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62% Critic Match
The Burning
“A legend of terror isn't a campfire story anymore!”
6.2 / 10• 1981• 1h 31m•R• English
Horror
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
BM
Brian Matthews
Todd
Lead
Leah Ayres
Michelle
Brian Backer
Alfred
Larry Joshua
Glazer
Jason Alexander
Dave
Ned Eisenberg
Eddy
Carrick Glenn
Sally
CH
Carolyn Houlihan
Karen
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Tony Maylam's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Burning is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
