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Plot

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 are undeniably startling, even when the script and dialogue are straight out of the funny papers (it's hard to keep a straight face during the New York Times final shot!) The high-priced cast--including George C. Scott, Art Carney, Louise Fletcher--seems to be having a grand ole time.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Science Fiction
Run Time:
115min.
DVD Release Date:
04/01/1998
Director(s):
Mark L. Lester
Starring:
David Keith , Drew Barrymore , George C. Scott , Martin Sheen , Heather Locklear
Themes:
Experiments Gone Awry,Flight of the Innocent,Psychic Abilities
Tone:
Menacing,Slick,Ominous,Paranoid,Tense,Visceral
Keywords:
chase,child,drugs,experiment,firestarters,good-vs-evil,government,scientist,supernatural,supernatural-forces,teenagers,telekinesis
Language:
English