The Burning
Directed by Tony Maylam
When an ill-advised prank misfires, summer camp caretaker Cropsy is committed to hospital with hideous burns. Released after five years, hospital officials warn him not to blame the young campers who caused his disfigurement. But no sooner is Cropsy back on the streets than he’s headed back to camp with a rusty pair of shears in hand, determined to exact his bloody revenge. Contains strong language, sexual scenes, violence and gore.
Five years after he is horribly burned during a prank gone wrong, a summer camp caretaker returns to exact his bloody revenge.
Cast: Brian Matthews, Leah Ayres, Brian Backer, Jason Alexander
Member Reviews
I’d heard about this film for years, but now I’m wondering what the fuss was about. It just comes across as a cheap Friday the 13th rip off. Using shears as the killer’s weapon of choice is an interesting angle and some of the kills are decent, but for a film some bill as a classic, it was quite disappointing.
loved this movie 🍿
This was the first horror movie I ever watched when I was young and it was because of this film that I discovered my love of all things horror. I love it just as much now, as I do everytime I see it.
Wasn’t expecting to like this as much as I did but the characters have distinct personalities and you find yourself either rooting for them or wanting them massacred, which is very important in this kind of movie, and something often missing from 80s slashers.
So the hero is a creepy perv!! Written by Weinstein you say