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The Burning

The Burning

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 8, 1981

Runtime

1h 31m

Genres

Horror

User Score

62%

Original Title

The Burning

Production Companies

Miramax, The Cropsy Venture, Filmways Pictures

Director

Tony Maylam

Budget

$1,500,000

Description

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.