The Burning poster
Screenplay Bob Weinstein
Writer Peter Lawrence
Director Tony Maylam

The Burning

Horror1981

Tagline: A legend of terror isn't a campfire story anymore!

Release Date: 1981-05-08

Duration: 91 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • Fisher Stevens
    Woodstock
  • Jason Alexander
    Dave
  • Leah Ayres
    Michelle
  • Holly Hunter
    Sophie
  • Larry Joshua
    Glazer
  • Ned Eisenberg
    Eddy
  • Brian Backer
    Alfred
  • Sarah Chodoff
    Barbara
  • Mansoor Najee-Ullah
    Orderly
  • Lou David
    Cropsy