Jackie Earle who? The original (and still best) man of your dreams, Robert Englund, is going to don the burnt make-up, red and green sweater, and razor-fingered glove of Freddy Krueger one last time, and if you’re in the Chicago area, you can be one of the lucky fans who gets to meet and have your photo taken with the man himself. According to the convention’s website, via Bloody Disgusting, Englund will appear as Krueger at Flashback Weekend Chicago Horror Convention on August 8th, in full makeup done by special effects master artist Robert Kurtzman, who worked on many classic films including Evil Dead II, From Dusk till Dawn, and two of the Nightmare sequels. Freddy fanboys and fangirls can have their photo taken with a fully made-up Englund when they buy the “Robert Englund ‘Freddy Krueger’ Makeup Photo-op Package†for $365. Pricey, yes… but this is literally a once in a lifetime opportunity.
Robert Englund of course originated the part of Freddy Krueger in Wes Craven’s original A Nightmare On Elm Street, and played the part for six subsequent sequels from 1984-1994. He then reprised the role for Freddy Vs. Jason in 2003. That movie was successful and was supposed to spawn a series of slasher mash-up films also starring Englund, rumored to incorporate Hellraiser‘s Pinhead and Ash from the Evil Dead series, but those never happened. Instead, A Nightmare on Elm Street was remade in the horror reboot mania of the 2000s starring Jackie Earle Haley, effectively kicking Englund’s version to the curb.
The convention is billing this as Englund’s very last appearance as Freddy, and if it is, I hope there is a documentary crew covering this. Or maybe someone from New Line Cinema will be there and be inspired to make one last real Nightmare film with Englund. Everyone cross your razored fingers.
He will not be wearing the sweater. He will have the makeup, pants, boots,& glove. He will be wearing a 30th anniversary Nightmare tshirt
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It’s a shame the author cites Bloody Disgusting as the source for this when in fact the story appeared on Ain’t It Cool News the day before. http://www.aintitcool.com/node/67694
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On July 1st I’m unveiling a campaign that I’m starting to fund my trip to Flashback Weekend Chicago Horror Convention to meet Robert Englund as he puts on the Freddy Krueger makeup for the last time.
I met him last October in Naperville, IL but that cost me $20 for a photo op and he was sans makeup. Wishing I could do this, but the price is a little steep (entrance, parking, plus photo op).
What a letdown. I thought this article was going to say that he was going to play the part for one last film.
same here
But he does promise to kill one conventioneer in his/her sleep. Does that count?
If I was in Chicago, or he decided to do this again in Australia (HINT, ROB) I would jump on this so hard.
he is doing this in Australia
Were????????? When?????
Lame. Why does Chicago get him for the last time?!
Flashback weekend is a for-charity event, this is a really good cause.