Firestarter

Movie Details

Title

Firestarter

Original Title

Firestarter

Genres

Horror, Thriller, Science Fiction

Tagline

Will she have the power... to survive?

Release Date

11 May 1984

Overview

As youths, Andy McGee and his future wife, Vicky, participated in secret experiments, allowing themselves to be subjected to mysterious medical tests. Years later, the couple's daughter, Charlie, begins to exhibit the ability of setting fires solely with her mind. This volatile talent makes the youngster extremely dangerous and soon she becomes a target for the enigmatic agency known as "The Shop."

Director

Mark L. Lester

Actors

Drew Barrymore, David Keith, Freddie Jones, Heather Locklear, Martin Sheen, George C. Scott, Art Carney, Louise Fletcher, Moses Gunn, Antonio Fargas, Drew Snyder, Curtis Credel, Keith Colbert, Dick Warlock, Jeff Ramsey, Jack Magner, Lisa Anne Barnes, Larry Sprinkle, Cassandra Ward-Freeman, Scott R. Davis, Nina Jones, William Alspaugh, Laurens Moore, Anne Fitzgibbon, Steve Boles, Stanley Mann, Robert Miano, Leon Rippy, Carole Francisco, Wendy Womble, Etan Boritzer, Joan Foley, John Sanderford, Orwin C. Harvey, George P. Wilbur, Carey Fox, Laura Warner

Writer

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Author

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Producer

Frank Capra, Jr.

Director of Photography

Giuseppe Ruzzolini

Original Music Composer

Christopher Franke, Edgar Froese, Johannes Schmölling

Country

 United States of America

Languages

English

Runtime

1 h 54 min

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Universal Pictures, Dino De Laurentiis Company

Budget

$15,000,000

Certification

R

Revenue

$17,080,167

IMDB

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