The Burning

Canada, United States

1981

91 Min

Color

1.85:1

English

Currently 3.2/5 Stars.
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SCR Harvey Weinstein, Tony Maylam

CAST Brian Matthews, Leah Ayres, Brian Backer, Holly Hunter, Jason Alexander

A kind of hybrid summer camp comedy/slasher flick. Early performances by Holly Hunter and Jason Alexander, copious nudity, Tom Savini makeup effects, a script co-written by the Weinsteins, and a synth score by Rick Wakeman. I ask you, what's not to like??

MarcH

30Jul11

So much better than Friday The 13th. Takes the time to build up suspense, and provides some real shocks (if they haven't been ruined for you yet).

gloryofistanbul

25Jul11

Not as nasty as its reputation

Christopher Smith

16May10

Superior 80s teen slasher is incredibly cheesy and dated, but that's all part of its considerable cult movie charm. An entertaining cast (including a wisecracking young Jason Alexander) and some great gore effects by Tom Savini make this one of the best of the genre, far better than that other summer camp slasher movie 'Friday the 13th'.