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All movies seen on 03/07/2016

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The Burning (1981)

Directed by Tony Maylam

Horror | Thriller

Most recently watched by sensoria, zombiefreak, seanCduregger, eduardovictory, wolverinefactor, Javitron, schofizzy, sleestakk

Overview

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.

Rated R | Length 91 minutes

Actors

Brian Matthews | Leah Ayres | Brian Backer | Larry Joshua | Jason Alexander | Ned Eisenberg | Carrick Glenn | Carolyn Houlihan | Fisher Stevens | Lou David | Shelley Bruce | Sarah Chodoff | Bonnie Deroski | Holly Hunter | Kevi Kendall | K.C. Townsend | John Tripp | Mansoor Najee-ullah | Jerry McGee

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

It’s been awhile (like that song!) since I’ve done one of these “video nasties” posts. Now’s as good a time as any, I suppose. And what better film to cover than The Burning? I’ve seen The Burning several times both on the small screen and the big. That’s not gauche braggery, I’m just establishing that I’m familiar with the film. I did not, however, know that it was a video nasty until I was looking over the Wikipedia list (that I linked to up there where i first mentioned ‘video nasties’) deciding which video nasty I’d like to cover next for NoRealDanger. It’s probably obvious which film I chose. So, whether you’ve seen it or not, sit back and hear/read the tale of this “appalling and utter filth” film that was too rad for British citizens to see in its entirety for over 20 years. (quote is from Mary Whitehouse, the champion of the video nasties bullshit)

Read my full THE BURNING (1981) review here.

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