Freddy Krueger creator Wes Craven rejoined the franchise as a screenwriter for the second sequel, and the quality jumps. Patricia Arquette and her top-drawer scream make their screen debuts among a group of troubled teens in a mental hospital who are being run through the wringer of the horror series’ oneiric logic and spectacular surrealism. Lee Gardner
1987 Chuck Russell 1.85:1 Color DCP 96 min.
