The Burning

"A legend of terror isn't a campfire story anymore!"

May 8 1981 R 1h 31m
Horror

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.

Official Trailer
Plot

A janitor at a summer camp is accidently burned severely from a prank. Years later, he is released from an institute, and returns to the camp with a pair of hedge clippers to take revenge on the campers.

Written by

Harvey Weinstein, Tony Maylam, Brad Grey

Directed by

Tony Maylam

Cast

Brian Matthews, Leah Ayres, Brian Backer

Crew

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Production Countries

Canada, United States of America

Production Companies

Filmways Pictures, The Cropsy Venture, Miramax

Languages

Português, English

Awards

N/A

Trailers
The Burning (1981) - Official Trailer
Behind the Scenes
Jack Sholder on editing The Burning
BLOOD N FIRE MEMORIES Making The Burning with TOM SAVINI
Scores
# of Votes
24,750
Average Rating
6.2 out of 10
Metascore
42
Popularity
NA