Cast and Crew
A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child
August 11th, 1989
**1/2 Stars
90 Minutes
R: Language, Horror Violence/Gore, Brief Nudity
Directed by
Stephen Hopkins

Writing credits (WGA)
Wes Craven (characters)


John Skipp (story) &
Craig Spector (story) and
Leslie Bohem (story)


Leslie Bohem (screenplay)


Cast (in credits order) verified as complete
Robert Englund .... Freddy Krueger
Lisa Wilcox .... Alice Johnson
Erika Anderson (II) .... Greta Gibson
Valorie Armstrong .... Mrs. Jordan
Michael Ashton (I) .... Gurney Orderly
Beatrice Boepple .... Amanda Kreuger
Matt Borlenghi .... Jock
Noble Craig (II) .... Merging Freddy
E.R. Davies .... Delivery Doctor
Burr DeBenning .... Mr. Jordan
Beth DePatie .... Anne
Will Egan .... Semi-Truck Driver
Stacey Elliott .... Girl in Locker
Clarence Felder .... Mr. Gray
Steven Grives .... Dr. Moore (as Stephen Grives)
Danny Hassel .... Daniel 'Dan' Jordan
Whitby Hertford .... Jacob
Jennifer Honneus .... Asylum Girl
Jake Jacobs (I) .... Trendy Guest
Annie Lamaje .... Elm Street Kid
Gerry Loew .... Orderly #1
Kara Marie .... Baby Jacob
Roxanne Mayweather .... Delivery Nurse
Don Maxwell .... Coach Ostrow
Kelly Jo Minter .... Yvonne
John R. Murray .... Customer
Marne Patterson .... Little Girl
Cameron Perry .... Guest
Joe Seely .... Mark Gray
Marc Siegler .... Thirty-Something
Michael Bailey Smith .... Super Freddy (as Mike Smith)
Pat Sturges .... Racine Gibson
Cesar Anthony Torres .... Cop
Peter Trencher .... Trendy
Wally George .... Himself
Ron Armstrong .... Hot Seat Band Member
Ted Nugent .... Hot Seat Band Member
Rudy Sarao .... Hot Seat Band Member
Eric Singer (I) .... Hot Seat Band Member
rest of cast listed alphabetically
Nicholas Mele .... Mr. Johnson (as Nick Mele)

Produced by
Rupert Harvey (I) .... producer
Sara Risher .... executive producer
Robert Shaye .... producer
Jon Turtle .... executive producer

Original Music by
Bruce Dickinson (I) (song "Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter")
Jay Ferguson (I)

Cinematography by
Peter Levy (I)

Film Editing by
Brent A. Schoenfeld
Chuck Weiss

Casting by
Annette Benson (II)

Production Design by
C.J. Strawn

Art Direction by
Timothy Gray (I)

Set Decoration by
John P. Jockinsen

Costume Design by
Sara Markowitz

Makeup Department
Lynne K. Eagan .... key hair stylist
Nedra Hainey .... makeup artist: second unit
Kathryn Miles Kelly .... key makeup artist
David B. Miller .... makeup artist
Scott Oshita .... special makeup effects artist
Louis Lazzara .... makeup artist: Robert Englund (uncredited)

Production Management
Kool Lusby .... production supervisor (as Kool Marder)
Deborah Moore (I) .... executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David Cass Jr. .... first assistant director: third unit
Jackie Dragon .... second assistant director: second unit
Randy Dudley .... first assistant director: second unit
Terence J. Edwards .... second assistant director (as Terry Edwards)
Allen Kupetsky .... second second assistant director
Richard Murken .... additional second second assistant director
Kristine Peterson .... first assistant director
Bernadette Tanchauco .... second assistant director: third unit

Art Department
Aaron Anderson (I) .... carpenter
John Baldwin (II) .... carpenter
Christopher Bardin .... painter
James R. Barrows .... sculptor
David Beck (I) .... art swing gang
Ella St. John Blakey .... carpenter
Don Blanks .... carpenter
Marietta Brown .... paint dyer
Mindy Brown .... painter
James Doug Burch .... carpenter
John Cales .... carpenter (as John C. Cales)
David T. Cannon .... construction coordinator
Robert Carmody .... assistant carpenter
Rik Carter .... sculptor
William Cole (III) .... painter
Laura Cornelius .... art department production assistant
Anna Czerwatiuk .... set dresser
Dobrila De Castro .... assistant art department coordinator
Kevin DePee .... assistant carpenter
George Dunn (II) .... carpenter
César DÃez Álava .... assistant props
Roy Eisenbrey .... art swing gang
Catherine Ernst (I) .... painter
F. Kelly Finn .... painter
Sue Finnegan .... set dresser: third unit
Jim Flores .... assistant carpenter
Bill Gallarza .... assistant carpenter
Gerd Gless .... carpenter
Batia Grafka .... property master
Stephen Gray (III) .... art swing gang
Lorraine Heitzman .... painter
Scott Jester .... assistant carpenter
Jake Johnson .... assistant carpenter
Lynn Johnson (III) .... scenic artist
Patrick Kerner .... assistant carpenter
Kurt Klapproth .... carpenter
Michael Kraft (II) .... lead man
Larry Lee (III) .... carpenter
Douglas Lidz .... carpenter
Karen Loberg .... set dresser
David Lowery (I) .... storyboard artist
Josh Lusby .... painter
Brian Marn .... assistant carpenter
Matt Martin (I) .... assistant carpenter
Matthew Martin (II) .... assistant carpenter (as Matt Martin)
Mike McCopin .... carpenter
Art Mendoza Jr. .... assistant carpenter
Susan Miscevich .... scenic artist
Chris Moscone .... stand-by carpenter
Thomas A. O'Conor .... set designer
Joshua Ott .... carpenter
Mona Personius .... painter
Rick Pierce (I) .... assistant carpenter
Neal Polk .... assistant carpenter
Renee Prince .... lead scenic artist
Rees Pugh .... carpenter
Peter A. Ramsey .... storyboard artist
James L. Ricker .... carpenter
Rick Rose (I) .... carpenter
Chris Santini .... carpenter (as Christopher Santini)
Tim Smith (I) .... painter
Linda Syufy .... art department coordinator
William Tabor .... carpenter (as Bill Tabor)
Paul Toth (II) .... art department production assistant
Cynthia Von Suhr .... assistant set decorator
Miriam Warwick .... stand-by painter
Dara Waxman .... set dresser: second unit
David A. Weinman .... lead carpenter (as David Weinman)
Perry Welch .... carpenter
Jane Whitehead .... assistant set decorator
Oliver Wilson (I) .... painter
Thalia Harithas .... art assistant (uncredited)

Sound Department
Bobbi Banks .... assistant sound editor
Barbara Barnaby .... supervising adr editor
Bill Black (II) .... music editor
Brent Brewington .... boom operator
Christine Danelski .... dialogue editor
Rubén Domingo .... assistant sound editor
Dean Drabin .... foley mixer
Ed Fassl .... sound effects editor
Arnold Finkelstein .... sound effects editor
Robert Fitzgerald (I) .... supervising sound editor
Richard C. Franklin .... sound effects editor
Albert Gasser .... dialogue editor
Allan Hartz .... sound effects editor
Chris Jargo .... adr editor
Ted Johnston .... foley editor
Chris Ksanznak .... assistant sound editor
Robert J. Litt .... sound re-recording mixer
Austin H. McKinney .... boom operator: second unit
Linda Moss .... dialogue editor
Dan O'Connell (I) .... foley walker
Charleen Richards .... adr mixer
Greg P. Russell .... sound re-recording mixer
Hari Ryatt .... supervising sound editor
Elijah Schkeiban .... assistant sound editor
Joseph Singer (II) .... production sound mixer
Gina Spiro .... assistant adr editor
Alicia Stevenson .... foley walker
Lee Strosnider .... sound mixer: second unit
Elliot Tyson .... sound re-recording mixer
Ed Callahan .... sound effects editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
R. Christopher Biggs .... special effects makeup
Ryan Effner .... special effects
Robyn Jacobs .... special effects technician
Bradford Johnson .... special effects technician
William Russell (IV) .... special effects camera assistant
Roland Blancaflor .... special effects technician (uncredited)
Sandy Collora .... creature effects crew (uncredited)
Adam Jones (II) .... special effects makeup artist (uncredited)
Anthony Simonaitis .... special effects foreman (uncredited)
Don Waller (I) .... special effects technician (uncredited)
AJ Workman .... special effects design: Chris Biggs shop (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Robert D. Bailey .... titles & opticals
Jammie Friday .... animator
Peter Kuran .... special optical effects photography
Jeff Matakovich .... visual effects optical supervisor
Alan Munro .... visual effects supervisor
Jim Aupperle .... stop-motion crew (uncredited)
Robert Stromberg .... matte paintings (uncredited)
Don Waller (I) .... stop motion animator (uncredited)

Stunts
Hank Calia .... stunts
Michael Cassidy (I) .... stunt coordinator
Vince Deadrick Jr. .... stunts (as Vincent Dedrick)
J. Mark Donaldson .... stunts
Stephanie Epper .... stunts
John Hately .... stunts
Eddie Hice .... stunts
Yvonne Johnston .... stunts
Steve Kelso .... stunts
Hubie Kerns Jr. .... stunts
Paul M. Lane (I) .... stunts
John Lucasey .... stunts
Bill McIntosh .... stunts
Carol Neilson (I) .... stunts
Bobby Porter .... stunts
Jeff Ramsey .... stunts
Mario Roberts .... stunts
Lori Lynn Ross .... stunts
Lynn Salvatori .... stunts
Sharon Schaffer .... stunts
Anthony G. Schmidt .... stunts
Ben Scott (I) .... stunts
Cherie Tash .... stunts
George P. Wilbur .... stunts

Other crew
Stuart Abramson .... dolly grip
Tony Anderson (I) .... best boy grip: third unit
Elena Azuola .... production accountant
Susan Bazarsky .... assistant to executive producer
Kevin Benson .... music supervisor
Kirk Bloom .... production assistant
Oliver Bodnar .... stand-in
Robb Bradshaw .... second assistant camera: second unit
Helen Caldwell .... script supervisor
Mark Cane .... best boy electric: third unit
Russ Carpenter .... cinematographer: second unit
Jim Carroll (II) .... grip
Ellsworth Chou .... electrician: second unit
David Clayter .... electrician: second unit
Andre Costa .... electrician
Dave Cretsinger .... electrician
Dan Curry .... title designer
Crisstyn Dante .... body double
Michael De Luca .... production executive
Brad Dechter .... orchestrator
Foster K. Denker .... gaffer
Dermott Downs .... grip: second unit (as Dermit Downs)
Giles Dunning .... first assistant camera
Charles Edwards (III) .... grip
Don Feeney .... driver
Joe Feeney .... transportation coordinator
Joe Fineman .... post-production supervisor
Robert Fisher (III) .... gaffer: third unit
Samuel Buddy Fries .... first assistant camera (as Buddy Fries)
Joan Geguld .... best boy electric: second unit
Jeff 'Breeze' Gottlieb .... apprentice film editor (as Jeff Gottlieb)
Bill Greenberg .... electrician
Julia Guild .... production controller
Zoe Hale .... costumer
Marlin Hall .... key grip
John Harian .... electrician: third unit
Kurt Hathaway .... apprentice film editor
Mary Jasionowski (II) .... assistant production coordinator
Peter C. Jensen .... steadicam operator
Dan Kearns .... best boy electric: second unit
Ric Keeley .... assistant film editor
Jeffrey J. Kiehlbauch .... production coordinator
Juliette King (I) .... first assistant camera: third unit
Ron Kunecke .... lighting technician: musco light
Reginald F. Lake .... electric consultant
Mara Lee .... key set production assistant
Michael Leshnov .... still photographer
Ernie Malik .... unit publicist
John T. Martin (I) .... grip
Ray Martin (IV) .... color timer
Tim Martin (I) .... grip
Brian McElroy (II) .... electrician
Ralph B. Meyer .... location manager
George Milholland .... grip
Ralph Milliken .... negative cutter
Kevin Moreton (I) .... production executive
Chris Moscone .... medic
Lenny Neimark .... assistant location manager
Christopher Nibley .... director of photography: third unit (as Chris Nibley)
Luc G. Nicknair .... first assistant camera: third unit
Margot Olin .... assistant to producer
Carolin Olive .... wardrobe production assistant
Moana Oliver .... dolly grip: third unit
Craig Persky .... production assistant
David Peters (IV) .... first assistant camera: second unit
Toby Phillips (I) .... steadicam operator
Neil Portnow .... music supervisor
Krishna Rao .... camera operator
Derek Raser .... transportation captain
Brian Robertshaw .... gaffer: second unit
Cherie Romans .... body double
Daniel Rottman .... key grip: second unit
Heidi Scharfe .... assistant film editor
Lisa Schilling .... construction driver
Charles A. Severson .... best boy electric (as Charles Severson)
Anthony Smith (III) .... electrician
Scott Smith (VII) .... best boy grip: second unit
Jody Solomon .... post-production coordinator
Monty Spillers .... grip
Megan Stelzer .... assistant to sculptor
Willow Stelzer .... assistant to sculptor
Tracy Thielen (I) .... driver
Judy Torres .... craft service
Jacqueline Trost .... costumer: effects unit
Rodney Veto .... best boy grip
Thomas Vetro .... production assistant
Michael Vogler (II) .... assistant accountant
Bonnie Waltrip .... script supervisor: second unit
Rebecca Widner .... casting assistant
Elan Yaari .... gaffer: second unit
Elizabeth Ziegler .... steadicam operator
Bundy Chanock .... set medic (uncredited)
Dan Frye (I) .... effects technician (uncredited)
Dan Frye (I) .... puppeteer: The Character Shop (uncredited)
Tom Jensen (I) .... additional second assistant camera (uncredited)