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Cast & Crew

Mark L. Lester
Director
Martin Sheen
As Captain Hollister
Robert Miano
As Blinded Agent
Dick Warlock
As Knowles
Drew Barrymore
As Charlene 'Charlie' McGee
David Keith
As Andrew 'Andy' McGee
Louise Fletcher
As Norma Manders

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In this suspenseful sci-fi thriller, a young girl named Charlie McGee discovers she has the ability to control fire with her mind. Her parents, who participated in a secret government experiment, have telepathic and mind control abilities. The government agency that sponsored the experiment wants to exploit Charlie's powers as a weapon, leading to a deadly showdown between the family and the agency's agents. With her parents killed, Charlie must use her powers to take down the facility and escape, but not before unleashing fiery vengeance on those who threaten her.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Firestarter include Def-Con 4, Zombie 3, Turkey Shoot, Phantasm II, Arena, Shocking Dark.

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Firestarter was released in theaters on May 11, 1984.