Movie
Firestarter
Overview
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?
Details
- Release date
- 1984-05-11
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Genres
- Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
- Status
- Released
- Production
- The De Laurentiis Company
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- David Keith as Andrew McGee
- Drew Barrymore as Charlie McGee
- Freddie Jones as Dr. Joseph Wanless
- Heather Locklear as Vicky McGee
- Martin Sheen as Captain Hollister
- George C. Scott as John Rainbird
- Art Carney as Irv Manders
- Louise Fletcher as Norma Manders
- Moses Gunn as Dr. Pynchot
- Antonio Fargas as Taxi Driver
- Drew Snyder as Orville Jamieson
- Curtis Credel as Bates
Crew
- Mark L. Lester - Director
- Stanley Mann - Screenplay
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