‘Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story’ Exclusive Clip Shows Off A Young Englund in ‘Dead & Buried’
Mary Beth McAndrews
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Today is an important day: the birthday of horror icon and Freddy Krueger himself, Robert Englund. And what better way to celebrate than watching Screambox’s new documentary about the icon, Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story, which is out today on the streamer! And to get you even more excited, we have an exclusive clip just for you.
Read the full synopsis below:
A classically trained actor and director, Robert Englund has become one of the most revolutionary horror icons of our generation. Throughout his career, Englund starred in many well-known movies but shot to superstardom with his portrayal of supernatural serial killer Freddy Krueger in the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise.
This intimate portrait captures the man behind the glove and features interviews with Englund, his wife Nancy, and such genre favorites as Tony Todd, Kane Hodder, Lance Henriksen, Bill Moseley, Eli Roth, Lin Shaye, Heather Langenkamp, Mick Garris, Andrew Divoff, William Katt, Jeffrey Reddick, Corey Taylor, and more.
In our exclusive clip from the documentary, Englund and Dead & Buried director Gary Sherman look back on the movie and its terrifying killer nurse.
“This old veteran character actor was surprised and flattered to find he was the subject of the documentary Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares,” says Englund. “Collaborating with directors Gary Smart and Christopher Griffiths and the rest of the team was a joy as they are genre fans like me. For yours truly, watching the film is a bit like Mark Twain’s Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn attending their own funeral. Gary, Chris, and Adam [Evans, producer] managed to find old movies and TV shows I’d forgotten I was in. I’d come back from the dead! All kidding aside – it’s an accurate memory of a working actor’s journey – dreams can come true.”
Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares is streaming now on Screambox and VOD. It comes to Blu-ray on July 25, 2023 via Cinedigm and Bloody Disgusting.
Other Englund films streaming on Screambox in June alongside Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares include A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Mangler, Night Terrors, Galaxy of Terror, and The Funhouse Massacre.
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