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The Burning

Camp, Garden Shears, Slasher • 1981 • 1 hr 31 min R

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.



Director Tony Maylam

Writer Harvey Weinstein Tony Maylam Brad Grey

Cast Brian Matthews Leah Ayres Brian Backer

ReleasedMay 8, 1981

Ratings 6.3 (23.235k) 🍅 86% TMDB 62%

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