Freddy's Nightmares "Sister's Keeper" (1988)
Freddy's back and after the hot little Park twins (Hili and Gry) from No More Mr. Nice Guy. If you recall that episode, then you know their police chief daddy bungled Freddy's arrest after catching him with one of his daughters. Freddy get's off the hook, a lynch mob forms, and the police chief aids them by lighting the match and setting Fred on fire. Krueger gets his revenge by taking him out at the end, and now in this episode he's apparently back to get those cute little twins, Lisa and Merit. Remember that Lisa was the cool,confident twin, and Merit's the outcast twin who was traumatized by Freddy. Now Merit's seeing Freddy in her dreams and everyone thinks she's even nuttier, including her sister. Freddy tries to keep the sisters divided, but they eventually become wise to his scheme and realize that he's out to get them both. Oh..the horror!
In all actuality, this was a pretty fun watch. Seeing it for the first time was like discovering a "lost" Elm Street flick, and it has that vibe of Freddy circa "Dream Master" where it's all neon lighting and Freddy one liners. Since this aired in late 1988, that seems about right to me. Even though Robert Englund had to be truly burned out in the role, he still seems to be having some fun with old pizza face. Freddy goes about the usual antics here as he stalks the twins, emitting the typical one liners, etc. There is one nifty scene of Freddy wailing away on a Flying-V guitar, singing to Merit "Merit....I'll eat your soul!" before ending his serenade in a nifty mid air guitar jump. In another scene, he goes the old arm stretch routine from part one, extending a rather wet and gloppy arm to grab one of the twins. Yeah, the effects are a little cheesy, but I don't think the budget was to big here, you know? The Park Twins, named Hili and Gry, are somewhat of a guilty pleasure of mine. They're hot, can sorta act, and well, they're hot. Oh, and they're twins. Did I mention they can sorta act? Ahem. On the topic of the Park Twins, it's interesting to note that after doing Freddy's Nightmares and an episode of Baywatch they seem to have literally disappeared off the face of the earth. No Facebook page, no nothing. Maybe Freddy really did get them...you think? Sister's Keeper was a pretty fun watch, and I can see how maybe having Freddy starring in every episode would have gotten stale after awhile. I mean, that's what was sorta happening to the films, right?
Freddy Say's:
"Seven years bad luck...ha ha ha."
"Merit....I'll eat your soul!"
"I love you so, I love you so...ha ha ha!".
"Gone...gone...but not forgotten".
"Merit, over here....room for one more!"
"Come to mama!"
"Take this...no running on the hallways!"
"Hey Merit, ever have a man in your bed before?"
"Don't Worry, I'll be real gentle."
"Dream a little dream...of me."
"Oh, sister, sister....sisters' keeper."
"Twins...now you can tell em' apart!"