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Yes. The movie was based on many of Craven's childhood memories, all of which happened in Los Angeles, CA. The initial concept was loosely based on actual cases of refugees from Laos, Cambodia and ...

Craven decided to make A Nightmare on Elm Street after reading a series of L.A. Times articles about a group of teenage Khmer immigrants who, after moving to the U.S. from refugee camps, died in their ...

Wes Craven stated the he named the film after the street on which Kennedy was assassinated. Craven: Elm Street is the name of the street that ran past the book depository where Kennedy was shot. To ...