Jodie Comer has become the 100th performer to win a Tony Award for their Broadway debut for her performance in the play, “Prima Facie.”
She won Best Actress in a Play for portraying Tess, a lawyer who concentrates in providing legal defense for men who are accused of sexual assault but soon has the unthinkable happen to her. She is the 11th person to win the category for her first outing on a Broadway stage. She joins:
SEE2023 Tony Awards: Every winner (and nominee) in all 26 competitive categories
Martita Hunt, “The Madwoman of Chaillot” (1949)
Beryl Reid, “The Killing of Sister George” (1967)
Phyllis Frelich, “Children of a Lesser God” (1980)
Jane Lapotaire, “Piaf” (1981)
Joan Allen, “Burn This” (1988)
Pauline Collins, “Shirley Valentine” (1989)
Janet McTeer, “A Doll’s House” (1997)
Marie Mullen, “The Beauty Queen of Leeane” (1998)
Jennifer Ehle, “The Real Thing” (2000)
Deanna Dunagan, “August: Osage County” (2008)
Below are the Broadway debuts in the seven other...
She won Best Actress in a Play for portraying Tess, a lawyer who concentrates in providing legal defense for men who are accused of sexual assault but soon has the unthinkable happen to her. She is the 11th person to win the category for her first outing on a Broadway stage. She joins:
SEE2023 Tony Awards: Every winner (and nominee) in all 26 competitive categories
Martita Hunt, “The Madwoman of Chaillot” (1949)
Beryl Reid, “The Killing of Sister George” (1967)
Phyllis Frelich, “Children of a Lesser God” (1980)
Jane Lapotaire, “Piaf” (1981)
Joan Allen, “Burn This” (1988)
Pauline Collins, “Shirley Valentine” (1989)
Janet McTeer, “A Doll’s House” (1997)
Marie Mullen, “The Beauty Queen of Leeane” (1998)
Jennifer Ehle, “The Real Thing” (2000)
Deanna Dunagan, “August: Osage County” (2008)
Below are the Broadway debuts in the seven other...
- 6/12/2023
- by Charles Bright
- Gold Derby
Scream Factory has announced that they will be bringing the 1981 slasher The Burning (watch it Here) to 4K Uhd this summer – on July 11th, to be exact – and they’re taking pre-orders at This Link. While supplies last, fans who order the 4K Uhd / Blu-ray set through the Scream Factory website will receive an exclusive 18” X 24” rolled poster featuring the original theatrical artwork. The price is $35.99.
The movie is a very cool slasher and I think Scream Factory has chosen an ideal release date for it, as it’s a great one to put on during the summer.
Directed by Tony Maylam, who also crafted the story with Bob Weinstein, Peter Lawrence, Brad Grey, and, unfortunately, Harvey Weinstein, The Burning has the following synopsis: At summer camp, some teenagers pull a prank on the camp’s caretaker, Cropsy. But the joke goes terribly wrong, and the teens leave Cropsy for...
The movie is a very cool slasher and I think Scream Factory has chosen an ideal release date for it, as it’s a great one to put on during the summer.
Directed by Tony Maylam, who also crafted the story with Bob Weinstein, Peter Lawrence, Brad Grey, and, unfortunately, Harvey Weinstein, The Burning has the following synopsis: At summer camp, some teenagers pull a prank on the camp’s caretaker, Cropsy. But the joke goes terribly wrong, and the teens leave Cropsy for...
- 5/2/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
(Welcome to Best Actor Ever, an ongoing series where we explore the careers and performances of the greatest performers to ever grace the screen.)
There is not an actor in the history of moving pictures who has been more egregiously taken for granted by her industry than Jennifer Jason Leigh.
Critics have always had her back. The New York Times' Janet Maslin got it from the jump when she singled Leigh out as "the only thing worth seeing" in her film debut "Eyes of a Stranger." The better-than-average 1981 slasher film set the tone for Leigh's career in that she plays a victim. Her character is a blind-deaf mute whose condition was brought on by being kidnapped and raped at an early age. The 19-year-old Leigh projects sweetness and innocence, but this young woman is all serrated edges. Because she isn't just a victim. She's a survivor.
Roger Ebert was also an early admirer of Leigh,...
There is not an actor in the history of moving pictures who has been more egregiously taken for granted by her industry than Jennifer Jason Leigh.
Critics have always had her back. The New York Times' Janet Maslin got it from the jump when she singled Leigh out as "the only thing worth seeing" in her film debut "Eyes of a Stranger." The better-than-average 1981 slasher film set the tone for Leigh's career in that she plays a victim. Her character is a blind-deaf mute whose condition was brought on by being kidnapped and raped at an early age. The 19-year-old Leigh projects sweetness and innocence, but this young woman is all serrated edges. Because she isn't just a victim. She's a survivor.
Roger Ebert was also an early admirer of Leigh,...
- 3/24/2023
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
1981 was a huge year for slasher movies. Not only did we get Friday the 13th Part 2 and Halloween II that year, but we also got a ton of others like My Bloody Valentine, The Prowler, Madman, Just Before Dawn, The Funhouse, Night School, Hell Night, Happy Birthday to Me, Bloody Birthday, Graduation Day, the list goes on… and includes The Burning (watch it Here), the movie we’re looking back at with the latest episode in our video series The Best Horror Movie You Never Saw. Check it out in the embed above!
Directed by Tony Maylam, who also crafted the story with Bob Weinstein, Peter Lawrence, Brad Grey, and, unfortunately, Harvey Weinstein, The Burning has the following synopsis:
At summer camp, some teenagers pull a prank on the camp’s caretaker, Cropsy. But the joke goes terribly wrong, and the teens leave Cropsy for dead after setting him on fire.
Directed by Tony Maylam, who also crafted the story with Bob Weinstein, Peter Lawrence, Brad Grey, and, unfortunately, Harvey Weinstein, The Burning has the following synopsis:
At summer camp, some teenagers pull a prank on the camp’s caretaker, Cropsy. But the joke goes terribly wrong, and the teens leave Cropsy for dead after setting him on fire.
- 9/1/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Myles Frost became the latest addition to the list of people who have taken home a Tony Award for their Broadway debut. His win makes him the 98th member of this particular winners’ club.
Frost, who won Best Actor in a Musical for playing Michael Jackson in “Mj,” is the 13th person to win that category for their first time stepping into a character on a Broadway stage. He joins:
Ezio Pinza, “South Pacific” (1950)
Robert Alda, “Guys and Dolls” (1951)
Robert Lindsay, “Me and My Girl” (1987)
Brent Carver, “Kiss of the Spider Woman” (1993)
Alan Cumming, “Cabaret” (1998)
Hugh Jackman, “The Boy From Oz” (2004)
John Lloyd Young, “Jersey Boys” (2006)
Paulo Szot, “South Pacific” (2008)
David Álvarez, Trent Kowalik and Kiril Kulish (joint nomination), “Billy Elliot” (2009)
Douglas Hodge, “La Cage aux Folles” (2010)
See 2022 Tony Awards: Every winner (and nominee) in all 26 categories
Below are the Broadway debuts in the seven other acting categories that have...
Frost, who won Best Actor in a Musical for playing Michael Jackson in “Mj,” is the 13th person to win that category for their first time stepping into a character on a Broadway stage. He joins:
Ezio Pinza, “South Pacific” (1950)
Robert Alda, “Guys and Dolls” (1951)
Robert Lindsay, “Me and My Girl” (1987)
Brent Carver, “Kiss of the Spider Woman” (1993)
Alan Cumming, “Cabaret” (1998)
Hugh Jackman, “The Boy From Oz” (2004)
John Lloyd Young, “Jersey Boys” (2006)
Paulo Szot, “South Pacific” (2008)
David Álvarez, Trent Kowalik and Kiril Kulish (joint nomination), “Billy Elliot” (2009)
Douglas Hodge, “La Cage aux Folles” (2010)
See 2022 Tony Awards: Every winner (and nominee) in all 26 categories
Below are the Broadway debuts in the seven other acting categories that have...
- 6/13/2022
- by Charles Bright
- Gold Derby
“Learn it. Know it. Live it!” The best-remembered teen comedy of the ’80s is also an insightful and unabashed look at real attitudes, behaviors and motivations of young people learning to deal with adult issues. Beyond the hilarious Sean Penn and the luscious Phoebe Cates lies a talent squad of notables and stars-to-be like Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judge Reinhold and Robert Romanus, with appearances by Amanda Wyss, Forest Whitaker, Eric Stoltz, Nicolas Coppola and Anthony Edwards. The stunning feature directing debut of Amy Heckerling, from Cameron Crowe’s undercover high school exposé, should be acknowledged as a modern classic.
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Blu-ray
The Criterion Collection 1075
1982 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 89 min. / available through The Criterion Collection / Street Date May 11, 2021 / 39.95
Starring: Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judge Reinhold, Robert Romanus, Brian Backer, Phoebe Cates, Ray Walston, Scott Thomson, Vincent Schiavelli, Amanda Wyss, Forest Whitaker, Kelli Maroney, Eric Stoltz, James Russo,...
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Blu-ray
The Criterion Collection 1075
1982 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 89 min. / available through The Criterion Collection / Street Date May 11, 2021 / 39.95
Starring: Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judge Reinhold, Robert Romanus, Brian Backer, Phoebe Cates, Ray Walston, Scott Thomson, Vincent Schiavelli, Amanda Wyss, Forest Whitaker, Kelli Maroney, Eric Stoltz, James Russo,...
- 5/29/2021
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
It does feel as though Brian Backer might have had some kind of potential back in the day when he was younger since he wasn’t the best looking guy in the movie and he didn’t always play the smartest, but there was raw potential there to make him into something that might have won the fans over at some point. And in a way, it does feel as though it was wasted since he didn’t do much in the way of an acting career, but he did manage to find his way into a few movies that are easily remembered.
Whatever Happened to Brian Backer?...
Whatever Happened to Brian Backer?...
- 2/25/2021
- by Tom
- TVovermind.com
Well people we are kicking off the Appreciation of our Lord and Saviour Nicolas Cage proper with his first official big screen debut in this Amy Heckerling directed, Cameron Crowe biographical tale Fast Times at Ridgemont High. A movie that admittedly I have never actually seen but heard many a great thing about this 80s coming of age comedy that launched many a career including the figurehead of our Appreciaton Society.
Now from what I know this one is a cameo but they all count and we shall count em all.
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Director: Amy Heckerling | Writers: Cameron Crowe
Stars: Nicolas Cage, Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judge Reinhold, Ray Walston, Brian Backer, Pheobe Cates
Fast Times at Ridgemont High is your typical 80s/90s high school coming of age comedy/drama centered around bringing us the life and times of several young school students dealing with...
Now from what I know this one is a cameo but they all count and we shall count em all.
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Director: Amy Heckerling | Writers: Cameron Crowe
Stars: Nicolas Cage, Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judge Reinhold, Ray Walston, Brian Backer, Pheobe Cates
Fast Times at Ridgemont High is your typical 80s/90s high school coming of age comedy/drama centered around bringing us the life and times of several young school students dealing with...
- 1/16/2020
- by Kevin Haldon
- Nerdly
For only the third time this decade, none of the acting winners at this year’s Tony Awards did so for their Broadway debut. This is the 21st time that this has happened over the 73-year history of these top theater honors. Most of the winners were actually on the opposite end of the spectrum, winning for the first time after years of Broadway experience and several nominations to their name including André De Shields, Celia Keenan-Bolger and Stephanie J. Block. Check out the complete list of winners here.
The previous instances of Broadway debuts being shut out at the Tonys were in: 1948, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1982, 1990, 1991, 1994, 2001-2003, 2012 and 2017.
Below, you can see the names of all 96 people who have won Tonys for their debut on the Great White Way.
SEE2019 Tony Awards: Best Musical ‘Hadestown’ sweeps with 8 wins, ‘The Ferryman’ takes Best Play
Best Actor In A Play: 16 winners
Paul Scofield, “A Man for All Seasons” (1962)
Cliff Gorman,...
The previous instances of Broadway debuts being shut out at the Tonys were in: 1948, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1982, 1990, 1991, 1994, 2001-2003, 2012 and 2017.
Below, you can see the names of all 96 people who have won Tonys for their debut on the Great White Way.
SEE2019 Tony Awards: Best Musical ‘Hadestown’ sweeps with 8 wins, ‘The Ferryman’ takes Best Play
Best Actor In A Play: 16 winners
Paul Scofield, “A Man for All Seasons” (1962)
Cliff Gorman,...
- 6/10/2019
- by Charles Bright
- Gold Derby
Ari’el Stachel became the latest person to take home a Tony Award for their Broadway debut. This victory puts him in a freshman club that now has 96 members. Watch him discuss his victory in the Tonys press room in the video above.
Stachel, who won Best Featured Actor in a Musical for playing Haled in “The Band’s Visit,” is the ninth person to claim that particular honor for his first Broadway outing. He joins:
Harry Belafonte, “John Murray Anderson’s Almanac” (1954)
Sydney Chaplin, “Bells are Ringing” (1957)
Frankie Michaels, “Mame” (1966)
Wilson Jermaine Heredia, “Rent” (1996)
Dan Fogler, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” (2005)
Levi Kreis, “Million Dollar Quartet” (2010)
John Larroquette, “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” (2011)
Daveed Diggs, “Hamilton” (2016)
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Below are the Broadway debuts in the seven other acting categories that claimed Tony Awards.
Best Actor In A Play: 16 winners
Paul Scofield,...
Stachel, who won Best Featured Actor in a Musical for playing Haled in “The Band’s Visit,” is the ninth person to claim that particular honor for his first Broadway outing. He joins:
Harry Belafonte, “John Murray Anderson’s Almanac” (1954)
Sydney Chaplin, “Bells are Ringing” (1957)
Frankie Michaels, “Mame” (1966)
Wilson Jermaine Heredia, “Rent” (1996)
Dan Fogler, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” (2005)
Levi Kreis, “Million Dollar Quartet” (2010)
John Larroquette, “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” (2011)
Daveed Diggs, “Hamilton” (2016)
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Below are the Broadway debuts in the seven other acting categories that claimed Tony Awards.
Best Actor In A Play: 16 winners
Paul Scofield,...
- 6/11/2018
- by Charles Bright
- Gold Derby
In this edition of Canon Of Film, we take a look back at Amy Heckerling‘s high school coming-of-age-classic, Fast Times at Ridgemont High. For the story behind the genesis of the Canon, you can click here.
Fast Times At Ridgemont High (1982)
Director: Amy Heckerling
Screenplay: Cameron Crowe based on his book
I think the best high school movies are not the ones that show the over-the-top journeys of a few drunk, stoned, and/or sex-crazed low-life students going to have the defining life-changing moments with their best friend’s slutty mom or whatever, insignifcant pitiful high school goal they aim for.… but instead the better films are the ones that are more slice of life films, the ones that show just how nieve and stupid we were when we younger and how that influenced but didn’t necessarily defined our life. If you ask Freud, we have already had...
Fast Times At Ridgemont High (1982)
Director: Amy Heckerling
Screenplay: Cameron Crowe based on his book
I think the best high school movies are not the ones that show the over-the-top journeys of a few drunk, stoned, and/or sex-crazed low-life students going to have the defining life-changing moments with their best friend’s slutty mom or whatever, insignifcant pitiful high school goal they aim for.… but instead the better films are the ones that are more slice of life films, the ones that show just how nieve and stupid we were when we younger and how that influenced but didn’t necessarily defined our life. If you ask Freud, we have already had...
- 4/3/2018
- by David Baruffi
- Age of the Nerd
“That was my skull! I’m so wasted!” For two days only — Sunday, July 30, and Wednesday, August 2 — Fathom Events and the TCM Big Screen Classics Series are hosting a cinematic class reunion like no other. Celebrating its 35th anniversary, Fast Times At Ridgemont High – director Amy Heckerling’s ode to teen life in the early Eighties – is hosting a cinematic class reunion, as the beloved film returns to movie theaters for two days only, July 30 and August 2. Presented by Fathom Events and Turner Classic Movies as part of the yearlong TCM Big Screen Classics series, the event will also include specially produced commentary by TCM Primetime Host Ben Mankiewicz before and after the feature. Join stoner dude Jeff Spicoli (Sean Penn), naïve sophomore Stacy Hamilton (Jennifer Jason Leigh), her managerial brother Brad (Judge Reinhold), the worldly Linda Barrett (Phoebe Cates), the shy Mark “Rat” Ratner (Brian Backer) and sleazy Mike...
- 7/12/2017
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The Slasher boom that caught fire in the late 70’s in North America pulled a lot of ‘inspiration’ in their kills from the Italian Gialli that had gone before ( I’m looking at you, Friday The 13th Part 2), but oddly none adopted the feel or the look from their stylish brethren. That is, until The Burning (1981), a summer camp slaughterhouse produced by a fledgling little company called Miramax. A uniquely nasty little number, The Burning stands apart from many of its campkill cousins with elevated performances, strong direction, and a mood that evokes the best of Argento.
Bob and Harvey Weinstein started Miramax as a way to get into the movie business, coming from a background in music promotion. All signs pointed towards horror as the entry point – you didn’t need stars, and limited locations keep costs down. The Burning was budgeted at 1.5 million, and only brought in half...
Bob and Harvey Weinstein started Miramax as a way to get into the movie business, coming from a background in music promotion. All signs pointed towards horror as the entry point – you didn’t need stars, and limited locations keep costs down. The Burning was budgeted at 1.5 million, and only brought in half...
- 6/20/2015
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
Presenting “Love Always,” a recurring feature in which we pay tribute to the women who helped shape our views on pop culture.
This time we pay a 51st birthday tribute to Phoebe Cates. She retired from acting 20 years ago (save for a brief bit in her pal Jennifer Jason Leigh‘s 2001 The Anniversary Party) to raise her family with husband Kevin Kline, but she gave us a couple of iconic moments in the 80′s that will live forever.
Here are seven reasons why I will Love Always Phoebe Cates.
That Scene In Fast Times At Ridgemont High
1982′s Fast Times At Ridgemont High introduced us to Jennifer Jason Leigh, Sean Penn, Forest Whitaker, Eric Stoltz, Anthony Edwards, Judge Reinhold and gave Brian Backer his best film role since The Burning.
It also gave us, without a doubt, the greatest nude scene in film history … that involved breasts. When Phoebe came...
This time we pay a 51st birthday tribute to Phoebe Cates. She retired from acting 20 years ago (save for a brief bit in her pal Jennifer Jason Leigh‘s 2001 The Anniversary Party) to raise her family with husband Kevin Kline, but she gave us a couple of iconic moments in the 80′s that will live forever.
Here are seven reasons why I will Love Always Phoebe Cates.
That Scene In Fast Times At Ridgemont High
1982′s Fast Times At Ridgemont High introduced us to Jennifer Jason Leigh, Sean Penn, Forest Whitaker, Eric Stoltz, Anthony Edwards, Judge Reinhold and gave Brian Backer his best film role since The Burning.
It also gave us, without a doubt, the greatest nude scene in film history … that involved breasts. When Phoebe came...
- 7/16/2014
- by snicks
- The Backlot
“They never found his body, but they say his spirit lives in the forest. This forest. A maniac, a thing no longer human. They say he lives on whatever he can catch. Eats them raw, alive maybe. And every year he picks on a summer camp and seeks his revenge for the terrible things those kids did to him. Every year he kills. Right now he’s out there. Watching. Waiting. So don’t look; he’ll see you. Don’t breathe; he’ll hear you. Don’t move; you’re dead!”
The guys at Destroy the Brain.com are bringing the best summer camp slasher film of the 1980s to the Hi-Pointe this weekend. It’s the 1981 shocker The Burning which captures every element of the decade’s obsession with movies like Friday The 13th and Meatballs and puts them in one bloody package. I’m very excited to...
The guys at Destroy the Brain.com are bringing the best summer camp slasher film of the 1980s to the Hi-Pointe this weekend. It’s the 1981 shocker The Burning which captures every element of the decade’s obsession with movies like Friday The 13th and Meatballs and puts them in one bloody package. I’m very excited to...
- 7/29/2013
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Chicago – At its core, “The Burning” is quite clearly an attempt to cash in on the already-waning slasher trend inspired by “Friday the 13th” but it’s a much better film than most of the creatively barren genre. It joins “The Town That Dreaded Sundown” as the latest entries in the increasingly spectacular Scream Factory line of Blu-rays. Both are worth a look.
Rating: 3.5/5.0
“The Burning” plays off the “Cropsey” legend (so brilliantly detailed in the documentary of the same name) of a burned figure in the woods coming back to enact revenge on the kids stupid enough to linger in them. It’s essentially a standard slasher flick (lots of P.O.V. with creepy music, T&A, future stars like Jason Alexander and Fisher Stevens) but there’s a darker tone here, punctuated by the intense violence and makeup effects from the great Tom Savini. It’s before...
Rating: 3.5/5.0
“The Burning” plays off the “Cropsey” legend (so brilliantly detailed in the documentary of the same name) of a burned figure in the woods coming back to enact revenge on the kids stupid enough to linger in them. It’s essentially a standard slasher flick (lots of P.O.V. with creepy music, T&A, future stars like Jason Alexander and Fisher Stevens) but there’s a darker tone here, punctuated by the intense violence and makeup effects from the great Tom Savini. It’s before...
- 5/31/2013
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
In honor of Shout/Scream Factory's new blu-ray special edition of The Burning, I pulled out the review I wrote several years back when MGM (to their sincere credit) released a long-awaited "uncut" version of the cult favorite slasher flick. Let's scan through that to see if I knew what I was talking about...
At first glance, Tony Maylam's The Burning looks like just another Friday the 13th knock-off. At second and third glance, too, actually. That's probably because this 1981 hack-'em-up really Is nothing more than just another Friday the 13th knock-off. (new note: apparently / allegedly The Burning was shot before Friday the 13th, but released after. So maybe I'm dead wrong about that "ripoff" stuff.) But that's not to say it doesn't have its meager charms. First off, it was one of the earliest of the copycats (new note: ahem) to hit the scene, plus it came packing...
At first glance, Tony Maylam's The Burning looks like just another Friday the 13th knock-off. At second and third glance, too, actually. That's probably because this 1981 hack-'em-up really Is nothing more than just another Friday the 13th knock-off. (new note: apparently / allegedly The Burning was shot before Friday the 13th, but released after. So maybe I'm dead wrong about that "ripoff" stuff.) But that's not to say it doesn't have its meager charms. First off, it was one of the earliest of the copycats (new note: ahem) to hit the scene, plus it came packing...
- 5/22/2013
- by Scott Weinberg
- FEARnet
Home Invasion is a weekly post every Tuesday which shows you what is being released on Blu-Ray & DVD today! We scoured through Amazon to bring you everything you might be interested in. Our Picks of the Week are releases that we are looking forward to checking out, have reviewed and/or were are Picks of the Week on the Dtb Podcast. All descriptions are courtesy of Amazon.com unless noted otherwise. If you are thinking about purchasing any of these items, by clicking via the links provided, you are supporting Dtb. Thank you!
This Tuesday is packed! Warner Brothers has issued some re-releases in steelbook form today as well as some other quality releases today from Severin Films, Impulse Films, Vinegar Syndrome and more.
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This Tuesday is packed! Warner Brothers has issued some re-releases in steelbook form today as well as some other quality releases today from Severin Films, Impulse Films, Vinegar Syndrome and more.
Price:
Click Here to buy the Blu-Ray/DVD Combo
Click Here to buy the Blu-Ray
Click Here to buy the DVD
Read our official review for...
- 5/21/2013
- by Andy Triefenbach
- Destroy the Brain
Freddy Krueger is king of the singed maniacs, but before he came around, there was Cropsy. 1981′s The Burning gives birth to the lesser known charred killer as a direct answer to the popularity of Friday the 13th. Bob and Harvey Weinstein jumped into the slasher game with this film, and the cult following around the movie has grown ever since. Bolstered by a surprisingly recognizable cast and some great make up effects by Tom Savini, the film is a slasher fan’s dream come true.
The story is fairly straight forward as with most films of this type. A group of teens decide to play a prank on the camp’s maintenance man, named Cropsy, and they accidentally set him on fire and leave him for dead. Several years later, at another summer camp, with the legend of Cropsy firmly in place in local lore, people start dying. Is the story of Cropsy true?...
The story is fairly straight forward as with most films of this type. A group of teens decide to play a prank on the camp’s maintenance man, named Cropsy, and they accidentally set him on fire and leave him for dead. Several years later, at another summer camp, with the legend of Cropsy firmly in place in local lore, people start dying. Is the story of Cropsy true?...
- 5/21/2013
- by Derek Botelho
- DailyDead
Scream Factory will be releasing Blu-ray versions of The Burning and The Town That Dreaded Sundown next week, and have provided us with four clips from each film.
The Burning Collector’s Edition Blu-ray™ + DVD Combo Pack: “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...
The Burning Collector’s Edition Blu-ray™ + DVD Combo Pack: “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...
- 5/16/2013
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
I believe I've found what must be the seminal summer camp slasher film of the 1980s. It captures every element of the decade's obsession with movies like Friday the 13th and Meatballs and puts them in one package. Shout! Factory has scored again with their Blu-ray release of The Burning.
The caretaker of a summer camp is burned alive and left deformed after a prank goes wrong. Years later, he's released from the hospital and returns to the area where the accident occurred. A new group of campers have arrived for the summer and he has horrific plans for them. Hedge clippers in hand, the caretaker begins his reign of terror on the counselors and attendees.
The Burning has the raunchy toilet humor of Meatballs mixed with everything you came to expect from slasher films like Friday the 13th and Sleepaway Camp. You have nice girls making bad decisions by hooking up with bad guys.
The caretaker of a summer camp is burned alive and left deformed after a prank goes wrong. Years later, he's released from the hospital and returns to the area where the accident occurred. A new group of campers have arrived for the summer and he has horrific plans for them. Hedge clippers in hand, the caretaker begins his reign of terror on the counselors and attendees.
The Burning has the raunchy toilet humor of Meatballs mixed with everything you came to expect from slasher films like Friday the 13th and Sleepaway Camp. You have nice girls making bad decisions by hooking up with bad guys.
- 5/9/2013
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Eric Shirey)
- Cinelinx
The headline pretty much says it all. Wanna know what's in store for you when you pick up the long awaited releases of The Town That Dreaded Sundown and The Burning? Then read on!
From the Press Release
Disfigured and hooded mad killers are on the loose this spring as Scream Factory™ invites loyal fans and collectors to embark on a nostalgic trip filled with edge-of-your-seat suspense and terror! On May 21, 2013, the gory summer camp slasher The Burning created and produced by Harvey Weinstein and featuring Fisher Stevens (The Cove), Jason Alexander (Seinfeld) and Holly Hunter (The Piano) in their early film roles and Charles B. Pierce’s long sought-after The Town That Dreaded Sundown starring Oscar®-winner Ben Johnson and Dawn Wells ("Gilligan's Island") arrive on home entertainment shelves everywhere from Shout! Factory.
Both movies debut for the first time on Blu-ray™. The Burning will be presented as a...
From the Press Release
Disfigured and hooded mad killers are on the loose this spring as Scream Factory™ invites loyal fans and collectors to embark on a nostalgic trip filled with edge-of-your-seat suspense and terror! On May 21, 2013, the gory summer camp slasher The Burning created and produced by Harvey Weinstein and featuring Fisher Stevens (The Cove), Jason Alexander (Seinfeld) and Holly Hunter (The Piano) in their early film roles and Charles B. Pierce’s long sought-after The Town That Dreaded Sundown starring Oscar®-winner Ben Johnson and Dawn Wells ("Gilligan's Island") arrive on home entertainment shelves everywhere from Shout! Factory.
Both movies debut for the first time on Blu-ray™. The Burning will be presented as a...
- 3/14/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Scream Factory recently announced the Blu-ray/DVD Collector’s Edition of The Burning, but only listed preliminary bonus features. We now have full details on everything that will be included in this release:
“Disfigured and hooded mad killers are on the loose this spring as Scream Factory™ invites loyal fans and collectors to embark on a nostalgic trip filled with edge-of-your-seat suspense and terror! On May 21, 2013, the gory summer camp slasher The Burning created and produced by Harvey Weinstein and features Fisher Stevens (The Cove), Jason Alexander (Seinfeld) and Holly Hunter (The Piano) in their early film roles…
The Burning Collector’s Edition Blu-ray™ + DVD Combo Pack: “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...
“Disfigured and hooded mad killers are on the loose this spring as Scream Factory™ invites loyal fans and collectors to embark on a nostalgic trip filled with edge-of-your-seat suspense and terror! On May 21, 2013, the gory summer camp slasher The Burning created and produced by Harvey Weinstein and features Fisher Stevens (The Cove), Jason Alexander (Seinfeld) and Holly Hunter (The Piano) in their early film roles…
The Burning Collector’s Edition Blu-ray™ + DVD Combo Pack: “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...
- 3/8/2013
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Oh, Scream Factory. You appeal to us like a Succubus would to the world's horniest man. Get set for your first look at the upcoming releases of The Town That Dreaded Sundown and The Burning.
Then wipe the drool off of your keyboard.
From the Press Release
Disfigured and hooded mad killers are on the loose this spring as Scream Factory™ invites loyal fans and collectors to embark on a nostalgic trip filled with edge-of-your-seat suspense and terror! On May 21, 2013, the gory summer camp slasher The Burning created and produced by Harvey Weinstein and featuring Fisher Stevens (The Cove), Jason Alexander (Seinfeld) and Holly Hunter (The Piano) in their early film roles and Charles B. Pierce’s long sought-after The Town That Dreaded Sundown starring Oscar®-winner Ben Johnson and Dawn Wells ("Gilligan's Island") arrive on home entertainment shelves everywhere from Shout! Factory.
Both movies debut for the first time...
Then wipe the drool off of your keyboard.
From the Press Release
Disfigured and hooded mad killers are on the loose this spring as Scream Factory™ invites loyal fans and collectors to embark on a nostalgic trip filled with edge-of-your-seat suspense and terror! On May 21, 2013, the gory summer camp slasher The Burning created and produced by Harvey Weinstein and featuring Fisher Stevens (The Cove), Jason Alexander (Seinfeld) and Holly Hunter (The Piano) in their early film roles and Charles B. Pierce’s long sought-after The Town That Dreaded Sundown starring Oscar®-winner Ben Johnson and Dawn Wells ("Gilligan's Island") arrive on home entertainment shelves everywhere from Shout! Factory.
Both movies debut for the first time...
- 2/1/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Scream Factory has officially announced the Blu-ray/DVD Collector’s Editions of The Burning and The Town That Dreaded Sundown. Continue reading for the official cover art, a preliminary list of bonus features, and additional release details:
“Disfigured and hooded mad killers are on the loose this spring as Scream Factory™ invites loyal fans and collectors to embark on a nostalgic trip filled with edge-of-your-seat suspense and terror! On May 21, 2013, the gory summer camp slasher The Burning created and produced by Harvey Weinstein and features Fisher Stevens (The Cove), Jason Alexander (Seinfeld) and Holly Hunter (The Piano) in their early film roles and Charles B. Pierce’s long sought-after The Town That Dreaded Sundown starring Oscar®-winner Ben Johnson and Dawn Wells (Gilligan’s Island) , arrive on home entertainment shelves everywhere from Shout! Factory.
Both movies debut for the first time on Blu-ray™. The Burning will be presented as a...
“Disfigured and hooded mad killers are on the loose this spring as Scream Factory™ invites loyal fans and collectors to embark on a nostalgic trip filled with edge-of-your-seat suspense and terror! On May 21, 2013, the gory summer camp slasher The Burning created and produced by Harvey Weinstein and features Fisher Stevens (The Cove), Jason Alexander (Seinfeld) and Holly Hunter (The Piano) in their early film roles and Charles B. Pierce’s long sought-after The Town That Dreaded Sundown starring Oscar®-winner Ben Johnson and Dawn Wells (Gilligan’s Island) , arrive on home entertainment shelves everywhere from Shout! Factory.
Both movies debut for the first time on Blu-ray™. The Burning will be presented as a...
- 2/1/2013
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
One of the many upcoming Scream Factory titles we’re excited for is the Blu-ray/DVD collector’s edition of The Burning and the official cover artwork has been revealed. The brand new artwork was created by Nathan Thomas Milliner, who also worked on the Halloween II, Halloween III, and Deadly Blessing covers for Scream Factory.
At this time there is no release date, but we should have more details very soon, including the list of special features. So far, Scream Factory has been doing a fantastic job with their release, so we expect that fans of The Burning will be very happy with what will be included on the disc.
“What starts out as a harmless prank turns into a terrible tragedy when the caretaker at a summer camp winds up horrifically burned. Permanently disfigured, he returns to the campgrounds seeking revenge against the teenagers responsible. His weapon: a huge pair of garden shears!
At this time there is no release date, but we should have more details very soon, including the list of special features. So far, Scream Factory has been doing a fantastic job with their release, so we expect that fans of The Burning will be very happy with what will be included on the disc.
“What starts out as a harmless prank turns into a terrible tragedy when the caretaker at a summer camp winds up horrifically burned. Permanently disfigured, he returns to the campgrounds seeking revenge against the teenagers responsible. His weapon: a huge pair of garden shears!
- 1/14/2013
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
One of the trickier genres to get right is the teen comedy. Walking the line between not condescending to a high-school-age audience and yet also not alienating them is a difficult balance, let alone making a film that doesn't age, feels truthful, and can be smart and funny as well. And one of the finest examples of the genre remains to this day, "Fast Times at Ridgemont High." Released thirty years ago today on August 13th, the 1982 film, directed by first-timer Amy Heckerling and written by future filmmaker Cameron Crowe, follows a diverse range of characters, including hot-headed Brad (Judge Reinhold), his virginal sister Stacy (Jennifer Jason Leigh), her older friend Linda (Phoebe Cates), shy Rat (Brian Backer), ticket scalper Mike (Robert Romanus) and stoner/surfer Spicoli (Sean Penn). And of course, it's responsible for some indelible moments both for those who were of the right age when the film released,...
- 8/13/2012
- by Oliver Lyttelton
- The Playlist
Considering it's where most of us (bar the weird home-schooled kids) spend our crucial formative years, where we have our first fights, our first loves, our first tentative steps into adulthood, it's no surprise that high school has long been a popular setting for movies. A range of genres (though generally leaning towards comedy) have taken place in those hallways, particularly from the 1980s onwards, when John Hughes, among others, made an entire career out of the lives and loves of 15-18 year olds.
The latest film to head back to class is "21 Jump Street" (review here) the big-screen reboot of the '80s TV show, which stars Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum as youthful-looking cops who are sent back to high school in order to bust a drug-running ring. While you might assume this to be another lazy remake, you'd be very wrong, as Tatum, Hill, co-writer Michael Bacall,...
The latest film to head back to class is "21 Jump Street" (review here) the big-screen reboot of the '80s TV show, which stars Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum as youthful-looking cops who are sent back to high school in order to bust a drug-running ring. While you might assume this to be another lazy remake, you'd be very wrong, as Tatum, Hill, co-writer Michael Bacall,...
- 3/15/2012
- by Oliver Lyttelton
- The Playlist
Rank the week of August 9th’s Blu-ray and DVD new releases against the best films of all-time: New Releases Paul
(DVD & Blu-ray | R | 2011)
Flickchart Ranking: #764
Win Percentage: 55%
Times Ranked: 7626
Top-20 Rankings: 22
Directed By: Greg Mottola
Starring: Simon Pegg • Nick Frost • Seth Rogen • Jane Lynch • Sigourney Weaver
Genres: Adventure • Comedy • Road Movie • Science Fiction • Sci-Fi Comedy • Adventure Comedy
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Super
(DVD & Blu-ray | R | 2011)
Flickchart Ranking: #2200
Win Percentage: 54%
Times Ranked: 2471
Top-20 Rankings: 11
Directed By: James Gunn
Starring: Rainn Wilson • Ellen Page • Liv Tyler • Kevin Bacon • Michael Rooker
Genres: Action • Action Comedy • Black Comedy • Comedy • Comedy Drama • Comic-Book Superhero Film • Drama • Satire • Based-on-Comics
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Jumping The Broom
(DVD & Blu-ray | PG13 | 2011)
Flickchart Ranking: #16475
Win Percentage: 32%
Times Ranked: 46
Top-20 Rankings: 2
Directed By: Salim Akil
Starring: Angela Bassett • Paula Patton • Meagan Good • Laz Alonso • Julie Bowen
Genres: Comedy • Comedy Drama • Domestic Comedy • Drama
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Your Highness
(DVD & Blu-ray | R...
(DVD & Blu-ray | R | 2011)
Flickchart Ranking: #764
Win Percentage: 55%
Times Ranked: 7626
Top-20 Rankings: 22
Directed By: Greg Mottola
Starring: Simon Pegg • Nick Frost • Seth Rogen • Jane Lynch • Sigourney Weaver
Genres: Adventure • Comedy • Road Movie • Science Fiction • Sci-Fi Comedy • Adventure Comedy
Rank This Movie
Super
(DVD & Blu-ray | R | 2011)
Flickchart Ranking: #2200
Win Percentage: 54%
Times Ranked: 2471
Top-20 Rankings: 11
Directed By: James Gunn
Starring: Rainn Wilson • Ellen Page • Liv Tyler • Kevin Bacon • Michael Rooker
Genres: Action • Action Comedy • Black Comedy • Comedy • Comedy Drama • Comic-Book Superhero Film • Drama • Satire • Based-on-Comics
Rank This Movie
Jumping The Broom
(DVD & Blu-ray | PG13 | 2011)
Flickchart Ranking: #16475
Win Percentage: 32%
Times Ranked: 46
Top-20 Rankings: 2
Directed By: Salim Akil
Starring: Angela Bassett • Paula Patton • Meagan Good • Laz Alonso • Julie Bowen
Genres: Comedy • Comedy Drama • Domestic Comedy • Drama
Rank This Movie
Your Highness
(DVD & Blu-ray | R...
- 8/9/2011
- by Jonathan Hardesty
- Flickchart
In honor of the film's 30th anniversary this year, the cast of Fast Times at Ridgemont High reunited at Spike TV's Guy Choice Awards back on June 4th. The actual awards ceremony airs on TV tomorrow night, but Spike was cool enough to put most of the highlights on their website, including this one. Unfortunately none of the main actresses were available, but it's still cool to see some of the main players back together again, as well as Sean Penn try on the voice of Spicoli one last time. Featured in this image, we have: From left: Taylor Negron (the pizza delivery guy); Forest Whitaker (Charles Jefferson); Amy Heckerling (director); Brian Backer (Mark "Rat" Ratner); Judge Reinhold (Brad Hamilton); Robert Romanus (Mike Damone); and Sean Penn (Jeff...
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- 6/9/2011
- by Movies.com
- Movies.com - Celebrity Gossip
In honor of the film's 30th anniversary this year, the cast of Fast Times at Ridgemont High reunited at Spike TV's Guy Choice Awards back on June 4th. The actual awards ceremony airs on TV tomorrow night, but Spike was cool enough to put most of the highlights on their website, including this one. Unfortunately none of the main actresses were available, but it's still cool to see some of the main players back together again, as well as Sean Penn try on the voice of Spicoli one last time. Featured in this image, we have: From left: Taylor Negron (the pizza delivery guy); Forest Whitaker (Charles Jefferson); Amy Heckerling (director); Brian Backer (Mark "Rat" Ratner); Judge Reinhold (Brad Hamilton); Robert Romanus (Mike Damone); and Sean Penn (Jeff...
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- 6/9/2011
- by Movies.com
- Movies.com
Sean Penn will reunite with the director and cast of his breakout film Fast Times at Ridgemont High at tonight's Spike TV's Guys' Choice Awards. The coming-of-age drama is to be inducted into the network's Guy Movie Hall of Fame, and Robert De Niro will present the cast with the award. The event will see Penn reunited on stage with the likes of Judge Reinhold, Brian Backer, Forest Whitaker and Robert Romanus, as well as the film's director Amy Heckerling. Jennifer Jason Leigh is said (more)...
- 6/4/2011
- by By Tom Ayres
- Digital Spy
Sean Penn will reunite with his Fast Times At Ridgemont High castmates and director on Saturday when the high school comedy is inducted into the Guy Movie Hall of Fame at Spike TV’s Guys Choice Awards.
Penn, who played stoner icon Jeff Spicoli in the 1982 film, will reportedly join co-stars Judge Reinhold, Robert Romanus, Brian Backer and Forest Whitaker, and director Amy Heckerling at the event in Los Angeles, according to EW.com.
Robert De Niro will present the cast with trophies.
Penn, who played stoner icon Jeff Spicoli in the 1982 film, will reportedly join co-stars Judge Reinhold, Robert Romanus, Brian Backer and Forest Whitaker, and director Amy Heckerling at the event in Los Angeles, according to EW.com.
Robert De Niro will present the cast with trophies.
- 6/3/2011
- WENN
The cast of "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" will reunite to party at the Guys Choice Awards. Jeff Spicoli would most definitely approve.
Sean Penn, Judge Reinhold, Robert Romanus, Brian Backer, Forest Whitaker and director Amy Heckerling will be present at Spike TV's Guy Choice Awards to witness "Fast Times" being inducted into the Guy Movie Hall of Fame, according to Inside TV.
Hopefully, they'll play Sammy Hagar's title song as they approach the stage. Or at least Billy Squier's "Fast Times (The Best Years of Our Lives)."
Bummer, though, that Stacy and Linda won't be able to make it, as Jennifer Jason Leigh is in New York starring in a Broadway production of "The House of Blue Leaves" and Phoebe Cates is unavailable.
We wonder if Phoebe still has that red bathing suit? We wonder that quite often, actually...
The Guys Choice Awards will air on Spike TV on Friday,...
Sean Penn, Judge Reinhold, Robert Romanus, Brian Backer, Forest Whitaker and director Amy Heckerling will be present at Spike TV's Guy Choice Awards to witness "Fast Times" being inducted into the Guy Movie Hall of Fame, according to Inside TV.
Hopefully, they'll play Sammy Hagar's title song as they approach the stage. Or at least Billy Squier's "Fast Times (The Best Years of Our Lives)."
Bummer, though, that Stacy and Linda won't be able to make it, as Jennifer Jason Leigh is in New York starring in a Broadway production of "The House of Blue Leaves" and Phoebe Cates is unavailable.
We wonder if Phoebe still has that red bathing suit? We wonder that quite often, actually...
The Guys Choice Awards will air on Spike TV on Friday,...
- 6/3/2011
- by Bryan Enk
- NextMovie
Fast Times at Ridgemont High will be inducted into the Guy Movie Hall of Fame at Spike TV’s 2011 Guys Choice spectacle, which means– whoa, Mr. Hand! — we’re getting a mini-reunion of the cast from the seminal ’80s flick.
Sean Penn — yes, Academy Award winner Sean Penn — Judge Reinhold, Robert Romanus, Brian Backer, Forest Whitaker (another Oscar winner!), and director Amy Heckerling will all take the stage to accept the honor from film vet Robert De Niro, EW.com reveals. Among the Mia, Jennifer Jason Leigh is busy on Broadway, while Phoebe Cates is “unavailable.”
Spike’s Guys Choice bash airs Friday,...
Sean Penn — yes, Academy Award winner Sean Penn — Judge Reinhold, Robert Romanus, Brian Backer, Forest Whitaker (another Oscar winner!), and director Amy Heckerling will all take the stage to accept the honor from film vet Robert De Niro, EW.com reveals. Among the Mia, Jennifer Jason Leigh is busy on Broadway, while Phoebe Cates is “unavailable.”
Spike’s Guys Choice bash airs Friday,...
- 6/3/2011
- by Megan Masters
- TVLine.com
In the mood for some tasty waves, a cool buzz, or at least a mini-reunion of the cast of Fast Times at Ridgemont High? EW has learned that the legendary high school comedy will be inducted into the Guy Movie Hall of Fame at Saturday’s taping of Spike TV’s Guys Choice event, with Fast Times cast members Sean Penn, Judge Reinhold, Robert Romanus, Brian Backer, Forest Whitaker, and director Amy Heckerling appearing together onstage in Los Angeles to accept the honor. (Alas, Jennifer Jason Leigh is busy starring in the Broadway production of The House of Blue Leaves and Phoebe Cates is unavailable.
- 6/3/2011
- by Dan Snierson
- EW - Inside TV
Can you say Friday The 13th rip-off? Good, your understanding of the English language is at least sufficient (that‘s my pretend pretentiousness emerging). Now move on from that notion, because while The Burning was clearly inspired by Friday, it’s got some fantastic elements that enable the picture to stand firm on it’s own accord. First off, the “rules” of a slasher are treated with great liberty here. Neither writer Harvey Weinstein nor writer/director Tony Maylam restrict their script maneuvers by insisting upon following the beaten path. Second, the cast is absolutely terrific, showcasing an array of actors and actresses who would go on to build highly successful careers. Third, Tom Savini is on board for the special effects… need I say more on that topic? Add it all up and the result is a kick ass slasher film that could very easily be considered superior to Friday The 13th,...
- 9/7/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (Matt Molgaard)
- Fangoria
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