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The Burning (1981) is streaming on Amazon Prime. Also available on Kanopy with a participating library card.
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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.
A twitchy, vengeful presence haunts the woods after a summer camp prank turns fatal. This slasher trades psychological nuance for jagged practical effects and a relentless, scorched-earth pursuit of revenge.
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Tony Maylam
Cast
Brian Matthews, Leah Ayres, Brian Backer, Larry Joshua, Jason Alexander, Ned Eisenberg, Carrick Glenn, Carolyn Houlihan, Fisher Stevens, Lou David
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The Burning
You can watch The Burning (1981) on Kanopy with a participating library card.
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6.2/10
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86%
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Director
Tony Maylam
Cast
Brian Matthews, Leah Ayres, Brian Backer, Larry Joshua, Jason Alexander, Ned Eisenberg, Carrick Glenn, Carolyn Houlihan, Fisher Stevens, Lou David
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