Pyro (1964)

Description

Be prepared to sweat as you witness the incendiary Sidney Pink thriller, Pyro. Hailed as a trailblazing classic, Pyro left a scorched path for modern thrillers like Sam Raimi's Darkman and Fatal Attraction to follow. The unhappily married Vance (Barry Sullivan) is cheating on his wife with a jealous pyromaniac named Laura (Martha Hyer). After a crisis of conscience, Vance breaks off the steamy affair. Laura, insane with grief, retaliates by scorching his house, along with his wife and daughter. An attempt to save his family proves unsuccessful, and he is burned beyond recognition and hospitalized. After several bleak months of agony and devastation, the horribly scarred Vance escapes from the hospital hell bent on revenge. Things soon heat up as Vance reaches for the gas can and vows to destroy Laura's life in the same way that she destroyed his. Featuring hot-flash inducing suspense and a heart pounding conclusion, Pyro is a chilling tale that sets the screen ablaze.