The Burning
1981
A legend of terror isn't a campfire story anymore!
Directed by Tony Maylam
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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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- Director
- Tony Maylam
- Written by
- Bob Weinstein, Brad Grey, Harvey Weinstein, Tony Maylam
- Produced by
- Harvey Weinstein
- Composer
- Rick Wakeman
- Cinematographer
- Harvey Harrison
- Editor
- Jack Sholder
- Makeup FX
- Tom Savini
- Studios
- Miramax, Filmways Pictures, The Cropsy Venture
- Origin countries
- Canada, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Language
- en
- Rating
- R
- TMDB
- 6.2/10 (443 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 86% Fresh
- Metacritic
- 42/100
- IMDb
- 6.3/10 (23,235 votes)
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
John Tripp
Camp Counselor
Mansoor Najee-Ullah
Orderly
Crew
Tony Maylam
Director
Bob Weinstein
Screenplay
Peter Lawrence
Writer
Brad Grey
Story
Harvey Weinstein
Story
Rick Wakeman
Original Music Composer
Harvey Harrison
Director of Photography
Jack Sholder
Editor
André Djaoui
Executive Producer
Jean Ubaud
Executive Producer
Michael Cohl
Executive Producer
