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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?
Theatrical
May 11, 1984
Box Office
$17.1M
Budget
$15.0M
Return
1.1x
DVD / Blu-ray
Apr 1, 1998
Theaters
1
Director
Writer
Producers
Music
Studio
The De Laurentiis Company
Quotes
See all →The Burden of Unwanted Power
Taglines
Charlie McGee is a happy, healthy eight-year-old little girl. Normal in every way but one. She has the power to set objects afire with just one glance. It's a power she does not want. It's a power she can't control. And, each night, Charlie prays to be just like every other child. But there are those who will do everything in their power to find her... or destroy her.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Power and Destruction Unleashed
Taglines
She has the power . . . an evil destructive force.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →D
Drew Barrymore
Charlie McGee
D
David Keith
Andrew McGee
F
Freddie Jones
Dr. Joseph Wanless
H
Heather Locklear
Vicky McGee
M
Martin Sheen
Captain Hollister
G
George C. Scott
John Rainbird
A
Art Carney
Irv Manders
L
Louise Fletcher
Norma Manders
M
Moses Gunn
Dr. Pynchot
A
Antonio Fargas
Taxi Driver
D
Drew Snyder
Orville Jamieson
C
Curtis Credel
Bates
D
Dick Warlock
Knowles
J
Jeff Ramsey
Steinowitz
L
Larry Sprinkle
Security Guard
S
Scott R. Davis
Bearded Student
W
William Alspaugh
Proprietor
L
Laurens Moore
Old Man
S
Steve Boles
Mailman
S
Stanley Mann
Motel Owner
