--- title: 'The Burning (1981)' type: 'film' director: 'Tony Maylam' released: '1981-05-08' runtime_minutes: 91 genres: - 'Horror' countries: - 'United States' - 'Canada' canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-burning-1981' review_count: 0 imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082118/' publisher: 'CinePixo' --- # The Burning (1981) 1981 · 91 min · Horror · United States, Canada ## Synopsis The Burning is a 1981 Canadian-American slasher film directed by Tony Maylam, and starring Brian Matthews, Leah Ayres, Brian Backer, Larry Joshua, and Lou David. Its plot follows a summer camp caretaker who is horribly burnt from a prank gone wrong, where he seeks vengeance at a nearby summer camp years later. The film marks the debuts of actors Jason Alexander, Fisher Stevens, and Holly Hunter. The film is an international co-production between the United States and Canada. ## Credits - **Director:** [Tony Maylam](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-maylam) - **Screenplay:** [Tony Maylam](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-maylam), [Brad Grey](https://cinepixo.com/people/brad-grey), [Bob Weinstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/bob-weinstein), [Peter Lawrence](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-lawrence) - **Original Music Composer:** [Rick Wakeman](https://cinepixo.com/people/rick-wakeman) - **Producer:** [Harvey Weinstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/harvey-weinstein) - **Director of Photography:** [Harvey Harrison](https://cinepixo.com/people/harvey-harrison) - **Editor:** [Jack Sholder](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-sholder) ## Cast - [Leah Ayres](https://cinepixo.com/people/leah-ayres) - [Holly Hunter](https://cinepixo.com/people/holly-hunter) - [Jason Alexander](https://cinepixo.com/people/jason-alexander) - [Larry Joshua](https://cinepixo.com/people/larry-joshua) - [Brian Backer](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-backer) - [Fisher Stevens](https://cinepixo.com/people/fisher-stevens) - [Brian Matthews](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-matthews-2) ## Criticism on CinePixo No reviews published yet. Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-burning-1981 Film facts: Wikidata (Q909179); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.