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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
May 11, 1984 Wide
Oct 10, 2000
MCA Universal Home Video
All Critics (25) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (9) | Rotten (13) | DVD (3)
While no means a masterpiece, it's a Stephen King film worthy of viewing once or twice...
A scene-stealing performance by a menacing George C. Scott and a terrific musical score by Tangerine Dream elevate this entertaining companion piece to 1978's The Fury.
corny and overblown
Stephen King didn't like it, but it really ain't that bad.
More interested in special effects than in dramatic flare.
It's not great. It mainstreams all the novel's subversiveness, but it's watchable.
Bad movie. Bad career move. Bad in all respects.
One of the better King book-to-film adaptations.
Another haphazard adaptation of a Stephen King novel, this quintessential eighties horror movie includes the cute factor of a young and drug free Drew Barrymore, still rising high off her role in E.T. and Hollywood acting dynasty status. The story has a simplistic premise, but the backstory and subsequent plot usually
September 27, 2010Super Reviewer
This is an incredible horror drama, and it stars Drew Barrymore as the kid, she does a great job. The story is fantastic, it's exciting and dramatic. I love this movie, it's one of my favourites.
September 6, 2010Super Reviewer
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