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The Hope Lange / Freddy Krueger connection

posted 9 years ago by BunnyCake
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I was shocked to see Hope Lange as the mom in "A Nightmare on Elm Street 2." Lange was truly talented. I loved her performance opposite Joan Crawford in "The Best of Everything." What leads a golden-era Hollywood actress to appear in a cheesy 1980s slasher flick? A favor? Money? Nothing better to do?

Reminds me of all "The Love Boat" appearances by Hollywood legends like Ginger Rogers, James Mason, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Donald O'Connor, etc. It's kind of sad, really.

These kids today, with their hula hoops and fax machines.

[–] franzkabuki 8 years ago

For the longest time I only knew her as Laura Dern's mom in Blue Velvet. But talking of exploitation, she'd already appeared in a thankless role in the original Death Wish, of course.

"facts are stupid things" Ronald Reagan

[–] reeda 8 years ago

You guys need to watch The Ghost and Mrs Miur. Hope Lange won 2 Emmy Awards for it.