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Best Horror Movies: ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’ Star Heather Langenkamp on Why Dorothy in ‘The Wizard of Oz’ Is the ‘Best Final Girl of All Time’


The 'Nightmare on Elm Street' star recalls discussing Dorothy as a "final girl" with director Wes Craven.

The first horror movie that I ever saw was “ The Wizard of Oz,” and it had the best final girl of all time, Dorothy. And I used Dorothy a lot when I was thinking about playing Nancy in “Nightmare on Elm Street” and her journey and bravery and the way she approached her problems. Heather Langenkamp is an actor who has appeared in “A Nightmare on Elm Street,” available on 4K UHD Blu-ray on Oct. 15, and “The Midnight Club.”

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