Firestarter
“She has the power to set objects on fire with just one glance!”
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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Cast
37 people
Drew Barrymore
Charlie McGee
Known for
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
50 First Dates
David Keith
Andrew McGee
Known for
Raise Your Voice
An Officer and a Gentleman
Freddie Jones
Dr. Joseph Wanless
Known for
The Elephant Man
Dune
Heather Locklear
Vicky McGee
Known for
Spin City
The Perfect Man
Martin Sheen
Captain Hollister
Known for
Apocalypse Now
Catch Me If You Can
George C. Scott
John Rainbird
Known for
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Patton
Art Carney
Irv Manders
Known for
Last Action Hero
The Honeymooners
Louise Fletcher
Norma Manders
Known for
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Cruel Intentions
Moses Gunn
Dr. Pynchot
Known for
The NeverEnding Story
Heartbreak Ridge
Antonio Fargas
Taxi Driver
Known for
Starsky & Hutch
Everybody Hates Chris
Drew Snyder
Orville Jamieson
Known for
Commando
WarGames
Curtis Credel
Bates
Known for
Battlestar Galactica
Mark L. Lester Director · Stanley Mann Screenplay Stephen King Author
Worldwide gross $17M · Budget $15M · United States release May 11, 1984
Box office
Budget
$15,000,000
Worldwide gross
$17,080,167
Gross vs. budget
1.1×
Production
The De Laurentiis Company
Production
Universal Pictures
Studio · Production
Dino De Laurentiis Company
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Italian
Release dates
United States · May 11, 1984
Theatrical
Australia
September 6, 1984 · Theatrical
France
January 7, 1987 · Theatrical · (cancelled)
October 5, 2004 · Physical · DVD
October 9, 2018 · Theatrical · (Re-)release
Germany
September 28, 1984 · Theatrical
Italy
September 1, 1984 · Theatrical
Portugal
August 14, 1986 · Theatrical
Spain
October 11, 1984 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
May 15, 1984 · Theatrical
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