A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child — Home Video

A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child Movie Poster

A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child is available in several home video formats: Blu-ray, DVD, Laserdisc, and VHS. See the format listings below for details. Series collections are listed under Boxsets.

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Foreign Blu-ray Distribution

  • New Line Home Video
    Japan (2012): Bundled with A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
    Features: Four Nightmare Series Encyclopedia featurettes (“Womb Raiders,” “The Sticky Floor,” “Take the Stairs,” “Hopkins Directs,” “A Slight Miscalculation”), Whodini’s “Any Way I Gotta Swing It” music video, and the theatrical trailer
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DVD Distribution

  • Warner Home Video
    (2014) Walmart Exclusive Double Feature
    Bundled with Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare
    Features: Widescreen and fullscreen viewing, and original theatrical trailer
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  • New Line Home Video
    (2017) Double Feature
    Bundled with Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare
    Features: Widescreen and fullscreen viewing, original theatrical trailer, cast and crew profiles, screenplay, and trivia
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    (2008) 4 Film Favorites
    Features: Nightmare on Elm Street films 5–8 in widescreen (16×9)
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    (2000) Digitally remastered
    Features: Widescreen and fullscreen viewing, original theatrical trailer, cast and crew profiles, screenplay, and trivia
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Foreign DVD Distribution

PAL Features: Widescreen and fullscreen viewing, original theatrical trailer, cast and crew profiles, screenplay, and trivia



Laserdisc Distribution

  • Media Home Entertainment
    (1990) Pan and scan format
    Uncut film version.
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Foreign Laserdisc Distribution



Video (VHS) Distribution

  • New Line Home Video
    (1999) Pan and scan format (remastered)
    Features: Promo for DVD/VHS collections, theatrical trailer, and interview with Director Stephen Hopkins
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  • Video Treasures
    (1993) Pan and scan format dubbed in EP mode.
    Theatrical version.
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  • Media Home Entertainment
    (1990) Subtitled in Spanish
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    (1990) Pan and scan format
    Simultaneous releases: theatrical version and uncut version.
    Features: Promo for films 1–4, promo for VHS collector’s boxset containing films 1–3, and Whodini’s “Any Way I Gotta Swing It” music video
    Retail Ad
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    (1989) Pan and scan format
    Screener
    Features: Retail promo for the film and planned marketing efforts
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    (1989) Pan and scan format
    Screener
    Features: Home video promo for the film
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Foreign Video (VHS) Distribution