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Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street2019

Name: Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street
Genre: Psychological
Released: 2019-04-05
Rating: 7.2

“The claws are out.”

Directed by Tyler Jensen, Roman Chimienti

7.2

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Blended from 4 sources

IMDb 7.2Rotten Tomatoes 100%Metacritic 64TMDB 6.6

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On the charts

#8·Top Horror Movies of 2019 #30·Top Horror Movies of the 2010s

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Year

2019

Runtime

99 min

Box Office

Budget

$250,000

🏆 1 win & 4 nominations

The premise

Mark Patton sets the records straight about the controversial 1985 sequel to A Nightmare on Elm Street, which ended his acting career, just as it was about to begin.

Horror Vault's take

Decades after a controversial horror sequel derailed his promising career, actor Mark Patton finally steps back into the spotlight to confront the film, the era, and the personal cost of it all. Part Hollywood confession, part cultural autopsy, this documentary unpacks how one movie became a lightning rod for homophobia both on-screen and behind the scenes. With candid interviews from genre icons and co-stars, it paints a vivid portrait of survival — artistic, personal, and generational. For horror fans who thought they knew the full story of Elm Street's most divisive chapter, this film has surprises in store.

Content: Discussion Of Homophobia, Discussion Of Hiv/Aids, Emotionally Distressing Personal Testimony