Freddy's Dead by Peter Jackson

[adamjohnson]

Has anyone heard about the script written by Peter JAckson?? I heard he did an early draft of that movie and new line was so shocked by it they had it locked away in a vault somewhere. Does anyone have a copy, or even know why it was so outrageous?? This just intrigues me so much.

[adamjohnson]

whoa, i dont even know how i double threaded. Uber glitch.

[Inglorious]

I have never heard anything about this, you have me inrigued now as well.

[pyscho dude]

I had no idea of this. Man I wander what that would've been like.

[Jon Lyrik]

Dammit!

That would have been great!

[BadNewsCruise]

Yea maybe it would have been better than that piece of shit we got from Racheal. I REST MY CASE

[Pumpkinhead]

Originally posted by BadNewsCruise
Yea maybe it would have been better than that piece of shit we got from Racheal. I REST MY CASE

What case?

[BadNewsCruise]

Originally posted by Pumpkinhead
What case?
You must slow...Let me help you.....Freddys dead sucked.Is that better.

[J.Sledge]

Originally posted by BadNewsCruise
You must slow...Let me help you.....Freddys dead sucked.Is that better.


Yeah it was just another stupid sequel that no one needed

[Living_Dead_Dude]

I heard he was approached to do Freddy vs Jason but I never heard of this???

[harpian]

This is taken from an interview with Robert Englund on Friday:


Is it true that a prequel to the first "Nightmare on Elm Street" is being made ?

"There's no green light on this project, and I don't know if New Line or Wes Craven are involved. I do know there's a script circulating.... I heard one of the drafts was by Peter Jackson, who did Lord of the Rings!"

[J.Sledge]

Originally posted by harpian
This is taken from an interview with Robert Englund on Friday:


Is it true that a prequel to the first "Nightmare on Elm Street" is being made ?

"There's no green light on this project, and I don't know if New Line or Wes Craven are involved. I do know there's a script circulating.... I heard one of the drafts was by Peter Jackson, who did Lord of the Rings!"


I thought Pete was busy doing King Kong....

[Dark_One79]

Peter Jackson was asked to write a script for Freddy's Dead, which would have been in probably 1990, and all he had on his resume at the time was Bad Taste & Meet the Feebles?

Hmmm.

I'd be interested in hearing a source here. But that is just me.

[J.Sledge]

Originally posted by Dark_One79
Peter Jackson was asked to write a script for Freddy's Dead, which would have been in probably 1990, and all he had on his resume at the time was Bad Taste & Meet the Feebles?

Hmmm.

I'd be interested in hearing a source here. But that is just me.


Good Call, cause right now this is all hearsay(Sp)

[Pumpkinhead]

Originally posted by BadNewsCruise
You must slow...Let me help you.....Freddys dead sucked.Is that better.

I'm assuming you meant to say, I must be slow, and no, I'm not. It's just that you said, "I rest my case" but you didn't make any case to rest. If you had have said, Freddy's Dead sucked because, etc, etc, etc, and explained all of the reasons why, then it would have made sense for you to say that. As it stands, you just said, "Freddy's Dead sucked. I rest my case." It's not worth getting into an argument or anything, I just thought it was an odd thing to say.

[J.Sledge]

Originally posted by Pumpkinhead
I'm assuming you meant to say, I must be slow, and no, I'm not. It's just that you said, "I rest my case" but you didn't make any case to rest. If you had have said, Freddy's Dead sucked because, etc, etc, etc, and explained all of the reasons why, then it would have made sense for you to say that. As it stands, you just said, "Freddy's Dead sucked. I rest my case." It's not worth getting into an argument or anything, I just thought it was an odd thing to say.

Hey Pumpkin, BadNews didn't say he rested his case, it's his signature, it's on everyone of his posts.

[BadNewsCruise]

Originally posted by J.Sledge
Hey Pumpkin, BadNews didn't say he rested his case, it's his signature, it's on everyone of his posts.
Thanks sledge

[BadNewsCruise]

Originally posted by BadNewsCruise
Thanks sledge
LOL one more thing .....I REST MY CASE

[J.Sledge]

lol Not a problem Cruise, just trying to help

[Pumpkinhead]

Originally posted by J.Sledge
Hey Pumpkin, BadNews didn't say he rested his case, it's his signature, it's on everyone of his posts.

Ohhhh, okay, suddenly everything makes so much more sense. Thankyou for clearing that up for me.

[J.Sledge]

Originally posted by Pumpkinhead
Ohhhh, okay, suddenly everything makes so much more sense. Thankyou for clearing that up for me.


Again not a problem Pumpkin, just trying to help

[Dark_One79]

It is nice to see such civil resolutions between schmoes on these boards. If only real life worked as such.

So anyway... does anyone have any real info. on a Jackson-penned script? Or was it all BS?

[adamjohnson]

its from an interview on Creature Corner.


JP: On the same subject, but a different film – Peter Jackson mentioned in a print interview following the release of “Dead Alive” that he was asked to script “FREDDY’S DEAD”, and the screenplay he turned in was met with absolute shock – he said that New Line sealed it in a vault so that no one would ever see it. Were you aware of this script? Did you get a crack at reading it?

RE: There’s something I’d like to get my hands on. That would be amazing – it’s something that should show up on e-Bay.

[J.Sledge]

Originally posted by adamjohnson
its from an interview on Creature Corner.


JP: On the same subject, but a different film – Peter Jackson mentioned in a print interview following the release of “Dead Alive” that he was asked to script “FREDDY’S DEAD”, and the screenplay he turned in was met with absolute shock – he said that New Line sealed it in a vault so that no one would ever see it. Were you aware of this script? Did you get a crack at reading it?

RE: There’s something I’d like to get my hands on. That would be amazing – it’s something that should show up on e-Bay.


I don't see what would be so shocking about it, I mean it is a Nightmare film right? The thing that I can see about it would be that it put the rest of the movies to shame lol.

[SixStrangSmoker]

at the world premiere at camp hacknslash, somebody in the crowd asked robert englund, ronny yu, and sean cunningham about the peter jackson script, but they all said it was supposed to be for Freddy vs. Jason

[J.Sledge]

Originally posted by SixStrangSmoker
at the world premiere at camp hacknslash, somebody in the crowd asked robert englund, ronny yu, and sean cunningham about the peter jackson script, but they all said it was supposed to be for Freddy vs. Jason


So in other words nobody knows a damn thing.

[IKE CARR]

From what I've read in other forums about Peter Jackson's take on Freddy's Dead, was something like this. As a result of his various defeats, Freddy was reduced significantly in power. He could still enter the dreams of people, but couldn't really do anything to them. However those whose dreams he entered could do things to him. Basically you had all these kids turning it into a game where'd they beat the everlovin snot out of Freddy, and basically turn the whole experience into a video game. The kids in Springwood were soon taking drug so they go to sleep, and be more sure to dream so they could fight Freddy. However disaster struck when one of the kids accidently impales himself on Kruger's claws, he dies, Freddy absorbs his soul, and now its payback time.
I also heard there was a subplot surrounding a comatose policeman who in the dreamworld battles Freddy throughout the flick trying to stop him(Kruger).

[J.Sledge]

Originally posted by IKE CARR
From what I've read in other forums about Peter Jackson's take on Freddy's Dead, was something like this. As a result of his various defeats, Freddy was reduced significantly in power. He could still enter the dreams of people, but couldn't really do anything to them. However those whose dreams he entered could do things to him. Basically you had all these kids turning it into a game where'd they beat the everlovin snot out of Freddy, and basically turn the whole experience into a video game. The kids in Springwood were soon taking drug so they go to sleep, and be more sure to dream so they could fight Freddy. However disaster struck when one of the kids accidently impales himself on Kruger's claws, he dies, Freddy absorbs his soul, and now its payback time.
I also heard there was a subplot surrounding a comatose policeman who in the dreamworld battles Freddy throughout the flick trying to stop him(Kruger).

That would have been an interesting take on the movie, I for one would have enjoyed that version. Anyone else?

[adamjohnson]

i think it was because it was just so graphic or something. I mean what constitutes being locked away in a vault.

[J.Sledge]

Originally posted by adamjohnson
i think it was because it was just so graphic or something. I mean what constitutes being locked away in a vault.


That's a good question, but what I wanna know, why wouldn't just film it then & let the mpa butcher it like usual?

[KcMsterpce]

Originally posted by adamjohnson
i think it was because it was just so graphic or something. I mean what constitutes being locked away in a vault.

I think Geraldo oughta try to find a way to get into that vault. Wouldn't that be exciting?!

[J.Sledge]

Originally posted by KcMsterpce
I think Geraldo oughta try to find a way to get into that vault. Wouldn't that be exciting?!


Yeah but woulda, coulda, shoulda, it's probably one of those scripts that quite a few of us would wish they had made, & then after reading it we'd dwell on the fact that they should have made that version.

[adamjohnson]

maybe ti REALYL is on ebay somewhere. ...

[J.Sledge]

Originally posted by adamjohnson
maybe ti REALYL is on ebay somewhere. ...



Or in someone's hope chest sitting in a corner of the room.

[Jewbo]

Originally posted by Living_Dead_Dude
I heard he was approached to do Freddy vs Jason but I never heard of this???

yeah it was freddy vs jason not freddys dead.

[adamjohnson]

well clearly it said freddys dead.

[J.Sledge]

Originally posted by adamjohnson
well clearly it said freddys dead.

Well the thing is we'll never know for sure.

[Snow814]

why would they lock a shocking script away? it would just be turned down, probably trashed, there would not be a reason to keep the script around unless it was a maybe-script.

[adamjohnson]

Originally posted by J.Sledge
Well the thing is we'll never know for sure.

well im sure Robert would have corrected the interviewer if it was freddy vs jason.

[Silverload]

Here is a quote from Peter Jackson’s biography on houseofhorrors.com:

Peter was asked by New Line Cinema to write a script for the 6th film in the Nightmare On Elm Street series. Peter wrote a script and when he was finally satisfied with it, he sent it over to New Line. But it was too late, they already had a script for Freddy's Dead. Peter was highly disappointed due to the amount of time he put into the script.

[movielover999]

I remember reading about Peter Jaskcons script a few years ago... 1998 or 1999 maybe...

What I read about it was pretty damn good... The guy put a lot of effort into the script and it could have very well been the best Nightmare on Elm Street.... The script had a spirit and had very interesting ideas...

It was also more true to the original Elm Street series...

Instead, New Line jumped too quick and picked the script the did... Picked a crew, etc... What resulted was disaterous... Nothing more as a cash in which was a very tired way to end a franchise...

If only New Line would have waited just awhile longer, we could have possibly had a very good movie (fan based as well as critically based) on our hands...

New Line jumped too fast just to cash a check...

[anybodykilla100]

Im sure his script wouldn't have Freddy riding a broom would it lol.lata