he’d sit in David Miller’s makeup chair, and the makeup master spent three hours turning him into a dream demon.
A complete Freddie Krueger look consists of a choker and hood that fit over Inglund’s head (think Batman without ears), and then adds a series of prosthetic parts with adhesive ( forehead, cheeks, nose and chin) and blends together with makeup for a cohesive look.
The original makeup will look even more disgusting
Horror fans might think that Freddie Krueger looks disgusting, but originally Wes Craven wanted him to look even more disgustingly disfigured. Originally, his face should have been melted away by the fire that killed him, with flesh oozing from his face, his jaw exposed, and even part of his skull missing.
David Miller, who was in charge of makeup, told Craven that after studying burn patients at UCLA Medical Center, he found that burn patients only had skin melting if they had recently been burned. He also felt the effect was too difficult to create, especially with the chin exposed. In later films in the series, Freddy ends up looking even more disgusting.
His eyes were only green in the first movie
Discerning fans of the series will notice that in each subsequent film a nightmare on elm street, Freddie Krueger’s eyes are devilish red, orange and yellow. In the first film, however, they were green because Robert Englund didn’t wear any special contact lenses and kept his own eye color.
Makeup effects artist David Miller was absent after the first film, so the creation of Freddie’s look fell to Kevin Yeager’s shoulders. Few references existed in Miller’s creation, so Jager altered many of Freddy’s facial structures and decided to give him demonic eyes that mimic the flames that ravaged his body.
it all starts with one finger
Lou Carlucci is a special effects designer and coordinator on several films a nightmare on elm street, Take charge of the quest to craft Freddy’s iconic gloves. Wes Craven gave him a sketch of a finger and instructed him to build a glove around it.
according to The making of A Nightmare on Elm Street, It had to be a crude killing device, like “made by an old man in a basement”. The famous glove prop “mysteriously disappeared” after the second film, forcing Carlucci to make another version that was used in the third film and more. The blade is a tomato knife, but other versions are made from a syringe.
his weapons are ancient
Although we know him as a serial killer in the first movie, Freddy’s spirit represents an ancient demonic force. For as long as humans have been able to dream, there have been men like Freddy Krueger leading them into epic battles in their dreams.
When Wes Craven was conceiving what kind of weapon he wanted Freddy to use in combat, he decided on edged weapons, since these are the most common tools found in nature. He combined the dexterity of the human hand with the razor-sharp claws to create a primitive glove weapon that he believed embodied Freddy’s ancient demonic essence.
The sweater originated in myth
As Freddy’s costume developed, incorporating elements from Wes Craven’s childhood (an old man in a brown felt hat squinting) and his conception of the gloves Freddy would wear, Craven decided that he This sweater was needed to represent something special.
Shapeshifting is part of the mythology that exists in all cultures of the world, and Craven wanted Freddie’s costume to reflect that. He wanted Freddie to have abilities beyond the physical realm, like Plastic Man, with colors red and yellow. Craven changed the sweater to two colors that are the most difficult for the human eye to process; red and dark olive green.
it should have been worn by a much older actor
When Wes Craven first cast the role of Freddy Krueger, he was auditioning actors in their 60s and 70s. Unfortunately, he found that they lacked the energy level that characterizes Kruger’s vibrancy. When he auditioned for Robert Englund, even though he was more than thirty years younger than he’d like, he found that Englander could convey the right amount of enthusiasm.
Makeup effects artist David Miller was able to make him look old enough, so Englander really needed to bring Kruger’s vibrant physical features. He’s given his ’30s gangsta wide-legged stance, put on gloves, and swaggered like a gunslinger. His odd way of walking and moving gives Kruger a memorable sense of eerie.
The showtime for the costumes is only 7 minutes
Freddie Krueger costumes are iconic staples of the Halloween and horror genres.like jason Friday the 13th or michael from halloween, His costume is the bearer of a dire threat Nightmare on Elm Street. Robert Englund wore it for only seven minutes.
Knowing he had to make a huge impact in a short amount of time, he took inspiration from other horror monsters. One of them is the original Nosferatu, who, despite being in a silent film, is still able to convey horror through his carefully choreographed body language. Englund uses his body as well as light and shadow to create graphic silhouettes that resonate with the viewer.