The Burning

1984 • NR • Series • Catalog pick

Gather around the campfire to die! A group of summer camp pranksters get the scare of their lives when they target the camp's creepy caretaker…and he takes bloody revenge! "Gruesome" (The Hollywood Reporter) and "stomach-churning" (Boxoffice), this terrifying tale is "a brilliant slasher flick [and] gory as hell" (slasherpool.com)! After a cruel joke goes awry, severely burning him and subjecting him to five years of intensive, unsuccessful skin graft treatments, Cropsy (Lou David) is back at camp…and ready to wreak havoc on those who scarred him! With his hedge clippers in hand, he terrorizes the camp and systematically mutilates each victim. Can a few courageous campers save themselves and destroy this demented madman before he kills them all? Starring Brian Matthews (Crime Stopper), Leah Ayres (Bloodsport), Brian Backer (Fast Times at Ridgemont High), Larry Joshua (Dances with Wolves) and featuring early film appearances by Fisher Stevens (Short Circuit), Jason Alexander (Seinfeld) and Holly Hunter (Raising Arizona), The Burning is a "grim and nasty movie [that] gets under your skin" (efilmcritic.com)! Special Features - 2023 4K Scan of the Original Camera Negative - In Dolby Vision (HDR-10 Compatible) - Audio Commentary with Director Tony Maylam and Journalist Alan Jones - Audio Commentary with Stars Shelley Bruce and Bonnie Deroski - Audio Commentary with Director Tony Maylam and International Film Journalist Alan Jones - Blood 'n' Fire Memories: A Detailed Look at the Creation of the Film's Make-up Effects with Special Effects Artist Tom Savini - Slash & Cut: An Interview with Editor Jack Sholder - Cropsy Speaks: An Interview with Actor Lou David - Summer Camp Nightmare: An Interview with Actress Leah Ayres - Behind-the-Scenes Footage - Theatrical Trailer - Make-up Effects Still Gallery - Poster & Still Gallery