The Burning

1981 91 min Horror

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.

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IMDb 6.3 RT 86 Metacritic 42

budget $1,500,000

director Tony Maylam

writers Tony Maylam, Harvey Weinstein, Brad Grey, Bob Weinstein, Peter Lawrence

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