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A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

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• The German television version is heavily cut, allowing for an earlier time slot. The cuts are:
  • When Tina is sliced by Freddy Krueger, we don't see how he slices her chest and is pulled to the ceiling.
  • In Tina's last dream we don't see when Freddy cuts his own fingers off his hand. Later, there is a scene where Freddy's face is pulled off by Tina. This scene is also missing.
  • When Nancy meets Freddy for the first time, we can't see when he slices his abdomen and when Nancy puts her arm on the hot pipe.
  • When Rod's neck is broken by Freddy Krueger, we only see Rod looking at the "snake", before it kills him.
  • The scene where the dead Tina is talking to Nancy while snakes are coming out her dress is also cut.
  • Glen's famous dead scene is also cut. We only see how he is sucked in his bed. The bloody, second half is cut.
  • When Nancy is burning Freddy, we only see the fire reach his feet, then it cuts to Nancy calling her dad.
  • The scene where Freddy is killing Nancy's mother by burning her is also cut.
  • These changes were also made in the German video version, which has a "not under 16 years" rating. The uncut version is sometimes shown on Pay-Per-View and is rated "not under 18 years."
  
  
  
• The theatrical trailer shows the scene where Freddy's tongue darts out of Nancy's telephone. However in the trailer, Freddy's voice is higher pitched and not nearly as menacing as in the film's final cut.
  
  
• The new DVD of Elm Street released in the UK now features the slightly trimmed version of the Tina death sequence. As the UK DVD also features the audio commentary from the region 1 edition which references the cut, this may be the reason for using the slightly shorter version. It is also possible then that Widescreen VHS releases may have been duped from the same print.
  
  
• Although UK cinema and video versions were uncut the 2001 Entertainment In Video DVD release features the R-rated U.S print which removes around 5 secs from Tina's corpse hitting the bed and resulting in a large splash of blood.
  
  
• The US release trims the scene where Tina falls from her bedroom ceiling, missing out the subsequent splash of blood that flies up as she hits the bed. This scene was included in the original UK cinema and pre-2001 video releases on the CBS/Fox and Entertainment In Video labels. However, the Widescreen version issued on DVD and video in 2001 on the Entertainment in Video label uses the cut US version.
  
  
• The 1996 Elite home video re-release features outtake footage added as a bonus on a separate tape. It's also remixed for surround sound. The scenes on the Elite Limited edition video, there are several extended scenes include:
  • An extended scene when Rod shows up at Tina's, a small love scene between Nancy and Glen. The two kiss, then she stops it.
  • A scene between Donald and Marge in the grave yard after Tina's funeral, talking about Fred Krueger and how they "knew" Krueger was dead.
  • Another extended scene is in the sheriffs office when Nancy is begging her father, Lt. Donald Thompson, to let her see Rod. (Also seen in one of the original trailers).
  
  
  
• A falling dream sequence with Nancy wasn't finished with complete special effects after a test screening. After Glen is sucked into the bed, and it shoots out blood, his blood soaked body rises up out of the bed, and falls limp. And the scene in the basement when Nancy's mother shows her the claws, she also reveals that Nancy wasn't always an only child, along with every other child on the block, adding a deeper motive not given in the final cut of the film.
  
  
• There are several different cuts of the ending were lighter on the scares. Originaly Bob Shaye had Wes end the film with the kids getting on the bus, and Freddy turn into the bus driver, and they drive away. (much like the begining of Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)).
  
  
• The german television is heavily cut, to send it on an earlier timespot. The cuts are:
  • When Tina is sliced by Freddy Krueger, we don't see, how he slice her back and how she's pulled to the celing.
  • In Tina's last dream we don't see how Freddy cut his own fingers from his hand. Later, there is a scene where Freddy's face is pulled down by Tina. This scene is also missing.
  • When Nancy meets Freddy the first time we can't see how he slice his shoulder and how Nancy put her arm on the hot pipe.
  • When Rod's neck is broken by Freddy Krueger, we only see, how Rod is looking to the ''snake'', before it kills him.
  • The Scene where the dead Tina is talking to Nancy while snakes are coming out her dress is also cut.
  • Glen's famous dead scene is also cut. We only see, how he is sucked in his bed. The bloody, second half is cut.
  • When Nancy is burning Freddy, we only see how the fire is coming to his feet, then we see how Nancy is calling her dad.
  • The scene where Freddy is killing Nancy's mother by burning her is also cut.
  • This changes were also made in the german video version wich has an 'not under 16 years' rating. The uncut version is sometimes shown on pay-per-view channels and it's rated 'not under 18 years'.
  
  
  
• The region 1 DVD features a slight trim to the scene where Tina is killed in her bedroom. When Kruger drops her from the ceiling, we do not see the slow motion splash of blood that spurts off the matress as her body hits it. This cut is referred to the in DVD audio commentary. The scene is totally uncut in the United Kingdom video versions.
  
  
• In the U.S. theatrical trailer, there is a a line dialogue spoken by Donald (John Saxon) trying to justify why it is obvious that Rod (Nick Corri) killed Tina (Amanda Wyss) saying that he was "locked in a room with a girl who went in alive and came out in a rubber bag!"
  
  
• The older Elite special edition laserdisc and VHS tape had Tina's death totally uncut.
  
  
• The Australian VHS Version has Tina's death scene totally uncut. It has a yellow strip up in the top right hand corner of the VHS video cover that says "Graphic Uncut Version"
  
  

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