In 1994, director Wes Craven gave us the film A Nightmare on Elm Street and he came up with the idea for it after having read an article in LA Times. Johnny Depp and Heather Langenkamp became an icon of pop culture. A total of seven movies were with the franchise, among which, many were spin-offs of the same. The impact this film has had in the horror genre and pop culture, in general, is undeniable, and it has recently been revealed that one of the strangest impacts it had was in a classic 80’ dance film!
What bridges the wide genre gap between the two films
Johnny Depp bagged his first role as an actor through A Nightmare on Elm Street and the famous scene where he is brutally murdered by Freddy in his sleep after being sucked into his bed and his blood and remains churned out, covering the ceiling. To achieve this scene’s gory effects, the makers had to use a rotating room as a prop as copious amounts of fake blood were poured in. It even proved to be hazardous, as they were not careful enough, and as soon as the blood came in contact with the wires, some of the members even got electrocuted, but all was well in the end. This sets of Breakin’ II later used this exact rotating room: Electric Boogaloo, as mentioned in 2010’s Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy.
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Hard work of the makers is what made this happen
Some of the dance scenes from Breakin’ II: Electric Boogaloo, which involved popping and locking, dancing on ceiling lights, climbing the walls and ceiling, were shot using this very room. At some point, the dancer’s girlfriend walks in, acting as if there is nothing unusual going on, whereas her boyfriend is dancing on the walls, vertically! To achieve success with both Nightmare and Boogaloo scenes, the makers put in a lot of effort in gluing everything in its place and making the room undergo a complete transformation between the two scenes of the two films, given how different they are.
