Trivia: Robert Englund has stated that out of all of the kills in the entire Nightmare franchise, Carlos' death is his personal favorite.
Trivia: Shock Rock legend Alice Cooper has an uncredited appearance in this movie as Freddy's stepfather.
Trivia: Producer Robert Shaye has a cameo as the operator selling bus tickets in a booth.
Trivia: During the fight scene between Freddy and Tracy, Robert Englund accidentally punched Lezlie Dean in the face.
Trivia: This is the only film in the series where Freddy does not kill anyone with his glove.
Trivia: Johnny Depp makes a very brief cameo as the announcer on the "This is Your Brain on Drugs" PSA, who is subsequently smashed in the face with a frying pan by Freddy. Depp had co-starred in the original film, and agreed to film a short cameo for this film.
Answer: "Son of a hundred maniacs." Freddy was conceived when his mother, Amanda, was accidentally locked in a ward of violent mental patients and gang raped.
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