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Firestarter

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Firestarter
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R,1hr 55min
Genre:
Sci-Fi
Release:
1984
Director:
Mark L. Lester
Distributor:
Universal Studios
Starring:
David Keith, George C. Scott, Drew Barrymore  ...more
Synopsis: Firestarter is based on a bone-chilling novel by Steven King. Drew Barrymore plays Charlie McGee the young daughter of Andrew (David Keith) and Vicky (Heather Locklear) McGee, who years earlier had been guinea pigs for a top secret experiment. As a result, Charlie has acquired the unenviable ability to start fires simply by thinking about fires. Charlie is pursued over hill and dale by The Shop, a secret government organization bent upon using her skills for nefarious purposes. The special effects ... Full Synopsis
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Derek Armstrong, AMG Review
It would be foolish to suggest that working in two straight movies inspired by Stephen King novels, Firestarter and Cat's Eye, would afflict Drew Barrymore with the kind of curse that King himself might have written about. But there's an odd real-world corollary to watching the disturbed preteen light fires with her mind, as Barrymore's own tumultuous world was about to be engulfed by drug and alcohol ... Full Review
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David Keith
Andrew McGee
George C. Scott
John Rainbird
Drew Barrymore
Charlie McGee
Martin Sheen
Capt. Hollister
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