The Burning (1981)

Directed by

Tony Maylam

Genre

horror film, slasher film

Country

United States, Canada

Runtime

1h 31m

Rated

R

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 457 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A summer camp caretaker is severely burned in a prank gone wrong. Years later, he returns to a nearby summer camp to get revenge on the campers.

tensegoryvengefulsuspensefulbleakcampygrimfast-paced

What happens

The Burning (aka Carnage) is a 1981 Canadian-American slasher film directed by Tony Maylam, and starring Brian Matthews, Leah Ayres, Brian Backer, Larry Joshua, and Lou David. Its plot follows a summer camp caretaker who is horribly burnt from a prank gone wrong, where he seeks vengeance at a nearby summer camp years later. The film marks the debuts of actors Jason Alexander, Fisher Stevens, and Holly Hunter. The film is an international co-production between the United States and Canada. Based on the New York urban legend of the Cropsey maniac, the screenplay was written by Bob Weinstein and Peter Lawrence, from a story conceived by producer Harvey Weinstein, Tony Maylam, and Brad Grey. Rick Wakeman, of the progressive rock band Yes, composed the score. The Burning was theatrically released on May 8, 1981, by Filmways. Its critical reception was largely unfavorable, with many film critics deriding its similarities to Friday the 13th and Friday the 13th Part 2 and its graphic violence. However, it has since become a cult classic and received positive reappraisal from film critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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