"A Nightmare on Elm Street" - All Nightmare Trivia Quiz

Answer: Robert Shaye

Robert Shaye is the producer of all the movies in the series. He had cameos in a few of these movies:
In "The Dream Master", he was the lecturer teaching the kids about the dream master.
In "Freddy's Dead", he was the bus ticket seller.
In the "New Nightmare", he played his own role.
In "Freddy vs Jason", he was the Principal.
He was also seen in an episode of "Freddy's Nightmares" but he was not in the first movie.
Nick Corri played Rod Lane in the original movie and himself in the "New Nightmare".
Lin Shaye, who is Robert Shaye's sister, played a teacher in "Nightmare on Elm Street" and played a nurse in the "New Nightmare".
John Saxon played Donald Thompson in the original movie and himself in the "New Nightmare".

Answer: an airport

Because he wanted to spend the night at Tina's and was not allowed to, Glenn Lantz, played by Johnny Depp, was trying to play a tape of sound effects. He wanted his mom to think he was actually at his aunt's place near the airport, but all he was able to play was a car crash.

Answer: Ohio

We find out at some point that the action takes place in Ohio state, although in the first "Nightmare on Elm Street", they shot a scene with palm trees in the background.

Answer: a signature

Someone did not sign the warrant that had led to Freddy Krueger's arrest, so the authorities had to release him. That's when the parents got together and "roasted him like a Thanksgiving turkey!" (quote from "The Dream Master" from Rick Johnson to Dan Jordan as they are walking toward Freddy's house.)

Answer: Robert Shaye

L.E. Moko is the alias that Robert Shaye, the producer of all "Nightmare on Elm Street" movies, uses when he appears in a movie. He's had cameos in four of the Nightmare movies and a few others that he produced working at New Line Cinema for which he is the co-CEO.

Answer: Chuck Russell

Chuck Russell is a producer, a director, a production manager, a writer and an actor. He worked on many movies as an executive producer such as "Collateral" starring Tom Cruise and "Back to School" starring Rodney Dangerfield. His directing career includes "The Mask" starring Jim Carrey, "The Scorpion King" starring The Rock, 1988's version of "The Blob" and, of course, "Dream Warriors", which he also co-wrote.
Wes Craven did not direct "Dream Warriors", he wrote the script. As a director, he only worked on the original movie and on "New Nightmare".
Robert Shaye was never a director, he was the producer of the whole series.
Renny Harlin directed "The Dream Master".

Answer: Kristen Parker

In "The Dream Master", right before Freddy killed Kristen, he told her: "Elm Street's last brat...and now you're all alone!" She was the last child of the ones who killed Freddy Krueger.

Answer: Dream Theater

There was a poster of "Stray Cats" in a bedroom in "Freddy's Revenge".
"Dokken" had 2 tracks on the "Dream Warriors" movie soundtrack ("Into the fire" - heard when Kristen was trying to stay awake making the cardboard house. "Dream Warriors"- heard during the credits.)
"Goo Goo Dolls" had 3 tracks on the "Freddy's Dead" movie soundtrack ("I'm awake now"- heard when the kids and Maggie arrived in Springwood. "You know what I mean" and "Two days in February" were on the original soudtrack release).

Answer: Freddy's Revenge

Tuesday Knight, who played Kristen Parker in "The Dream Master", is a recording artist, she sang the opening scene's track called "Nightmare".
Alice Cooper played the role of Freddy's dad in "Freddy's Dead". Kelly Rowland of "Destiny's Child" was Kia in "Freddy vs Jason".

Answer: Job

In the opening credits of three of the "Nightmare" movies, there was a quote that was chosen for its relation to nightmares. All the quotes that were picked have a strong relevance to the story of "Nightmare On Elm Street".
"Do you know the terror of he who falls asleep? To the toes he is very terrified, because the ground gives the way under him, and the dream begins..." -Friedrich Nietzsche - (opening credit of "Freddy's Dead")
"Sleep. Those little slices of Death. How I loathe them" -Edgar Allan Poe - (opening credit of "Dream Warriors")
"When deep sleep falleth on men, fear came upon me. And trembling which made all my bones to shake" - Job IV, 13-14 (opening credit of "The Dream Master")