Firestarter

"She has the power to set objects on fire with just one glance!"

1984 1h 54m EN

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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?

“She has the power to set objects on fire with just one glance!”

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Cast

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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mark L. Lester
Writers: Stanley Mann
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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42 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mark L. Lester, shot by Giuseppe Ruzzolini. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Christopher Franke. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor David Rawlins shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Drew Barrymore and David Keith and Freddie Jones carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "She has the power to set objects on fire with just one glance!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0087262 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Mark L. Lester directs. Giuseppe Ruzzolini behind the camera. Christopher Franke scores. David Rawlins cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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142 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Mark L. Lester, shot by Giuseppe Ruzzolini. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Christopher Franke. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor David Rawlins shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Drew Barrymore and David Keith and Freddie Jones carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "She has the power to set objects on fire with just one glance!".
7IMDB entry: tt0087262 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Giuseppe Ruzzolini
Original score: Christopher Franke
Editing: David Rawlins
Production design: Giorgio Postiglione
Stunt coordinator: Glenn Randall Jr.
Runtime: 114 min · 1h 54m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $15,000,000
Box office: $17,080,167
Return: 114% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Firestarter (1984)

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GenerationofSwine2023-01-11
★ 10/10
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.

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