Samhain Project 3 : The Burning

Last Night Frani and I watched The Burning, which was a release sandwiched right into the slasher era.  It really is cut from the cloth as it takes place at a summer camp years after horrible events take place at another summer camp in which our creeper is victimized and damaged. 

Years later, Yada yada yada.

The Burning was made in 1981 and contains extremely early work from Jason Alexander, Fisher Stevens, Leah Ayers, Brian “Rat” Backer, and a blink and you’ll miss her Holly Hunter.  We also get our gore effects from the professor, Tom Savini.

 It also was “created by” Harvey Weinstein and another chap, with a screenplay by his brother Bob and yet another chap. This was a very early Miramax release.

The story is pretty carbon copy, the acting is terrible and it features some of the worst day-for-night shooting I’ve ever seen.  It causes disorientation!  What the hell time is it supposed to be anyway?

Still, worth a chuckle for its historical value around Halloween if you can forget Uber-turd Harvey Weinstein was in any way involved.  “Created by”?  What is this a series?