Nancy Thompson may spend the majority of the Nightmare on Elm Street movies running away from Freddy Krueger, but Heather Langenkamp, who portrays her, isn’t straying away from Robert Englund. In fact, she managed to praise one of Englund’s best performances in the slasher films with the best speech she could have given him at his Walk of Fame ceremony.
While Robert Englund started in theatre productions and then in supporting film roles, taking a chance to play an antagonist in A Nightmare on Elm Street ended up making him one of the best ‘80s movie villains out there. As Heather Langenkamp’s own career launched alongside his by playing classic “final girl” Nancy Thompson, it’s only natural that she’d be the one to send her praises to the veteran actor at his Walk of Fame ceremony. Here’s the beginning of her heartwarming speech, where she gives her own unique interpretation of the Walk of Fame golden star, thanks to Englund:
