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FRIDAY THE 13th spawned an entire generation of imitators, but few were quite as accomplished as Tony Maylam's THE BURNING. Featuring effects by Tom Savini (DAWN OF THE DEAD), the film begins as a group of rambunctious kids plays a prank on the janitor at their summer camp that goes horribly wrong and results in him suffering .. Read more
| Starring | Holly Hunter, Brian Matthews, Leah Ayers, Brian Backer |
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| Director | Tony Maylam |
| Genres | Horror |
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Dire, totally predictable, uninventive low-budget horror.
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Previously butchered by the censors
Story about a camp caretaker who gets burt to a crisp after a prank gone wrong, five years later he gets out of hospital and exats revenge at the camp.
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Gory horror classic
When it comes to 80s slashers, the focus is always on the Friday the 13ths and Halloweens but one of the best from that era is The Burning. It's got all the... read more »
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Take's Friday 13th's lead in the genre execllenty!!
Excellent!!
A classic 80's slasher, brings back so many memories as they dont make em like they used to! If your a fan of Friday the 13th you ... read more »
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The sequel that Friday the 13th should have gotten
Tom Savini turned down effects work on Friday the 13th part 2 to make this and rightly so
While the Burning gets knocked for being a rip off of the ... read more »
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best film ever
probably corky burger's finest piece of work to date and certainly one of the most well acted and perfectly shot films i have ever seen. Great sub plot and ... read more »
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One of the worst movies ever
I truly resent paying to hire this dreadfull film. Acting, script, plot, direction and the pathetic effects were mindbogglingly bad. One of the worst films I... read more »
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borring disapointing
this slasher movie reminds me of a bad version of friday the 13th i love slaher films even low budget films but this one was the most disapointing.
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Predictable, Dull, Low Budget Slasher Cheese
The Burning may have started the trend in teen slasher films, but that doesn't make it any good, it just means it was responsible for many more awful films ... read more »
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Blood and boobs
This is a great Friday the 13th rip-off.
It follows the same 'psycho out for revenge' plot as topless teenagers are butchered in some great ... read more »
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Yawwwwn and a half
Seems that the only difference between slasher movies is in the slasher's costume-change. It doesn't matter if this is supposed to be one of the first, ... read more »
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Enjoyable cheese
Did you know this was loosely based on Hamlet? Of course not! With a title like 'The Burning', you know what you're letting yourself in for so if ... read more »