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The Burning( 1981)

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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

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      Brian Matthews

      Todd

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      Leah Ayres

      Michelle

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      Brian Backer

      Alfred

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      Larry Joshua

      Glazer

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      Jason Alexander

      Dave

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      Ned Eisenberg

      Eddy

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      Carrick Glenn

      Sally

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      Carolyn Houlihan

      Karen

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      Fisher Stevens

      Woodstock

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      Lou David

      Cropsy

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      Shelley Bruce

      Tiger

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      Sarah Chodoff

      Barbara

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      Bonnie Deroski

      Marnie

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      Holly Hunter

      Sophie

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      Kevi Kendall

      Diane

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      K.C. Townsend

      Hooker

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      John Tripp

      Camp Counselor

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      Mansoor Najee-Ullah

      Orderly

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      Jerry McGee

      Intern

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    A review by Wuchak

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    Written by Wuchak on Sun Aug 12 2018
    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 as...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    1500000.00

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • summer camp
    • woods
    • revenge
    • burned alive
    • murder
    • camp
    • slasher
    • maniac
    • death
    • campfire
    • psycho killer
    • campfire story
    • voyeurism
    • video nasty
    • prank gone wrong