10 Unintentionally Hilarious Movie Deaths

A Nightmare on Elm Street is one of the greatest horror films of all time - a near-perfect rendition of a ferociously original premise, albeit one that makes an unfortunate misstep in literally its final 10 seconds.

The ominous closing dream sequence sees protagonist Nancy (Heather Langenkamp) drive off with her somehow-still-alive friends while Nancy's mother Marge (Ronee Blakley) looks on from her porch. After a beat, however, we get one final scare - Freddy Krueger's (Robert Englund) bladed glove smashes through the front door's window and drags Marge into the house through the tiny window hole.

Even though it's physically impossible for a human being to be pulled through such a small space, it's embarrassingly obvious we're looking at a very cheap dummy here, the texture of its skin and utterly lifeless movements failing to cohere with the frantic physicality of Ronee Blakley's performance in the shot prior.

In fairness to director Wes Craven, his original ending had no sequel-baiting twist whatsoever, but he was "encouraged" to shoot this ending by New Line Cinema boss Bob Shaye, and shortly before his death admitted that he regretted ever agreeing to it.