History Film / WesCravensNewNightmare

* DisproportionateRetribution: Much of why this Ancient Evil is going after Heather, is because he was [[ShapeShifterModeLocked mode locked]] into being Freddy for 10 years and believes himself to be Freddy. Because Nancy, the character Heather played in the first and third movie is Freddy's enemy; he believes that in order to cross over into the real world for good, he has to kill Heather. Something Wes Craven himself lampshades.

* RealitySubtext: Heather Langenkamp actually suffered a stalker in real life.

* {{Deconstruction}}: The theme of the film is the fact that, as one character says, Freddy is as well known as SantaClaus, and also people have a hard time judging reality from fiction, such as Heather being asked if she would trust her son around Robert Englund, just because he's an ''actor'' who happens to play Freddy. Of course, the concept goes meta when not only is Heather's experiences with a stalker written in, but actually worked ''the real life Los Angeles earthquake that happened '''during filming''' into the plot''. In the end, Craven considers Freddy just a fairy-tale (as seen with the tie-in to ''HanselAndGretel'', and Heather reading the script as if it were a storybook to her son.)

* TheCameo: Jsu Garcia (who played Rod in [[Film/ANightmareOnElmStreet1984 the original film]]) and Tuesday Knight (who played Kristen in ''[[Film/ANightmareOnElmStreet4TheDreamMaster The Dream Master]]'') appear in the funeral scene. Creator/JohnnyDepp almost appeared as well, but Wes Craven didn't ask him.
* FinalGirl: Heather Langenkamp.
* TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou: This movie involved Freddy escaping into the "real world", so that a new movie had to be made to imprison him again.

->'''Wes Craven:''' I think the only way to stop him is to make another movie. Now I swear to you I'm gonna stay by this computer and keep writing until I finish the script, but... when the time comes, you're gonna have to make a choice.
->'''Heather Langenkamp:''' Choice? What kind of choice?
->'''Wes Craven:''' Whether or not you will be willing to play Nancy one last time.

!!This film has the examples of:

* HumanoidAbomination: The version of Freddy Krueger in this movie is definitely an example. It's actually a full-on EldritchAbomination, who simply found playing the role of Freddy [[ForTheEvulz fun]].

* ChildEater: Freddy tries to eat Dylan alive before Heather stops him.

* TheCameo: Jsu Garcia (who played Rod in [[Film/ANightmareOnElmStreet1984 the original film]]) and Tuesday Knight (who played Kristen in ''[[Film/ANightmareOnElmStreet4TheDreamMaster The Dream Master]]'') appear in the funeral scene.

* MeanCharacterNiceActor: Robert Englund's fictional counterpart in this film is [[RealLife/MeanCharacterNiceActor much like the real-life guy]]; talkative and jovial, and genuinely enjoys the role he's playing.

* JackTheRipoff: [[UltimateEvil The entity]] masquerading as Freddy.

* MurderByCremation: How The Entity is beaten.
* NeckSnap: Julie's death.

* ThisWasHisTrueForm: When the entity is seemingly destroyed at the end, it goes from looking like Freddy to a stereotypical demon

'''''Wes Craven's New Nightmare''''' is the seventh ''Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet'' film.

* GroinAttack: While "Freddy" is trying attack Dylan, Heather stabs him in the balls.

* ShoutOut: Freddy's shadow going by the wall is similar to the stair ascending scene from ''Film/{{Nosferatu}}''.

* AsHimself: Heather Langenkamp, Creator/RobertEnglund, John Saxon, Robert Shaye and Creator/WesCraven all appear as themselves. To keep with the "real world" theme, Freddy Krueger is also credited "as himself".

Despite being one of the better received ''Elm Street'' films, the film wasn't a big at the box office, 16 million dollars with its 8 million budget.