A Nightmare On Elm Street: Why Nancy Thompson Is One Of The Best Final Girls
Heather Langenkamp's A Nightmare On Elm Street character Nancy Thompson might not be the most famous and talked about final girl, but she's definitely a well-crafted character. Nancy is one of the first people to learn about everything that Freddy Krueger is capable of, and her journey in the 1984 film makes up one of the scariest and most compelling horror movie watching experiences.
Although some other characters get lots of attention, there are a lot of positive things about Nancy's character, and she's one of the best final girls in horror movie history.
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When Freddy Krueger enters people's dreams in A Nightmare On Elm Street, audiences first learn about this fascinating concept from Nancy Thompson. As a regular teenager who likes being popular, dressing in the styles of the time, and living her nice, happy suburban life, Nancy could be anyone. This is what works so well about her character. When fans think about horror movie protagonists, they love final girls Sidney and Laurie. Nancy is up there with Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) and Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis), as she's just as relatable and interesting.
Heather Langenkamp was interviewed byDread Central about her documentary, I Am Nancy, which was released in 2011. Langenkamp feels strongly about having people remember her as her iconic character: the actor said, «Something else we wanted to do with I Am Nancy is explore why women in the horror genre were always being chased down by monsters and even though the monsters became icons in their own rights, the women in these roles were also doing some heavy lifting and I think they deserved their due too.»
Langenkamp is right that she did an
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