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Firestarter

1984·115 min

Firestarter

Directed by Mark L. Lester

HorrorScience FictionThriller

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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Andrew McGee

Charlie McGee

Dr. Joseph Wanless

Heather Locklear

Vicky McGee

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Frank Capra, Jr.

Producer

Christopher Franke

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Original Music Composer

Johannes Schmölling

Original Music Composer

Giuseppe Ruzzolini

Director of Photography

Dino De Laurentiis

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Firestarter (1984) is about 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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Mark L. Lester directed Firestarter (1984).

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