Freddy vs Ghostbusters
- 2004
- 35m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
1.1K
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Every town has an Elm Street, and Denver is no exception. The man of your dreams crosses paths with the boys in gray--who will win the battle for 1980's supremecy?Every town has an Elm Street, and Denver is no exception. The man of your dreams crosses paths with the boys in gray--who will win the battle for 1980's supremecy?Every town has an Elm Street, and Denver is no exception. The man of your dreams crosses paths with the boys in gray--who will win the battle for 1980's supremecy?
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J. Michael Weiss
- Neil Anderson
- (as Jason Weiss)
Bradley Griffith
- Chuck Branson
- (as Brad Griffith)
Michael Weiss
- Nancy's Boss
- (as Michael 'Mick' Weiss)
- Director
- Writers
- Hank Braxtan
- Wes Craven(uncredited)
- Tim Johnson
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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Did you know
- TriviaWILHELM SCREAM: At the beginning of the movie, when the three main characters are chatting in the bar, the other customers suddenly run away and scream. One of them uttering the Wilhelm.
- Quotes
Freddy Krueger: Mr. Anderson, welcome back.
Neil Anderson: [now wearing a set of sunglasses] My name... is Neil.
- Crazy creditsAfter the credits there is a brief scene in which Freddy is confronted by Jason Voorhees the same man he fought in Freddy vs. Jason (2003).
- Alternate versionsIn 2005 a "Director's Cut" was released, with the following changes:
- Theme song begins in a different place during the opening title and is extended into the following scene.
- Different music during remainder of scene.
- Some of the Nancy/Neil phone conversation is cut.
- A blue filter added to the scene where the guys put on the uniforms.
- Cut Eugene's "Geez, these are heavy, Doc" line when wearing proton pack.
- Different sound effects and music during the bar room "bust".
- Blood stains on the wall and buzzing-flies sound effects added to Neil and Ed's discovery of Chuck's body.
- Yellow filter added to the mattress-burning scene.
- "To Be Continued" text changed from red and white to purple.
- The phone conversation where Neil learns Nancy won't wake up is cut. Instead Neil answers the phone at the office, then we see the Ghostbusters' truck pulling up outside Nancy's house.
- Louder music volume when the Ghostbusters enter Nancy's house.
- Added music and yellow filter to Jared's dream sequence.
- Louder music after Jared's dream death.
- Added sound effect, music and red filter when the Ghostbusters enter the dream world.
- Louder music when Freddy enters the real world.
- New sound effects and music when the dream ghosts attack Neil.
- Louder music after Freddy is trapped.
- Yellow filter over Freddy vs. Jason scene.
- ConnectionsFeatures Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Featured review
And I thought auteurist cinema was dead! Hank Braxtan has proved me wrong.
This deeply metaphysical short film realizes mankind's eternal desire for good to triumph over evil while on a more existential level it is kept in stasis, made concrete by the fact that in nature no one ever "wins" or "loses" per se. Instead (see: Ethical Subjectivism) there is a sense of vanquishment rewarded with acts of tribute and kindness from that populus who's sentiments are in accordance with the alleged "victors" These binary oppositions(winner vs loser, good vs evil, antagonist vs protagonist) become unbound at certain points within the film and our own preconceived notions of such abstract concepts are now made askew. Braxtan's unobtrusive camera style gives the viewer the freedom to meditate on such articulations.
Upon closer scrutiny, the film's veritable style unveils its objective slant which, at times, beckons the viewer to empathize with so-called "antagonists" of the film. For example, Chuck Branson, who, on a superficial level, appears to be a self-absorbed lazy bum, mooching off of his roommate. When he inadvertently becomes the victim of Freddy's cruel games, resulting in a most gruesome death, it resonates deeply within us all.
Fast forward to Neil Anderson's reaction upon witnessing the aftermath of Freddy's rampage. Not a single tear, not even a hint of affliction. One is forced to ask himself just how heroic our protagonist may be if he fails to display basic human emotions? How are we to relate with this character that is so insufferably mechanical? His thoughts and actions become intangible for us and the viewer thus dissociates his or herself from Neil and Hollywood's formulaic protagonist/antagonist dichotomy now comes full circle. We find ourselves cheering for Freddy after all.
The question we are left to ask ourselves after viewing this 35 minute work of pure cinematic brilliance is not that of "who won" or "who lost" but they are much deeper questions pertaining to our own faith and spirituality, internal conflicts and their external manifestations, modern society's compulsory perception of the ethical and of the obscene, etc.
Buy, rent, borrow, download or steal this movie!
Upon closer scrutiny, the film's veritable style unveils its objective slant which, at times, beckons the viewer to empathize with so-called "antagonists" of the film. For example, Chuck Branson, who, on a superficial level, appears to be a self-absorbed lazy bum, mooching off of his roommate. When he inadvertently becomes the victim of Freddy's cruel games, resulting in a most gruesome death, it resonates deeply within us all.
Fast forward to Neil Anderson's reaction upon witnessing the aftermath of Freddy's rampage. Not a single tear, not even a hint of affliction. One is forced to ask himself just how heroic our protagonist may be if he fails to display basic human emotions? How are we to relate with this character that is so insufferably mechanical? His thoughts and actions become intangible for us and the viewer thus dissociates his or herself from Neil and Hollywood's formulaic protagonist/antagonist dichotomy now comes full circle. We find ourselves cheering for Freddy after all.
The question we are left to ask ourselves after viewing this 35 minute work of pure cinematic brilliance is not that of "who won" or "who lost" but they are much deeper questions pertaining to our own faith and spirituality, internal conflicts and their external manifestations, modern society's compulsory perception of the ethical and of the obscene, etc.
Buy, rent, borrow, download or steal this movie!
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