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name: "Sara Risher"
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roles: ["Producer"]
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average_as: "producer"
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updated: "2026-09-17T20:12:24.252720+00:00"
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# Sara Risher

Producer.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Also known as:** Sara E. Risher
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133306822, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0728260/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/13668

## Biography

Sara Risher is a film producer who worked extensively at New Line Cinema. She served as President of Production for over fifteen years and later as Chairman of Production from 1995 to 2002, overseeing the development and production of more than fifty films.

She received co-producer credit on *A Nightmare on Elm Street* (1984) and contributed to subsequent entries in the series, including *A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge* (1985), *A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master* (1988) and *Wes Craven's New Nightmare* (1994), in which she also appeared as herself. Other credits include *Hairspray* (1988), *Critters* (1986), *Raise Your Voice* (2004) and *Lila & Eve* (2015). She later founded Chick Flick Productions.

*Sources: imdb.com, catalog.afi.com, bleedingcool.com, labusinessjournal.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *A Nightmare on Elm Street* (1984), Fi1m 83, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/a-nightmare-on-elm-street.md)

## Also known for

- *A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge* (1985), Co-Producer, Line Producer
- *A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master* (1988), Executive Producer
- *Wes Craven's New Nightmare* (1994), Co-Executive Producer
- *A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child* (1989), Executive Producer
- *Critters* (1986), Associate Producer
- *Last Man Standing* (1996), Executive Producer
- *Raise Your Voice* (2004), Producer
- *Wrongfully Accused* (1998), Associate Producer

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