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| Doc | |
| Franchise: | A Nightmare on Elm Street |
| Notability: | Supporting character |
| Gender: | Male |
| Status: | Alive |
| Introduction: | Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991) |
| Actor: | Yaphet Kotto |
Doc, real name unknown, is a fictional sleep therapist an a supporting character in the A Nightmare on Elm Street film series. Played by actor Yaphet Kotto, he was a key figure in the 1991 sequel film, Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare.
Biography[]
Doc was a middle-aged African American man who was a therapist at a shelter specializing in dream therapy. He was an associate of Maggie Burroughs. Doc had a keen understanding of the nature of dreams, and was aware of the existence of dream demons - creatures who sought to break down the barriers between the real world and the world of dreams.
Along with an associate named Maggie Burroughs, Doc helped a young amnesiac named John recover his memories. During a sleep therapy session, Doc encountered the ghostly weapon of the dream demons, Freddy Krueger, and fought against him. Doc, Maggie and a patient named Tracy Swan found a way to pull Freddy out of the dream world into the real world, whereupon he was made vulnerable to physical attack. The three of them took turns beating on Freddy with various weapons, but it was Maggie who succeeded in finishing him off. All three managed to escape the building with their lives. [1]
Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of Doc was created by writer/director Rachel Talalay and screenwriter Michael De Luca based on concepts originally developed by Wes Craven.
- "Doc" is also the nickname of young Danny Torrance from the 1980 horror film The Shining as well as the 1997 television adaptation of Stephen King's The Shining.
- Actor Yaphet Kotto received seventh billing in Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare.