A psychiatrist familiar with knife-wielding dream demon Freddy Krueger helps teens at a mental hospital battle the killer who is invading their dreams.
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors is a 1987 American slasher film directed by Chuck Russell. It is the third installment in the Nightmare on Elm Street series. The film was written by original creator Wes Craven and stars Heather Langenkamp as Nancy Thompson, Patricia Arquette as Kristen Parker, Larry Fishburne as Max, Priscilla Pointer as Dr. Elizabeth Simms, Craig Wasson as Neil Gordon, and Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger.