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.
Practical Effects
Tom Savini's shears murder — still unmatched 40 years later
Cinematography
Misty lakeside stalking that predates Crystal Lake's aesthetic
Acting
Jason Alexander playing a horny jock, somehow
Director
Tony Maylam
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Banned as a 'video nasty' in the UK, which only cemented its cult status among tape traders.
The Weinstein brothers produced this as their first feature — Bob Weinstein co-wrote the screenplay under a pseudonym.
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