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• All of the earthquake sequences in the film were actually filmed one month prior to the Los Angeles quake of '94. The real quake struck only 2 weeks before the end of filming. Subsequently, a unit was sent out to film drive-by footage of actual quake damaged areas of the city before the end of filming. The cast and crew believed that the earthquake scenes that were filmed before the real quake struck were perhaps a bit overdone, but when viewed after the real quake hit, all were frightened by the realism of it.
  
  
• The "bio-engineered" hand/glove that Freddy uses in this film (as opposed to the glove used in the prior films) is actually derived from the artwork of the theatrical poster and video box covers of A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984).
  
  
• Lin Shaye, who appears as a nurse, also played the teacher in A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984).
  
  
• Heather is asked if she has a pass to which she replies, "Screw your pass." This is taken directly from A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984).
  
  
• The clothes worn by 'Heather Langenkamp (I)' and John Saxon towards the end of the film are the exact same clothes they wore in A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984).
  
  
• Wes Craven's daughter Jessica Craven appears as a nurse.
  
  
• The large rocket ship used in the park scene went into actor Miko Hughes's backyard after his father bought it.
  
  
• Director Wes Craven had intended to ask Johnny Depp to make an appearance as himself in the funeral scene. Craven never worked up the courage to ask him, but after the film's release, they ran into each other. Craven asked Depp if he would have made an appearance in the movie and Depp said that he would have, and that Craven should have asked him.
  
  
• The events in this film revolve around 'Heather Langenkamp (I)' having a stalker. In real life she did have a stalker, and Wes Craven got her permission to weave it into the story.
  
  
• Miko Hughes' character has a father that works in special effects. In real life Miko Hughes' father worked in special effects in movies.
  
  
• A picture of 'Heather Langenkamp (I)' that was on John Saxon's desk in the original movie can be seen on a shelf in Wes Craven's house.
  
  
• There was a scene in the script that depicted a Robert Englund Freddy nightmare. The nightmare had Robert stuck in a spider-like web and the new "DEMON" Freddy was a giant spider. This was dropped because it didn't fit with the film's overall tone.
  
  
• Before making New Nightmare, Wes Craven watched all of the Elm Street films. By the time he was finished, he claimed that he could not follow the storyline at all. He further regards the sequels to be weak compared to his original masterpiece.
  
  
• The book "The Nightmare Never Ends" by Andy Mangels can be seen on Robert Shaye's desk.
  
  
• The basic premise of the film - Freddy invading the real world and haunting the actors and crew responsible for the "Nightmare on Elm Street" films - was originally intended to be used for A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987), but the idea was rejected by the studio at the time.
  
  
• The scene where Heather is dialing Robert Englund's house number on the phone in her car, the music tones that are played when she presses the buttons is the same as the A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) Theme.
  
  
• In the original A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), Nancy's mom drives a Volvo station wagon. In this film, 'Heather Langenkamp (I)' also drives a Volvo station wagon.
  
  
• In the ending credits, Freddy Krueger is credited as himself, even though Robert Englund reprises the role.
  
  

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