The Burning (1981)

R05/08/1981Horror1h 31m
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A legend of terror isn't a campfire story anymore!

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.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Brian Matthews

    Todd

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    Leah Ayres

    Michelle

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    Brian Backer

    Alfred

  4. Cast 1

    Larry Joshua

    Glazer

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    Jason Alexander

    Dave

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    Ned Eisenberg

    Eddy

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    Carrick Glenn

    Sally

  8. Carolyn Houlihan

    Karen

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    Fisher Stevens

    Woodstock

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, etc. “The Burning” is held in high esteem mostly for its infamous raft sequence, but that only involves about 30 seconds and it’s not THAT phenomenal. At best, the movie might be a...