February 2, 2025
Nancy Thompson’s Boxing Career May Not Have Been a Hollywood Dream, But it Was Far From a Nightmare
Written by Christopher Benedict “Whatever you do,” Nancy Thompson famously warns her boyfriend Glen in A Nightmare on Elm Street, “don’t fall asleep.” Playing opposite a then-unknown Johnny Depp in the franchise’s original slasher flick, Heather Langenkamp portrayed Nancy Thompson, ultimately going toe-to-toe with the Christmas-sweater-wearing Elm Street boogeyman in three movies while becoming one of