'Nightmare on Elm Street' Franchise Quiz

Now more than 30 years old, the movie was released in 1984.

Craven started his career directing adult movies and then moved into horror films; he wrote and directed the first "Elm Street" movie.

The film was shot in Los Angeles, but fortunately "Elm Street" was just made up.

Krueger's presence is more of a creepy feeling than actual screen time, and the suspense works -- even though he was only on screen for about 7 minutes.

The paltry $1.8 million budget paid off -- the movie made more than $25 million at the box office and jumpstarted a phenomenon.

Johnny Depp, one of the biggest actors of his generation, was launched to stardom thanks to Wes Craven's nightmarish creation.

It's actually set in 1981, three years earlier than the date of the movie's theatrical release.

Craven didn't direct the third film, but he did serve as writer and producer.

Since 1984, Hollywood has cranked out nine "Elm Street" movies, and yet another sequel is in the works.

Sheen was set to go for the part but then demanded far too much money, meaning Depp got his first big role.

After five "Elm Street" movies flooded theaters from 1984 to 1989, only two were produced in the 1990s.

The story revolves around Freddy Krueger stalking teenagers in Springwood, Ohio.

The fourth film, released in 1988, was subtitled "The Dream Master"

In the 2003 movie "Freddy vs. Jason," Freddy takes on Jason, the hockey-masked freak from the "Friday the 13th" franchise.

He was a child murderer who was killed by an angry mob of vengeful parents, so for his own revenge he stalks more children in their dreams.

As her friends are mowed down one by one, Nancy somehow survives Freddy's homicidal rage.

His signature clawed glove is one of the most iconic murder weapons ever devised by Hollywood.

The limited budget sent the crew scrambling to complete shooting in just 32 days.

In the third film, Nancy helps other children learn to fight back against Freddy, but ultimately she can't save herself.

"Wes Craven's New Nightmare" blurs the fictional story with reality, adding suspense and scares in a new way.

Half a decade after Freddy first begins terrorizing families, he starts his gruesome mission anew.

Even with the first two movies as bona fide hits, the third film still had a relatively small budget of $4.5 million.

Arquette starred in the third film, which is regarded by many critics as the best sequel, and went on to become an A-list celebrity.

A Nightmare on Elm Street 6, or "Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare" was released in 3-D and then subsequently trashed by critics everywhere.

Although it got terrible reviews, it made more than $115 million at the box office, far beyond its budget of $35 million.

"The Dream Child" wasn't as successful as the previous movies, and it got mostly average to poor reviews.

At more than $600 million, the franchise is one of the most successful in movie history.

Patton's signature screaming made him memorable in his role in the second movie; he left acting altogether shortly after this film.

The disaster that was the 2010 "Elm Street" movie didn't stop Mara from achieving stardom in "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" and "The Social Network."

In "A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child," Alice gives birth to Freddy and tries to grab him, but he scrambles away and comes back to haunt everyone.