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6.2/10 1981 1h 31m Released

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

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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Brian Matthews
Brian Matthews
Todd
Leah Ayres
Leah Ayres
Michelle
Brian Backer
Brian Backer
Alfred
Larry Joshua
Larry Joshua
Glazer
Jason Alexander
Jason Alexander
Dave
Ned Eisenberg
Ned Eisenberg
Eddy
Carrick Glenn
Carrick Glenn
Sally
Carolyn Houlihan
Carolyn Houlihan
Karen
Fisher Stevens
Fisher Stevens
Woodstock
Lou David
Lou David
Cropsy
Shelley Bruce
Shelley Bruce
Tiger
Sarah Chodoff
Sarah Chodoff
Barbara
Bonnie Deroski
Bonnie Deroski
Marnie
Holly Hunter
Holly Hunter
Sophie
Kevi Kendall
Kevi Kendall
Diane
K.C. Townsend
K.C. Townsend
Hooker

Reviews

Wuchak 6/10

Decent “Friday the 13th” knockoff This came out a week after “Friday the 13th Part 2” in 1981 and contains all the staples of that blossoming franchise: disfigured killer, iconic weapon (in this case, garden shears), summer camp, camp counselors, a prank gone wrong, swimming antics, deep woods sexual frolics, death during (or after) sex, a secret hideout for the killer, semi-nekkid or fully nekkid teen girls,…

CinemaSerf 5/10

MGM, the Weinstein brothers and none other than Corky Burger have joined forces to bring us this rather weak and derivative attempt at fraternity-horror. "Cropsy", the pretty unpleasant caretaker at a lakeside holiday camp is the victim of a rather cruel prank perpetrated by some spoilt, immature, youth. Scoot on a few years and this now heavily scarred and somewhat narked individual is out for revenge on those who…

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What is The Burning about?
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…
When was The Burning released?
The Burning was released in 1981.
What genres does The Burning belong to?
The Burning is categorised as Horror.
Who stars in The Burning?
The cast of The Burning includes Brian Matthews, Leah Ayres, Brian Backer, Larry Joshua, Jason Alexander.