[to Marge]
His name is even in it, written right in here! Fred Krueger. Fred Krueger! You know who that is, Mom? You better tell me, cause now he's after me!
Played by Ronee Blakley 
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) · 36 quotes
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) · 36 quotes
4th most-quoted character in A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984): in 6 of its 36 quotes
Most scenes with: Nancy Thompson (5)
Scenes with Marge
6 scenes Marge What are dreams, anyway?
Dr. King
Mysteries. Incredible body hocus-pocus. Truth is we still don't know what they are or where they come from.
Marge [after a brief moment]
What happened? That needle sank like a rock.
Dr. King
She's entering deep sleep now. Heart rate's a little high due to anxiety, but otherwise she's nicely relaxed. All normal. She could dream at any time now. Right now she's like a diver on the bottom of an ocean no one's mapped yet. Waiting to see what shows up.
Marge You didn't sleep, did you? The doctor says you have to sleep or you'll--
Go even crazier?
Marge I don't think you're going crazy, and stop drinking that damn coffee.
[about Freddy's hat, that she brought back from her dream]
His name is even in it, written right in here: Fred Krueger. Fred Krueger! You know who that is, Mom? You better tell me, cause now he's after me!
Marge Nancy, trust your mother for once. You'll feel better as soon as you sleep.
Feel better?! You call this feeling better?! Or should I grab a bottle and veg out with you. Avoid everything happening to me by just getting good and loaded.
Marge [Marge slaps her]
Fred Krueger can't be after you, Nancy. He's dead! Fred Krueger is dead. Dead and gone. Believe me, I know. Now go to bed. I order you, go to bed.
You knew about him all this time, and you've been acting like he was someone I made up!
Marge You're sick, Nancy. Imagining things. You need to sleep, (picks up bottle of gin) it's as simple as that.
Marge Nancy!
Marge Nancy!It's only a nightmare!
That's enough! (exits door)
Marge You want to know who Fred Krueger was? He was a filthy child killer who got at least twenty kids, kids from our area, kids we all knew. It drove us all crazy when we didn't know who was doing it. But it was even worse when they caught him.
What happened?
Marge Well, the lawyers got fat and the judge got famous, but someone forgot to sign the search warrant in the right place, and Fred Krueger was free, just like that. So a bunch of us parents tracked him down after they let him go. Found him in an old boiler room. We poured gasoline all around the place, left a trail out the door, locked the door, then let it burn. He's dead, Nan. He can't get you. Mommy killed him.
What I learned in the dream clinic. That's what I'm trying to prove, Mother. Rod didn't kill Tina and he didn't hang himself. There's this guy; he's after us in our dreams.
Marge But that's just not reality, Nancy.
Marge Give me that damn thing!
It even has his name written in it. Fred Krueger, mom. Fred Krueger! Do you know who that is, Mother? Because if you do, you better tell me 'cause he's after me now.
Marge Nancy, trust your mother for once, please. You'll feel better when you get some sleep.
Feeling better?! You call this feeling better?! Or maybe I should grab that bottle and veg out with you. Avoid everything happening to me by just getting good and loaded.
Marge [Marge slaps her]
Fred Krueger can't come after you, Nancy. He's dead! Believe me, I know.
You knew about him all this time, and you've been acting like he was someone I made up!
Marge You're sick, Nancy. You're imagining things. You'll feel better when you sleep, (picks up a bottle of gin) It's as simple as that.
Marge Nancy! It's only a nightmare!
That's enough!
