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Based on the New York urban legend of the Cropsey maniac, the screenplay was written by Bob Weinstein and Peter Lawrence, from a story conceived by producer Harvey Weinstein, Tony Maylam, and Brad Grey. Rick Wakeman, of the progressive rock band Yes, composed the score. The Burning was theatrically released on May 8, 1981, by Filmways.
Andre Rand (born Frank Rostum Rushan; March 11, 1944), also known as Frank Bruchette and dubbed the Pied Piper of Staten Island, is an American convicted child kidnapper, sex offender and suspected serial killer who is currently serving two sentences of twenty-five years to life in prison for the abductions of two girls, age 7 and 12, on Staten Island, New York. [2]
Cropsey is a 2009 American documentary film written and directed by Joshua Zeman and Barbara Brancaccio. The film initially begins as an examination of "Cropsey", a boogeyman-like figure from New York City urban legend, before segueing into the story of Andre Rand, a convicted child kidnapper from Staten Island whose known or suspected crimes in the 1970s and '80s may have inspired or been ...
The Burning may refer to: The Burning, a slasher film; The Burning (2019 film), a Spanish comedy thriller film "The Burning" , an episode of the American sitcom Seinfeld "The Burning", a Civil War military action conducted by Philip Sheridan
Cropsey is a folklore legend that describes a boogeyman-like figure, before segueing into the story of Andre Rand, a convicted child kidnapper from Staten Island through the 1970s–80s. [30] Crybaby Bridge is a nickname given to some bridges in the United States. The name often reflects the belief that the sound of a baby can be, or has been ...
Burning Man 2023 was painted as a disastrous Burningheimer for billionaires. Far from being stranded, rich Burners danced on the lip of the Black Rock Desert.
Zeman's breakthrough came with Cropsey, a critically acclaimed horror documentary that premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2009. Co-directed with Barbara Brancaccio, the film explores the urban legend of "Cropsey" on Staten Island, New York, and its connection to a series of real-life child disappearances involving convicted kidnapper Andre Rand.
Her mother named her Francine after a French musician. Her father, a farmworker, was an abusive alcoholic. At age 16, Francine left high school to marry James "Mickey" Hughes. They had four children together: Christie, James “Jimmy” Berlin Jr, Nicole and Dana. In the movie about Hughes' story The Burning Bed there are only the first 3 ...