Firestarter
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?
Critics Sentiment
Charlie destroys the Shop facility with her powers
Hollister and Rainbird capture Andy and Charlie
The film plummets from exciting action sequences to tedious captivity drama when Charlie and Andy are captured by the Shop, then rebounds dramatically for the climactic destruction.
Firestarter starts promisingly with chase sequences and Drew Barrymore's compelling performance, but significantly weakens during the middle Shop facility sequences that critics found slow and unconvincing. The film redeems itself with George C. Scott's villainous turn and an explosive finale that showcases impressive special effects and emotional payoff.
Full cast
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David Keith
Andrew McGee
Drew Barrymore
Charlie 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
Curtis Credel
Bates
Keith Colbert
Mayo
Dick Warlock
Knowles
Jeff Ramsey
Steinowitz
Jack Magner
Young Serviceman
Lisa Anne Barnes
Serviceman's Girlfriend
Larry Sprinkle
Security Guard
Cassandra Ward-Freeman
Woman in Stall
Scott R. Davis
Bearded Student
Crew
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