A Nightmare on Elm Street The Rewatchables
A Nightmare on Elm Street

The Butch’s Girlfriend Award for the Weakest Link in the Film

Rod; Nancy's mom

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  • Rod is the pick because he's terrible in this, bad from the first time he is seen, when it is unclear whether he is heckling her or is her boyfriend.
  • The actor said in 2014 he was snorting heroin in the bathroom between takes and was high during the jail cell scene; credited as Nick Cory (as transcribed), his name is Sue Garcia (as transcribed).
  • Rod seems like the greaser to the others, as in the Outsiders, yet they obviously all hang out together.
  • The other pick is Nancy's mom: an ironic, fun character in retrospect, but they left something on the table by not casting a more dialed actor instead of soap opera acting.
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