The film was entirely shot on location in New York City.The exploitational film was initially released in mid-December of 1977 with an R-rating, but then to make the film available to younger audiences and also for television, the dark film was re-edited (mostly by editing out six minutes of footage) and released with a PG rating in March of 1979, without the coarse language and explicit sex scenes (such as Stephanie's attempted rape and he topless dancer).The TV sparked and shut off as the power died, and the room was again shaken with an earthquake.The clothes in her closet separated into two, as Freddy's ugly melted-scarred face came into view (in close-up), asking: "Miss me?" He attacked, slashed at her and bloodied her arm with four vertical cut marks, held her down on the bed and hissed: "Nancy!" before disappearing when another quake shock rumbled.When he returned to his run-down residence, he was questioned at the front stoop by occupants of the local whorehouse, who asked: "Is hat yours? What's its name?" He didn't answer, went inside, paused, and then returned with a one-word reply: "John.He is driven to his stately home, where his 40-ish wife of 20 years Fran (Ruth Chatterton) is giving instructions to heir maid Mary (Beatrice Maude).The screeching swarm of Pteranodons approached Claire and Owen (who fled into a protective forest of trees), and then the creatures proceeded to follow Zach and Gray's Jeep as it approached the gate of the park's western security wall, and then onward to Main Street.