Depp wuxuu filimkiisii ugu horreeyay ka soo muuqday filimka naxdinta leh ee A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), kaas oo uu ku ciyaaray saaxiibka geesiga Nancy Thompson (Heather Langenkamp) iyo mid ka mid ah dhibanayaasha Freddy Krueger. Ka dib markii uu doorka ugu weyn ka ciyaaray majaajillada Private Resort (1985), Depp waxaa loo qoondeeyay doorka ugu weyn ee riwaayadda barafka barafka ee Thrashin'(1986) agaasimaha filimka, laakiin go'aanka ayaa markii dambe ku dhaafay soo saaraha. Taa bedelkeeda, Depp wuxuu ka soo muuqday doorka taageerida yar sida askar gaar ah oo ku hadla afka Vietnam ee Oliver Stone's Platoon (1986). Su'aal: Filimkee ayuu Depp ku soo bandhigay?
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