Robert Ingland (actor). Freddy Krueger - the story of one image

Robert Ingleund is an actor, Freddy Kruger, in whose performance he still censures the minds and fragile psyche of adolescents. More than three decades ago, he suddenly gained worldwide fame and popularity due to the unexpected success of the horror film "The Nightmare on Elm Street", in which he played the main role. Director Wes Craven before his triumph also shot a variety of horror films, but his new project, initiated and produced by Robert Shay, favorably differed from previous works. Overshadowed "Friday, 13th", the picture became one of the most visually inventive and stylish in the genre of horror. Accordingly, the rebelling of the dead and murdering teenagers, Jason pushed back into the background Freddy Kruger. The actor, whose name became associated with only one character, turned out to be a hostage to one role.

For the ignorant

The plan of Wes Craven was uniquely more original than the authors of "Friday, the 13th". According to the plot, a frightening and ruthless maniac called Freddy Kruger begins to appear to teenagers Nancy, Tina and Glenn in their nightmares. But the harm done to the heroes does not disappear with awakening. The problem is that they can not turn to the police, because the villain killing small children in reality was burned long ago by their parents. Now, materializing in the dreams of teenagers, the maniac continues his bloody harvest. This rather difficult task of the director on the screen brilliantly embodied the performer of the main role Robert Ingland, proving that he is a professional actor. Freddie Krueger became one of the most colorful and recognizable villains in the history of film horrors.

Team of like-minded people

The actor who played Freddy Krueger would not have stretched the film to the leading positions without the help of the entire film crew. The atmosphere of despair and horror was skilfully pumped by the operator Jean Etkin, using steam, smoke, contrast lighting and cool colors, outplaying the mysterious silhouettes of the shadows. The image of Kruger would not be so frightening without the painstaking and complex work of specialists in special effects. Daily, three hours of makeup per day endured the actor. Freddie Krueger turned out this way after the image of the disfigured bum, frightened by the director in his childhood, and the charred maniac. His specific appearance villain is due to the skill of the master of plastic makeup to David Miller. In numerous sequels, the appearance of the maniac has not undergone any visible changes, with the first part being the original Freddy Kruger.

1 part. Actors

There is an opinion that Robert Inglund received the main role in the film due to the fact that he quarreled with his girlfriend. Eyewitnesses say that a man, in order to annoy a stubborn and obstinate lover, specially painted his face and neck with a theatrical make-up and did not wash it off for several days. The girl did not appreciate this gesture and left Inglund for another, but he was noticed by Craven. The first part of the epic about the adventures of the bloody maniac made Robert a superstar. He was everywhere pursued by crowds of fans. The hero was even included in the list of the sexiest heroes of cinema. According to the actor, while preparing for the shoot, creating the image of Freddie, he was inspired by the performing skills of such actors as James Cagney and Klaus Kinsky.

To play the main female role of Nancy wanted 200 actresses, among whom were Tracy Gold, Jennifer Gray, Demi Moore, Courtney Cox, as a result the role of the main character went to Heather Langzhenkamp. Although Courteney Cox also liked the director, her Craven shot a little later in the horror quadrilogy "Scream".

Johnny Depp on the set led a successful acquaintance with Jackie Irley Haley. Now the famous movie star got the role of Glen. So the main pirate of the Caribbean Sea made his debut in the cinema. Glen could play Charlie Sheen, but his studio fee did not pull. Sergeant Parker played Joseph Wipp, and later in "Scream" he embodied the image of the sheriff. In the role of Rod Lane starred Nick Corrie (Hsu Garcia).

Icon of the horror genre

Actor Robert Inglund throughout his career has played many memorable and vivid roles, but the viewer remembers and loves him as the executor of the role of a maniac from a dream - Freddy Krueger. And to this day Inglund does not stop trying to break the existing stereotype, perhaps it will turn out in the psychological thriller "The Last Session". In this tape, he plays a projectionist, who decides once to take his own horror film with the help of surveillance cameras. He has already looked at the main roles for an occasional young couple.

As a director

Also Robert Ingland - actor Freddy Krueger from "Nightmare on Elm Street" - is going to film "Viya" by NV Gogol. This work he calls "a dark gothic fantasy." Whom Robert is going to invite to the role of Homa Brutus, it is not known, but Christopher Lee must play the invented God-like hero, Ingland, called by all the Father. The role of the beautiful witch Pannochka is offered to the Russian actress Olga Shuvalova.