Firestarter (1984)

Directed by

Mark L. Lester

Genre

action film, horror film, science fiction film, thriller film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 54m

Rated

R

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 775 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young girl develops the power to start fires with her mind. A secret government agency called The Shop tries to capture her and use her abilities.

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What happens

Firestarter is a 1984 American science fiction thriller horror film based on Stephen King's 1980 novel of the same name. The plot concerns a girl who develops pyrokinesis and the secret government agency known as The Shop which seeks to control her. The film was directed by Mark L. Lester, and stars David Keith, Drew Barrymore, Martin Sheen, and George C. Scott. Firestarter was shot in and around Wilmington, Chimney Rock, and Lake Lure, North Carolina. This is the second film which featured the collaboration between Scott and Sheen, after the 1972 film Rage. A miniseries follow-up to the film, Firestarter: Rekindled, was released in 2002 on the Sci-Fi Channel and a remake, also titled Firestarter and produced by Blumhouse Productions, was released on May 13, 2022. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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