History Film / TheBurning

** There was also am early version of the script that was handed to the cast that had the climax take place in a boathouse at the camp, an unused character that was meant to be Tiger's love interest, and a different ending line that was closer to a SequelHook. Also, Alfred would have ended up getting killed in this version.

** The film's climax would have been set in a cave system. This was meant to be Cropsy's lair, and a scene was to take place in it where he looks over old newspaper clippings.

** There was also am early version of the script that was handed to the cast that had the climax take place in a boathouse at the camp, an unused character that was meant to be Tiger's love interest, and a different ending line that was closer to a SequelHook. Alfred would have ended up getting killed in this version.

** There was also am early version of the script that was handed to the cast that had the climax take place in a boathouse, an unused character that was meant to be Tiger's love interest, and a different ending line that was closer to a SequelHook. Alfred would have ended up getting killed in this version.

** The film's climax would have been set in a cave system.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Tony Maylam has said that there was talk of a sequel at the time the film wrapped, but him being leery of being type-cast as a horror director as well as the dismal box office returns of the film put those ideas to rest.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Tony Maylam has said that there was talk of a sequel at the time the film wrapped. Maylam was leery of being type-cast as a horror director however, and the dismal box office returns of the film ended up putting to rest any sequel talks.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The film's climax would have been set in a cave system.

** There was also am early version of the script that was handed to the cast that had the climax take place in a boathouse, an unused character that was meant to be Tiger's love interest, and a different ending line that was closer to a SequelHook. Alfred also ends up getting killed by Cropsy in this version.

** There was also am early version of the script that was handed to the cast that had the climax take place in a boathouse, an unused character that was meant to be Tiger's love interest, and a different ending line that was closer to a SequelHook . Alfred also ends up getting killed by Cropsy in this version.

** There was also am early version of the script that was handed to the cast that had the climax take place in a boathouse, an unused character that was meant to be Tiger's love interest, and a different ending line that was closer to a SequelHook . Alfred also ends up killed by Cropsy in this version.

** There was also am early version of the script that was handed to the cast that had the climax take place in a boathouse, an unused character that was meant to be Tiger's love interest, and a different ending line that was closer to a SequelHook . Alfred also ends up killed by Cropsy and discovered by Todd.

** There was also a script that was handed to the cast that had the climax take place in a boathouse, an unused character that was meant to be Tiger's love interest, and a different ending line that was closer to a SequelHook . Alfred also ends up killed by Cropsy and discovered by Todd.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Originally, Alfred would have been killed by Cropsy and the film's climax would have been set in a cave system.
** There was also a script that was handed to the cast that had the climax take place in a boathouse, an unused character that was meant to be Tiger's love interest, and a different ending line that was closer to a SequelHook .

** There was also a script that was handed to the cast that had the climax take place in a boathouse. Said script also features an unused character. The ending line at the final campfire scene at the end of the film was also different.

* FootFocus

'''''The Burning''''' is a SlasherMovie from the year 1981. It was directed by Tony Maylam. It featured special effects by Tom Savini and its music was composed by keyboardist Rick Wakeman (of Music/DavidBowie and Music/{{Yes}} fame).

'''''The Burning''''' is a SlasherFlick from the year 1981. It was directed by Tony Maylam. It featured special effects by Tom Savini and its music was composed by keyboardist Rick Wakeman (of Music/DavidBowie and Music/{{Yes}} fame).

* ComicRelief: Dave.

Five years after a group of kids set Camp Blackfoot's cruel caretaker, Cropsy, on fire (in a prank involving a skull with candles for eyes), he gets released from the hospital. After offing a prostitute, Cropsy heads back to the camp with a pair of [[WeaponOfChoice hedge clippers]] and starts offing campers left and right.

A former VideoNasty due to some rather bloody death scenes (most notably the infamous raft sequence, which ended up being heavily censored in order to get an R-Rating), the film is mainly known for its lack of availability for many years; the VHS release quickly fell out of print, causing the film to gain cult status amongst horror fans who were lucky enough to see the film. After years of being in limbo due to rights issues, it finally saw an uncut DVD release a couple of years back.

'''''The Burning''''' is a SlasherFlick from the year 1981. It was directed by Tony Maylam. It featured special effects by Tom Savini and its music was composed by keyboardist Rick Wakeman (of DavidBowie and {{Yes}} fame).

* Gainaxing: The girls playing baseball.

* RevisedEnding: A televised version of the film reveal it was all just a campfire story being told by Todd.

!!This film provides examples of:

* AssholeVictim: Glazer.
* AnAxeToGrind
* CrustyCaretaker: Cropsy before the accident.
* DawsonCasting
* DeadlyPrank
* DeathBySex
* DevelopingDoomedCharacters
* DisposableSexWorker: Cropsy's first victim is a prostitute he meets after leaving the hospital.
* DontGoInTheWoods
* DramaticThunder: Shown when Cropsy kills the prostitute.

* {{Fanservice}}

* GoneSwimmingClothesStolen
* {{Gorn}}: The infamous raft massacre is a good example.

* HoYay: It's subtly hinted that Alfred has a crush on Glazer.
* HollywoodDarkness: Moste of the night scenes. The campfire scene is the only exception.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Glazer dies when Cropsy impales him on his hedge clippers and lifts Glazer up on them.

* {{Jerkass}}: Eddie.
* KillItWithFire: [[spoiler:Cropsy survives being horribly burnt in the opening, but is killed this way at the end.]]

* ManOnFire: Cropsy in the opening segment.
* NotQuiteDead
* OldShame: for Holly Hunter and Jason Alexander who are featured in early pre-fame roles.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Cropsy.
* PeekABooCorpse
* RedRightHand: Cropsy's failed skin transplants has left his face looking like it melted.
* TheReveal: Flashbacks during the final confrontation with Cropsy reveals that camp counselor Todd was among the kids who set the prank to Cropsy.
* RevisedEnding: A televised version of the movie revealed that [[spoiler:the whole movie was a campfire ghost story told by Todd.]]

* ShowerScene
* StealthHiBye

* VideoNasties: This film was among the first ones to get this label.
* WindowPain

* TwentyMinutesWithJerks

* OldShame: Holly Hunter and Jason Alexander.

-->''Don't look, he'll see you. ''
-->''Don't breathe, he'll hear you. ''
-->''Don't move... '''you're dead!'''''

* AssholeVictim: Glazer...and how!