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 the atmosphere of the book. The acting was good, unfortunately there was no ET, but on the whole it was a surprisingly good King movie. And now it sort of has the 80s nostalgia feel that is just dated enough to be comfortingly familiar and still stands the test of time. That is pretty rare for a King movie.
Firestarter
“She has the power to set objects on fire with just one glance!”
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?
Quick Stats
6.3
TMDB Rating
793
Votes
1h 54m
Runtime
$15.0M
Budget
$17.1M
Box Office
114%
Return
Key Crew
DirectorMark L. Lester
WriterStephen King
CinematographyGiuseppe Ruzzolini
ComposerChristopher Franke
EditorDavid Rawlins
Production DesignGiorgio Postiglione
Produced by
The De Laurentiis Company
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Critics & Reviews
1 featuredCast
Drew Barrymore
Charlie McGee
David Keith
Andrew McGee
Freddie Jones
Dr. Joseph Wanless
Heather Locklear
Vicky McGee
Martin Sheen
Captain Hollister
George C. Scott
John Rainbird
Art Carney
Irv Manders
Louise Fletcher
Norma Manders
Moses Gunn
Dr. Pynchot
Antonio Fargas
Taxi Driver
Drew Snyder
Orville Jamieson
C
Curtis Credel
Bates
K
Keith Colbert
Mayo
Dick Warlock
Knowles
Jeff Ramsey
Steinowitz
