Recently rewatched all the movies in the Elm Street franchise. And was reminded of a cool, subtle cliffhanger from the end of Elm Street 4 (The Dream Master). Alice and Dan are walking to a wishing well/fountain that I guess was supposed to be in Springwood. (But I recognized as the Mulholland Fountain from Griffith Park in LA. I used to hike around there).

It's been a wild trip, and Dan is trying to cheer Alice up with a coin-tossed wish in to the fountain..

The coin, weighted with optimism for a better future, hits the water.. and in the ripples an image of Freddy briefly appears..

A shell-shocked Alice is concerned, but unsure what she really saw in the fleeting mirage..

But Alice (Lisa Wilcox) seems content she's just seeing things, so she and Dan start to walk into the better life that awaits them. She's looking good swinging that skirt, and Dan is there for mutual support. Cue '80s outro music. It was a perfect ending. A brief omen that Freddy (and another sequel) could still be lurking..

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