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Firestarter(Movie, 1984)

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| 1h 54min | Genres: Horror, Thriller, Science Fiction
FirestarterRating: 3.2/5 (with 286286 votes)
Firestarter is a 1984 American science fiction thriller horror film based on Stephen King's 1980 novel of the same name. The plot concerns a girl who develops pyrokinesis and the secret government agency known as The Shop which seeks to control her. The film was directed by Mark L. Lester, and stars David Keith, Drew Barrymore, Martin Sheen and George C. Scott. Firestarter was shot in and around Wilmington, Chimney Rock, and Lake Lure, North Carolina. A miniseries follow-up to the film, Firestarter: Rekindled, was released in 2002 on the Sci-Fi Channel and a remake feature film produced by Blumhouse Productions was released on May 13, 2022. ()
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About Firestarter

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.".

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Plays in: Connecticut
Based on the work of: Stephen King ("Firestarter")
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 23 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 05/11/1984
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Charlie"
"Žhářka"
"Stephen Kings Der Feuerteufel"
"Εξουσία Πυρός"
"A gyújtogató"
"Порождающая огонь"
"Та, що запалює поглядом"
Budget: 15,000,000 USD
Revenue: 17,080,167 USD (= 114%)

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