A caretaker at a summer camp is burned when a prank goes tragically wrong. After several years of intensive treatment at hospital, he is released back into society, albeit missing some social skills. What follows is a bloody killing spree with the caretaker making his way back to his old stomping ground to confront one of the youths that accidentally burned him.
Title | The Burning |
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Year | 1981 |
Genre | Horror |
Country | United States of America, Canada |
Studio | Miramax, The Cropsy Venture, Filmways Pictures |
Cast | Brian Matthews, Leah Ayres, Brian Backer, Larry Joshua, Jason Alexander, Ned Eisenberg |
Crew | Brad Grey (Story), Tony Maylam (Story), Bob Weinstein (Screenplay), Harvey Weinstein (Story), Tony Maylam (Director), Harvey Harrison (Director of Photography) |
Keyword | summer camp, woods, revenge, burned alive, murder, camp, slasher, maniac, death, campfire, psycho killer, campfire story, voyeurism, video nasty, prank gone wrong |
Release | May 08, 1981 |
Runtime | 91 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 6.20 / 10 by 402 users |
Popularity | 13 |
Budget | 1,500,000 |
Revenue | 0 |
Language | English |