Released
The Burning
May 8 1981 (over 43 years ago)Rating
63
Based on
397 reviews
A legend of terror isn't a campfire story anymore!
- Director: Tony Maylam
- Writer: Bob Weinstein
- Genre: Horror
- Runtime: 1 h 31 m
- Budget: $1,500,000
- Countries: United States of America, Canada
- Companies: Miramax, The Cropsy Venture, Filmways Pictures
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.
