Cinematic background from The Burning 1981 - 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 accidently burned him.

The Burning

1981

Horror

Directors:
Tony Maylam
Writers:
Tony Maylam, Peter Lawrence, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, Brad Grey
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Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – A man and a woman face to face with trees in the background; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – The face of an undead creature; Extreme Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – A green canoe floating on top of a body of water; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – Two men are talking in a living room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – Two women standing next to a body of water; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – A person wearing a blue shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – A man in red trunks standing on a dock; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – Two people looking out of a window at night; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – A beautiful young lady smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – A man in a white dress shirt and tie standing next to another man in glasses; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – Two young girls sitting next to each other in front of a brick wall; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – A man with a surprised look on his face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – A woman sitting next to a man in front of bushes; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – A person wearing a white shirt smiling; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – A person with long brown hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – A man and a woman kissing in a wooded area; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – A group of people sitting on the ground in the dark; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – A group of people sitting and standing on the beach; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – A man with wet hair is standing next to a tree; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – A man and a woman talking to each other outside; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – A group of people sitting at a table eating food; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – A man pointing at another man in a white tank top; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – A man and a woman are kissing on a tree; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – Two men sitting next to each other on the beach; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – A group of people sitting and standing on a dock; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – A person wearing a white shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – A group of people sitting and standing on a dock; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – Two young children are posing for a picture; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – A group of people sitting on top of a rock; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – A woman taking a shower in a bathroom; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – A group of women sitting on a dock next to a body of water; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – A group of people sitting and standing on a dock; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – A woman standing on the side of a boat in a body of water; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – A man and a woman standing next to each other in the dark; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – A man and a woman sitting next to each other at a table; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – Two men standing next to each other in the dark; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – A group of young people standing around one another; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – A man's face in the dark; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – A man standing next to a tree in the dark; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – A man with long blonde hair is standing next to another man in a white shirt; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – A shirtless man with wet hair and no shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – A group of people sitting at a table with drinks; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – A man sitting in a dark room with his eyes wide open; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – A woman with long blonde hair is holding her hand up to her forehead; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – A group of young men sitting on the ground near a body of water; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – A man holding a wooden stick in his hand; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – A group of young men sitting around a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – A group of people sitting at a table eating food; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – A person wearing a pink shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – A man standing next to a tree in the dark at night; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – A person wearing a pink shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – Two young women are playing a game of baseball; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – A man holding an axe in a dark room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – A group of people sitting around a fire pit at night; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – A man in a denim shirt leaning on a railing; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – A person wearing a blue shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – A group of young men standing next to a body of water; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – A man with a bandaged face laying in a hospital bed; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – A person with long blonde hair; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – Two young men looking at each other in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – A woman holding a catchers mitt while standing in the woods; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – A man in a green shirt is standing in the grass; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – A young woman holding a knife in front of her face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – A person laying in a bed; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – A woman in a green shirt smoking a cigarette on the stairs; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – A woman holding a baseball glove and a boy holding a baseball bat; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – A group of young people on a raft in the water; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – A group of people sitting on rocks near a body of water; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – Two people laying on the ground in the dark; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – Two young men sitting next to each other in front of trees; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – A man's face with a surprised look on his face; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – A person with long hair and wearing a pink shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – A man and a woman standing next to each other on a boat; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – Two men standing next to each other in front of a bush; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – A young man is looking through a metal fence; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – Two people sitting by a body of water; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – A man and a woman sitting on a rock near a body of water; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Burning” (1981), directed by Tony Maylam – A young man with curly brown hair stares into the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle