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Name: Firestarter
Released: 1984-5-11
Cast: Drew Barrymore, George C. Scott, David Keith, Martin Sheen, Art Carney

Firestarter

R
1h 54m
1984

40%

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Drew Barrymore heads up the cast in Firestarter, the suspense-filled film based on the best-selling Stephen King novel. After college sweethearts Andrew (David Keith) and Vicky McGee (Heather Locklear) participate in a mysterious psychic experiment, they have a child, Charlie (Barrymore), who is born with the ability to start fires with her mind. Her unique pyrokinetic talent soon comes to the attention of a covert government agency known as "The Shop." Now operatives from this sinister group (Martin Sheen and George C. Scott) are out to capture nine-year-old Charlie and control her supernatural powers at all costs.

Director:

Mark L. Lester

Producer:

Frank Capra, Jr.

Writer:

Stanley Mann

Cast:

Drew Barrymore, George C. Scott, David Keith, Martin Sheen, Art Carney, Louise Fletcher, Heather Locklear, Freddie Jones, Moses Gunn

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

40%

Critics Consensus: Firestarter's concept hews too closely to other known Stephen King adaptations, though it's got nice special effects (including scenery-chewing George C. Scott).

Reviews

Sarah G Vincent Views

Sarah Vincent

“Firestarter” is at its best when Scott seizes central focus, and if people remember the movie fondly, his performance as the two-faced killer. We seamlessly see him as he truly is and as he wants Charlie to see him.

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Everything is Horrible (Substack)

Noah Berlatsky

At a time cinema movie screens are saturated with formulaic superheroing, it is intriguing to go back and watch a movie that so obviously didn’t get the memo about where superheroes are supposed to go, and how quickly.

While FIRESTARTER has its problematic elements, the character of Rainbird alone could fuel many think pieces on appropriation and stereotyping, it is a story of female rage and patriarchal control.

Firestarter rests on the shoulders of Barrymore...It’s repetitive yet visually arresting, as Barrymore’s hair blows back, her eyes widen, and every adult around her begins to sweat profusely and panic.

The most mediocre adaptation so far.

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Additional Info

Genre:Sci-Fi, Thriller
Release Date:May 11, 1984
Languages:English
Captions:English
Audio Format:
Stereo

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