Film
The Burning
1981 · 1h 31m · Horror
A legend of terror isn't a campfire story anymore!
- IMDb
- 6.3
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 86%
- Metacritic
- 42
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Overview
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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Cast
Brian Matthews
Todd
Leah Ayres
Michelle
Brian Backer
Alfred
Larry Joshua
Glazer
Jason Alexander
Dave
Ned Eisenberg
Eddy
Carrick Glenn
Sally
Carolyn Houlihan
Karen
Fisher Stevens
Woodstock
Lou David
Cropsy
Shelley Bruce
Tiger
Sarah Chodoff
Barbara
Bonnie Deroski
Marnie
Holly Hunter
Sophie
Kevi Kendall
Diane
K.C. Townsend
Hooker
Crew
- Tony MaylamStory · Director
- Bob WeinsteinScreenplay
- Peter LawrenceWriter
- Harvey WeinsteinStory · Producer
- Brad GreyStory
- Michael CohlExecutive Producer
- André DjaouiExecutive Producer
- Jean UbaudExecutive Producer
- Harvey HarrisonDirector of Photography
- Rick WakemanOriginal Music Composer
Media
Details
- Release date
- May 8, 1981
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $1,500,000
- Genres
- Horror
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