 | Robert Englund als Freddy Krueger |
 | Mark Patton als Jesse Walsh |
 | Kim Myers als Lisa Webber |
 | Robert Rusler als Ron Grady |
 | Clu Gulager als Ken Walsh |
 | Hope Lange als Cheryl Walsh |
 | Marshall Bell als Coach Schneider |
 | Melinda O. Fee als Mrs. Webber |
 | Tom McFadden als Mr. Webber |
 | Sydney Walsh als Kerry |
| Edward Blackoff als Biology Teacher |
 | Christie Clark als Angela Walsh |
 | Lyman Ward als Mr. Grady |
| Donna Bruce als Mrs. Grady |
| Hart Sprager als Teacher |
| Allison Barron als Girl on Bus |
 | JoAnn Willette als Girl on Bus |
 | Steve Eastin als Policeman |
 | Brian Wimmer als Do-Gooder |
| Robert Chaskin als Bar-B-Que Boy |
 | Kerry Remsen als Girlfriend |
| Kimberly Lynn als Patty |
| Steven Smith als Victim |
| Jonathan Hart als Spike |
| Tom Tangen als Victim (uncredited) |
 | Robert Shaye als Bartender (uncredited) |
| Christopher Young | Original Music Composer |
| Stephen Diener | Executive Producer |
| Wes Craven | Characters |
| Jacques Haitkin | Director of Photography |
| Bob Brady | Editor |
| Stanley Dudelson | Executive Producer |
| Jack Sholder | Director |
| Robert Shaye | Producer |
| Ray Lykins | Stunts |
| Ron Nary | Special Effects |
| C.J. McBeath | Stunts |
| Denney Pierce | Stunts |
| Sara Risher | Co-Producer |
| Gregg Fonseca | Production Design |
| Maggie Martin | Art Direction |
| Dan Bradley | Stunt Coordinator |
| Michael S. Murphey | Line Producer |
| Gail Viola | Costume Design |
| Kevin Yagher | Special Effects |
| Ray Shaffer | Stunts |
| Lane Leavitt | Stunts |
| Scott Alan Cook | Stunts |
| Christopher Doyle | Stunts |
| Marneen Fields | Stunts |
| Paul Boyington | Special Effects |
| Sara Risher | Line Producer |
| Arline Garson | Supervising Editor |
| David Chaskin | Writer |
| Christopher Tufty | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Rachel Talalay | Production Manager |
| Amy Rabins | Production Supervisor |
| Matia Karrell | First Assistant Director |
| Whitney R. Hunter | Second Assistant Director |
| Adrienne Hamalian-Mangine | Script Supervisor |
| Cathy Mickel Gibson | Accountant |
| Hana Cannon | Production Coordinator |
| Pamela B. Warner | Set Decoration |
| Donald Elmblad | Leadman |
| Ian Cramer | Set Dresser |
| Anne S. Coffey | First Assistant Camera |
| Peter Mercurio | Second Assistant Camera |
| Nelson Elwell | Best Boy Grip |
| Ed White | Sound Mixer |
| Barbara Benz | Property Master |
| Daniel Marc | Makeup Artist |
| Robin L. Neal | Hairstylist |
| Wendy Hogan | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Joel Soisson | Second Unit Director |
| Larry Alexander | Transportation Coordinator |
| Roger Jans | Still Photographer |
| Mary Santiago | Extras Casting |
| Claudia Santiago | Extras Casting |
| Karen I. Stern | Assistant Editor |
| Neil Eric Wenger | Assistant Editor |
| Jess Soraci | Sound Editor |
| Abe Nejad | Sound Editor |
| Jack Cooley | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Annette Benson | Casting |
| Frank Lloyd | Stunts |
