

Firestarter
1984-05-11 · 114 min · ★ 6.3
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?
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Production details
- Directors
- Mark L. Lester
- Production companies
- The De Laurentiis Company
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 15,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 17,080,167
Top Cast
Drew BarrymoreCharlie McGee
David KeithAndrew McGee
Freddie JonesDr. Joseph Wanless
Heather LocklearVicky McGee
Martin SheenCaptain Hollister
George C. ScottJohn Rainbird
Art CarneyIrv Manders
Louise FletcherNorma Manders
Moses GunnDr. Pynchot
Antonio FargasTaxi Driver
Drew SnyderOrville Jamieson
Dick WarlockKnowles
Jeff RamseySteinowitz
Jack MagnerYoung ServicemanTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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