Posted Thu Oct 31, 2013 at 12:00 PM PDT by Tom Landy
The four hour documentary about the legendary horror villain Freddy Krueger will claw its way into Blu-ray's dreams this January.
In an early announcement to retailers, Image Entertainment will be bringing 'Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy' on Blu-ray on January 21.
For decades, Freddy Krueger has slashed his way through the dreams of countless youngsters, scaring up over half a billion dollars at the box office. In this thrilling retrospective, fans will enter the world of Freddy Krueger and A Nightmare On Elm Street like never before: exploring what spurred mastermind Wes Craven to craft the first groundbreaking film; delving deep behind the scenes of the original and all of its sequels; learning how the cast and crew brought their worst nightmares to life; and finally, understanding the impact the series and its myths have had on modern pop culture and the horror genre. Child murderer. Dream demon. The son of a thousand maniacs. Any way you slice it there can be only one man, one monster, who epitomizes horror like no other.
With never-before-seen photos, behind-the-scenes footage, conceptual art, and publicity materials, the documentary features exclusive interviews with over 100 key cast and crew from every Nightmare including Wes Craven, Robert Englund, Heather Langenkamp, Jack Sholder, Mark Patton, Kim Myers, Chuck Russell, Jennifer Rubin, Renny Harlin, Lisa Wilcox, Tuesday Knight, Stephen Hopkins, Kelly Jo Minter, Rachel Talalay, Lisa Zane, Alice Cooper, Patrick Lussier, Miko Hughes, Monica Keena, Brendan Fletcher, Ronny Yu and many more.
Specs and supplements haven't been revealed yet, but the suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $29.98.
You can find the latest specs for 'Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under January 21.
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