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The article presents the people behind the cult classic "A Nightmare on Elm Street" as they talks about the film and its beginnings. The movie's writer and director Wes Craven explains how his script was based on a family in which the son died in the middle of a nightmare. New Line Cinema founder Bob Shaye discusses how his company began in a small New York apartment. Actor Robert Englund accepted the Freddy Kruger role because it fit his schedule.