Emva kwempumelelo yokubuyiswa kwakhona NgoLwesihlanu umhla we-13, Izifundo Umgca omtsha weCinema uyakhawulezisa iinkqubo zokuqalisa ngokukhawuleza kwinguqulelo yanamhlanje yenye yeeklasikhi zaseNyakatho Melika: I-Nightmare e-Elm Street.
Ifilimu yoqobo yowe-1984, eyayinomfanekiso bhanyabhanya owoyikisayo owawukhe wabonakala, UFreddy Krueger, yenziwa nguJohnny Depp omncinci kakhulu. Kwi-remake, indawo kaDepp iya kuhlala ngumdlali weqonga UKyle Gallner, edibanisa ngale ndlela UJackie Earle Haley, uyakuba ngubani oza kunxiba isikhuseli sephupha elibi uFreddy.
Ingxelo UGallner uza kudlala iQuentin, umfana okwishumi elivisayo osingathe umboniso kanomathotholo ebusuku oza kuxhatshazwa UKrueger.
Ifilimu iya kulawulwa nguSamuel Bayer kwaye iya kuba sisigqeba esivelisiweyo esenziwe nguMichael Bay, u-Andrew Form noBrad Fuller. Iskripthi siya kulawula uWesley Strick. Kukwanje Umhla wokuqala wokufota awaziwa, nangona yonke into ibonisa ukuba kuya kuba kulo nyaka.