The Burning

About The Burning

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.

The Burning is a 1981 horror film directed by Tony Maylam. Its themes are woods, voyeurism, summer camp, and camp.

Brian Matthews takes the lead as Todd, Leah Ayres as Michelle, Brian Backer as Alfred, and Larry Joshua as Glazer. At 91 minutes long, it arrived in May 1981.

The screenplay is by Bob Weinstein and Peter Lawrence. American members can watch it on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads.

Friday the 13th, Return to Sleepaway Camp, and Hell of a Summer make useful companions to The Burning, all filed under murder and revenge. TMDB voters put it at 6.2 out of 10 across 476 votes and it carries a R rating.