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Q: Where did they film Nightmare On Elm Street?

A: The street they filmed Nightmare On Elm Street on is called Lancaster Road, and is located in a small, Californian town.

Q: Does Springwood actually exist?

A: Springwood is an actual town. It's very small, but with a rich industry community. It looks very similar to the town in the movie.

Q: Where any other people considered for the Freddy role besides Robert Englund?

A: A stuntman who was very tall was intended for the role of Freddy Krueger before Robert Englund came along.

Q: How long are the claws on Freddy's Glove?

A: The claws on Freddy's glove are each six inches long.

Q: How did Freddy come to be?

A: The idea to name the Krueger character Freddy came from a child hood bully of Wes Cravens. The idea for the movie came to him after reading some news articles about depriving themselves of sleep due to having bad dreams. They would end up falling asleep and having such bad dreams that they died in their sleep.

Q: What is Freddy's full name?

A: Freddy's full name is Fred Charles Krueger

Q: When and where was Freddy born?

A: Freddy was born in February, 1942 in Westin Hills Asylum.

Q: Where did Freddy live?

A: Freddy's real address is 1667 Elm Street, as revealed in Freddy's Dead.

Q: Has ANOES or Freddy been mentioned in any other movies?

A: There are movie references to A Nightmare On Elm Street in other movies as well as other movie references in the Nightmare On Elm Street Series.

Before Freddy shows his face as the surgeon, the Dr's tag reads: "Dr. Voorhees M.D."
In the original Nightmare, the words "Evil Dead" are visible on the TV in the background. There is also a poster of the Evil Dead visible as well.
In the movie Critters 2, one of the bounty hunters transforms into Freddy after looking at a cardboard cut out of Freddy from Nightmare 2.
The janitor in Scream was wearing a red and green sweater, a dirty brown hat, and his name is Fred.
There is a Nightmare On Elm Street Homage in the Evil Dead 2. Freddy's glove can be see hung above the door to the tool shed.