The Burning
1981 · Movie · R · 91 min
★ 6.3(453)unSUB Rating
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.
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Details
- Years
- 1981
- Release date
- 1981-05-08
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating (input)
- 6.2/10 (453 votes)
Themes
- summer camp
- woods
- revenge
- burned alive
- murder
- camp
- slasher
- maniac
- death
- campfire
- psycho killer
- campfire story
- +3 more
Cast & crew
- BM
Brian Matthews
as Todd
Leah Ayres
as Michelle
Brian Backer
as Alfred
Larry Joshua
as Glazer
Jason Alexander
as Dave
Ned Eisenberg
as Eddy
Carrick Glenn
as Sally
- CH
Carolyn Houlihan
as Karen
Fisher Stevens
as Woodstock
- LD
Lou David
as Cropsy
Directed by Tony Maylam
Created by Harvey Weinstein