Firestarter

5/11/19841h 55m

Theatrical Release (US)

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

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?

Director:

Mark L. Lester

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$15,000,000.00

Revenue:

$17,080,167.00

Key words:

fire
based on novel or book
telepathy
psychic power
girl power
psychic force

Cast

David Keith

~ as ~

Andrew McGee

Drew Barrymore

~ as ~

Charlie McGee

Freddie Jones

~ as ~

Dr. Joseph Wanless

Heather Locklear

~ as ~

Vicky McGee

Martin Sheen

~ as ~

Captain Hollister

George C. Scott

~ as ~

John Rainbird

Art Carney

~ as ~

Irv Manders

Louise Fletcher

~ as ~

Norma Manders

Moses Gunn

~ as ~

Dr. Pynchot

Antonio Fargas

~ as ~

Taxi Driver

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Reviews (1)

GenerationofSwine
Written 2 year(s) ago
10
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.