The plot line of the story's no government secret here: a handful of high schoolers in a seemingly ordinary town in Ohio are being haunted in their dreams by a grotesque figure. Both central characters,the eponymous Terminator and "Nightmare" menace Freddy Krueger would become iconic film images for decades to come. That's when two somewhat under-budgeted films,James CAmeron's "The Terminator"(which would catapult then-cult figure Arnold Scwarzenegger to super-stardom) and this film,Wes Craven's "A Nightmare on Elm Street". There have been many periods of film release that have had impact on film history(think "Wizard of Oz","It Happened One Night" and "Gone With the Wind" in 1939 or "Close Encounters" and "Star Wars" in the Summer of 1977,for examples),but one that comes to mind for me was one particular month:November,1984. The uncut version is sometimes shown on Pay-Per-View and is rated "not under 18 years." These changes were also made in the German video version, which has a "not under 16 years" rating.The scene where Freddy is killing Nancy's mother by burning her is also cut.When Nancy is burning Freddy, we only see the fire reach his feet, then it cuts to Nancy calling her dad.The scene where the dead Tina is talking to Nancy while snakes are coming out her dress is also cut.When Rod's neck is broken by Freddy Krueger, we only see Rod looking at the "snake", before it kills him.When Nancy meets Freddy for the first time, we can't see when he slices his abdomen and when Nancy puts her arm on the hot pipe.Later, there is a scene where Freddy's face is pulled off by Tina. In Tina's last dream we don't see when Freddy cuts his own fingers off his hand.When Tina is sliced by Freddy Krueger, we don't see how he slices her chest and is pulled to the ceiling.
The German television version is heavily cut, allowing for an earlier time slot.
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