Firestarter

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?

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

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 th...

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