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Firestarter (1984)

6.3 | May 11, 1984 (US) | Horror, Thriller, Science Fiction | 01:55
Budget: 15 000 000 | Revenue: 17 080 167

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

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?

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David Keith
Andrew McGee
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Drew Barrymore
Charlie McGee
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Freddie Jones
Dr. Joseph Wanless
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Heather Locklear
Vicky McGee
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Martin Sheen
Captain Hollister
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George C. Scott
John Rainbird
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Art Carney
Irv Manders
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Louise Fletcher
Norma Manders
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Moses Gunn
Dr. Pynchot
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Antonio Fargas
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Teasers

Firestarter TV trailer 1984

Reviews

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GenerationofSwine
10 | Jan 11, 2023
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.