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{{Infobox film
| name           = Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street
| image          = File:Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street (2019) poster.jpg
| caption        = Promotional release poster by Matt Ryan Tobin
| director       = Roman Chimienti<br>Tyler Jensen
| producer       = Roman Chimienti<br>[[Mark Patton]]
| writer         = 
| starring       = {{Plainlist|
* Mark Patton
* [[Robert Englund]]
* [[Jack Sholder]]
* David Chaskin
* [[Kim Myers]]
* [[Robert Rusler]]
* [[Marshall Bell]]
* [[Clu Gulager]]
* [[Andrew Scahill]]
* Joann Willett
}}
| narrator       = [[Cecil Edward Baldwin]]
| music          = Alexander Taylor
| cinematography = 
| studio         = The End Productions
| distributor    = Virgil Films
| released       = {{Film date|2019|04|05|[[Cleveland International Film Festival|CIFF]]|ref1=<ref name=goodrich>{{cite web|url=https://clevelandmagazine.com/entertainment/film-tv/articles/scream-queen-explores-a-different-kind-of-elm-street-nightmare|title=Scream Queen Explores A Different Kind of Elm Street Nightmare|last=Goodrich|first=Barry|date=April 2, 2019|website=[[Cleveland Magazine]]|access-date=August 11, 2020}}</ref><ref name=stewart>{{cite web|url=https://clevelandmagazine.com/entertainment/film-tv/articles/14-cleveland-movies-to-stream-now|title=14 Cleveland Movies To Stream Now|last=Stewart|first=Dillon|date=March 16, 2020|website=[[Cleveland Magazine]]|access-date=August 11, 2020}}</ref>}}
| runtime        = 99 minutes
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         = 
| gross          = $24,897<ref>{{cite web |title=Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Scream-Queen-My-Nightmare-on-Elm-Street#tab=summary |website=The Numbers |access-date=31 December 2020}}</ref>
}}
'''''Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street''''' is a 2019 American [[documentary film]] directed by Roman Chimienti and Tyler Jensen.<ref name=ordoña>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2020-02-27/scream-queen-nightmare-elm-street-review-mark-patton|title=Review: An 'Elm Street' actor's nightmare may finally be over|last=Ordoña|first=Michael|date=February 27, 2020|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=August 11, 2020}}</ref> It examines the legacy of ''[[A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge]]'', the second installment in the [[A Nightmare on Elm Street (franchise)|''A Nightmare on Elm Street'' film series]], and the life of the film's lead actor, [[Mark Patton]]. In particular, ''Freddy's Revenge'' has garnered a reputation for its [[homoerotic]] themes and subject material, which affected Patton, who was [[closeted]] at the time of the film's production.<ref name=ordoña /><ref name=hayes>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/01/nightmare-on-elm-street-2-freddys-revenge-documentary-lgbtq-legacy-acquired-by-virgil-films-1202826145/|title='Nightmare On Elm Street' Documentary About LGBTQ Legacy Of 'Freddy's Revenge' Is Acquired By Virgil Films|last=Hayes|first=Dade|date=January 9, 2020|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=August 11, 2020}}</ref>

==Release==
''Scream, Queen!'' premiered at the [[Cleveland International Film Festival]] in [[Cleveland]], Ohio, on April 5, 2019.<ref name=goodrich /><ref name=stewart /> It later screened at [[Fantastic Fest]] on September 22, 2019, where it was followed by a screening of ''Freddy's Revenge'' in [[35 mm movie film|35 mm]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/music/3584471/exclusive-scream-queen-nightmare-elm-street-gets-limited-vinyl-soundtrack-release/|title=[Exclusive] 'Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street' Gets Limited Vinyl Soundtrack Release|last=Squires|first=John|date=September 18, 2019|website=[[Bloody Disgusting]]|access-date=August 11, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/screens/2019-09-20/scream-queen-and-the-legacy-of-the-gay-nightmare-on-elm-street/|title=''Scream, Queen!'' and the Legacy of the "Gay" ''Nightmare on Elm Street''|last=Marloff|first=Sarah|date=September 20, 2019|website=[[The Austin Chronicle]]|access-date=August 11, 2020}}</ref>

It had a limited theatrical run on February 27, 2020, and was released digitally and on [[DVD]] on March 3.<ref name=harvey>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/reviews/scream-queen-my-nightmare-on-elm-street-review-1203519795/|title='Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street': Film Review|last=Harvey|first=Dennis|date=February 28, 2020|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=August 11, 2020}}</ref>

==Critical reception==
On the [[review aggregator]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film has an approval rating of {{RT data|score}} based on {{RT data|count}} reviews, with an average rating of {{RT data|average}}. The consensus reads: "''Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street'' compassionately draws on an actor's personal journey to offer a compelling and illuminating reexamination of the franchise's first sequel."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/scream_queen_my_nightmare_on_elm_street|title=Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street (2019)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]]|access-date={{RT data|access date}}}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has a [[weighted average]] of 64 out of 100 based on five critic reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/scream-queen!-my-nightmare-on-elm-street|title=Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street Reviews|website=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=August 11, 2020}}</ref>

Deirdre Crimmins of ''[[Rue Morgue (magazine)|Rue Morgue]]'' called the film "a tight, straightforward documentary about one corner of the horror world that has been under appreciated for so long, and it is a love letter to those who have always loved it."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rue-morgue.com/fantastic-fest-19-review-scream-queen-gets-the-royal-treatment/|title=Fantastic Fest '19 Review: "Scream, Queen!" Gets the Royal Treatment|last=Crimmins|first=Deirdre|date=September 23, 2019|website=[[Rue Morgue (magazine)|Rue Morgue]]|access-date=August 11, 2020}}</ref> Trace Thurman of [[Bloody Disgusting]] called it "a touching, poignant film that's less about the ''A Nightmare on Elm Street'' franchise and more about how one man took control of his narrative and used it to empower not only himself, but millions of [[queer]] horror fans around the world."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/reviews/3583784/fantastic-fest-review-scream-queen/|title=[Fantastic Fest Review] Mark Patton Sets the Record Straight in 'Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street'|last=Thurman|first=Trace|date=September 26, 2019|website=[[Bloody Disgusting]]|access-date=August 11, 2020}}</ref> Jude Dry of [[IndieWire]] gave it a grade of "A−", and wrote that "''Scream, Queen!'' reaches into the fabulous recesses of queer horror fans, filmmakers, and academics to offer a well-rounded and humorous accounting of the queer [[Cult film|cult classic]]."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2019/10/scream-queen-review-my-nightmare-on-elm-street-gay-horror-1202185940/|title='Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street' Review: The Final Boy Gets the Final Word|last=Dry|first=Jude|date=October 30, 2019|website=[[IndieWire]]|access-date=August 11, 2020}}</ref>

[[Frank Scheck]] of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' wrote that "''Scream, Queen!'' feels a bit self-indulgent at times, exploring so many tangents that it tends to lose focus. Nonetheless, it's a fascinating sociological examination of the circumstances surrounding a film that inadvertently became a [[Camp (style)|camp]] classic."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/scream-queen-my-nightmare-elm-street-1281313|title='Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street': Film Review|last=Scheck|first=Frank|author-link=Frank Scheck|date=February 26, 2020|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=August 11, 2020}}</ref> Michael Ordoña of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' wrote that "Perhaps the slickly made documentary overstates the cultural impact of a little-seen and widely disliked film. However, it earns points for scraping at the surface of something rarely discussed in film fandom — homosexuality in horror."<ref name=ordoña /> Blake Goble of ''[[Consequence of Sound]]'' gave the film a "B+", and called it "a stirring Hollywood history lesson, and a convincing plea for inclusion as one of fandom's better sides. [...] This is the silver lining along Freddy Krueger's nasty claws."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2020/06/film-review-scream-queen/|title=Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street Is the Silver Lining in Freddy Krueger's Nasty Claws: Review|last=Goble|first=Blake|date=June 4, 2020|website=[[Consequence of Sound]]|access-date=August 11, 2020}}</ref>

''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''{{'}}s Dennis Harvey gave a more critical review of the film, writing: "Whiny, still-resentful and at times contradictory in his perspective, Patton can't help but view this story as 'all about me,' even when (eventually) others call him on that tunnel vision. His somewhat garbled sense of victimization gets in the way of addressing other interesting issues about ''Freddy's Revenge'', leaving this just-adequately crafted doc middling at best as a sort of glorified DVD-extra inquiry."<ref name=harvey />

=== Accolades ===
''Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street'' was nominated for the 2021 [[GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Documentary]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/01/glaad-media-awards-32nd-annual-deadlines-new-hollywood-podcast-representation-inclusion-diversity-lgtbq-1234681899/|title=GLAAD Unveils Nominees For 32nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards; Deadline's New Hollywood Podcast Honored With Special Recognition Award|first=Dino-Ray|last=Ramos|date=January 28, 2021|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128190335/https://deadline.com/2021/01/glaad-media-awards-32nd-annual-deadlines-new-hollywood-podcast-representation-inclusion-diversity-lgtbq-1234681899/|access-date=January 29, 2021|archive-date=2021-01-28}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://enjoytheriderecords.com/products/scream-queen-my-nightmare-on-elm-street-limited-edition-blu-ray-etr-media?_pos=2&_sid=0b5ac9c16&_ss=r&variant=46015590334702 ''Scream, Queen!'' Blu-Ray release] by [https://vinegarsyndrome.com/ Vinegar Syndrome] and [https://enjoytheriderecords.com/ Enjoy the Ride Records]
* {{IMDb title|5123896}}
* {{Metacritic film}}
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