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Firestarter is a 1984 American science fiction thriller horror film based on Stephen King's 1980 novel of the same name. [4] The plot concerns a girl who develops pyrokinesis and the secret government agency known as The Shop which seeks to control her.
Otherwise, you end up with a movie like the new-to-Peacock bore that is Firestarter. A remake of the 1984 Drew Barrymore vehicle based on a 1980 Stephen King novel, this dreadful horror offering ...
Firestarter is a science fiction-horror thriller novel by Stephen King, first published in September 1980. It tells the story of a young girl, Charlie McGee, with the ability of pyrokinesis , whose destructive force a ruthless government agency tries to harness for their own purposes.
Mark L. Lester (born November 26, 1946) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. [1] He is known as a prolific director of cult films, including the disco musical Roller Boogie (1979), the vigilante thriller film Class of 1984 (1982), the Stephen King adaptation Firestarter (1984), the Arnold Schwarzenegger action film Commando (1985), the action-comedy Armed and Dangerous ...
Director and lead actor praise young star who could make horror fans forget about the 1984 Drew Barrymore version.
For once, Zac Efron won't be the hottest thing on set. Set to be a new adaptation of Stephen King's 1980 novel -- about a young girl who develops pyrokinetic abilities and is abducted by a secret ...
Firestarter was released in the United States on May 13, 2022, by Universal Pictures simultaneously theatrically and through streaming on Peacock. The film was panned by critics and audiences, with many deeming it to be inferior to the original 1984 film, and grossed $15 million worldwide against a $12 million budget.
Firestarter: Rekindled (retitled Firestarter 2: Rekindled for home video) is an American two-part television miniseries. It serves as a sequel to the 1984 film adaptation of the 1980 Stephen King novel Firestarter .