Robert Englund is a classically trained actor and director who has appeared in numerous TV shows and films. Recent appearances have included the True Terror with Robert Englund series on Travel Channel and his role as Victor Creel in Netflix’s Stranger Things. However, the role he’s most known for and that cemented him as a horror icon is as Freddy Krueger in the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. To celebrate “the man behind the glove,” a Robert Englund documentary will release on his birthday.
The Screambox Original documentary, Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story, premieres on June 6. Fans are encouraged to use the hashtag #RobertEnglundDay all day on socials. (Will it be the origin of one of my favorite things, a new weird holiday and observance to add to the list? Time will tell…)
About the Robert Englund Documentary
This intimate portrait captures the man behind the glove and features interviews with Englund, his wife Nancy, and such genre favorites as Tony Todd, Kane Hodder, Lance Henriksen, Bill Moseley, Eli Roth, Lin Shaye, Heather Langenkamp, Mick Garris, Andrew Divoff, William Katt, Jeffrey Reddick, Corey Taylor, and more.
Gary Smart and Christopher Griffiths (Pennywise: The Story of IT, You’re So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night) directed the documentary.
Robert Englund on the Documentary
Here’s what Englund had to say about all the fuss being made about him:
“This old veteran character actor was surprised and flattered to find he was the subject of the documentary Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares. Collaborating with directors Gary Smart and Christopher Griffiths and the rest of the team was a joy as they are genre fans like me. For yours truly, watching the film is a bit like Mark Twain’s Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn attending their own funeral. Gary, Chris, and Adam [Evans, producer] managed to find old movies and TV shows I’d forgotten I was in. I’d come back from the dead! All kidding aside —it’s an accurate memory of a working actor’s journey— dreams can come true.”
Release Info
Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story will also be available on Digital on June 6 via Cinedigm and Bloody Disgusting before hitting Blu-ray on July 25. (It’s currently available for pre-order on Amazon for $12.99.)
The Robert Englund Marathon
Bloody Disgusting and Beyond Fest will present an all-day Robert Englund marathon at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica, CA, on May 13. The line-up includes:
- Freddy vs. Jason
- The Last Showing
- Stay Hungry
- A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
It culminates with a free screening of Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares followed by a Q&A with Englund.
Robert Englund Films streaming on SCREAMBOX in June
In addition to Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story, other Englund films streaming on Screambox in June include:
A Nightmare on Elm Street
The Mangler
Night Terrors
Galaxy of Terror
The Funhouse Massacre
The Robert Englund Story Trailer
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What’s your favorite Robert Englund movie?
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It’s too hard to choose a favorite Englund movie. He was so talented and so prolific. But I will go with Python because it’s one of the first adult horror movies I saw with my kiddo.:-)