Decent “Friday the 13th” knockoff
This came out a week after “Friday the 13th Part 2” in ...
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.
Released
May 8, 1981
1h 31m
Horror
62%
The Burning
Miramax, The Cropsy Venture, Filmways Pictures
Tony Maylam
$1,500,000
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.