The Burning
1981 · 91 MIN · IMDB 6.3 · 23,512 VOTES · DIR. Tony Maylam
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 932 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:20 (CRICKETS CHIRPING)
00:06:00 -Oh, yeah, you like your job? -Yeah, it's fine. Great.
00:09:46 but try not to blame anyone for what happened.
00:14:19 -You try it, man. -Watch this.
00:18:45 Hey, Dave show up last night?
00:22:26 Okay, listen.
00:24:19 -lmagine doing it with Glazer. -TlGER: Doing what?
00:26:30 -It's the heaviest part of your body. -Right.
00:28:32 Hey, Sal, you wanna go for a swim with me?
00:31:06 We make you sick, do we, huh, Glazer?
00:34:00 Hey, what do you say you and me go for a ride tomorrow in my canoe, huh?
00:38:11 -Why'd they say that? -I don't know.
00:41:33 And he carried them all the time, wherever he went.
00:44:15 -You're crazy. -Yeah, I know. Crazy for you.
00:47:51 KAREN: Come on, you guys.
00:51:04 The canoes are gone.
00:52:56 MlCHELLE: Come on, it will be fun.
00:54:47 -Hey, Eddy throw me over that rope, huh? -All right.
00:57:27 How come Karen left, really?
01:00:17 Easy does it.
01:02:52 Huh? Do you really mean that?
01:08:32 Oh, my God.
01:13:48 Michelle, I'm so tired. I can't paddle anymore.
01:22:36 -Billy? -I can't stand the son of a bitch.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed932
Dialogue density10.2 lines / min
First line00:00:20
Final line01:22:36
Production Record
DirectorTony Maylam
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,500,000
IMDb votes23,512