Firestarter

“She has the power to set objects on fire with just one glance!”

6.3

1984

1h 55m

HorrorScience FictionThriller

Director: Mark L. Lester

Overview

Charlene "Charlie" McGee has the amazing ability to start fires with just a glance. Can her psychic power and the love of her father save her from the threatening government agency which wants to destroy her?

Trailer

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Cast

Andrew McGee

David Keith

Andrew McGee

Charlie McGee

Drew Barrymore

Charlie McGee

Dr. Joseph Wanless

Freddie Jones

Dr. Joseph Wanless

Vicky McGee

Heather Locklear

Vicky McGee

Captain Hollister

Martin Sheen

Captain Hollister

John Rainbird

George C. Scott

John Rainbird

Irv Manders

Art Carney

Irv Manders

Norma Manders

Louise Fletcher

Norma Manders

Dr. Pynchot

Moses Gunn

Dr. Pynchot

Taxi Driver

Antonio Fargas

Taxi Driver

Orville Jamieson

Drew Snyder

Orville Jamieson

Bates

Curtis Credel

Bates

Reviews

GenerationofSwine

Hey check it out, it's a good Stephen King movie!!!!! I mean, he has a HUGE catalogue, and only occasionally do to get a really good King film. Most of them are the definition of B-Movie trash without the B-Movie fun. But this one works. It adapted to film extremely well. The atmosphere fit the atmosphere of the book. The acting was good, unfortunately there was no ET, but on the whole it was a surprisingly good King movie. And now it sort of has the 80s nostalgia feel that is just dated enough to be comfortingly familiar and still stands the test of time. That is pretty rare for a King movie.

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