Firestarter (1984)

Release date: 1984-05-11
Country: USA
Language: English
Director: Mark L. Lester
Production Co: Dino De Laurentiis Company, Universal Pictures
Genre: Action, Horror, Thriller, Science Fiction
Rating: 6.1/10
Length: 1h 54min

Storyline

Andrew and Vicky McGee met while earning money as guinea pigs for an experiment at college. The experiment was shrouded in suspicion and mystery, and seemed to be related to psychic abilities. The two were married and had a daughter, Charlie, who has the ability to start fires by merely thinking about it, also known as pyrokinesis. Naturally, the government takes a great interest in Charlie, and operatives from the secret department known as "The Shop" want to quarantine and study her.

Plot Keywords

pyrokinesis, based on novel, psionic power, father daughter relationship, doctor, psychic, fire, experiment, single father, single parent, hitchhiking, government agent, farm, farmer, barn, college student, death of wife, pay phone, airport, child in peril

Short Review

Even before it begins laying waste to the reputations of cast members, "Firestarter" is promptly exposed as a derivative embarrassment of a conception.