Firestarter [Blu-ray]
August 18, 2019 - Comment
Firestarter, the unforgettable best-seller by esteemed horror author Stephen King, chronicles the extraordinary life of Charlene “Charlie” McGee. Eight-year-old Drew Barrymore stars as the child who 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, “The Shop,” that wants her destroyed? Filled with blazing special effects and featuring an all-star cast including Martin Sheen and Heather Locklear, Art Carney, Louise Fletcher and George C. Scott, Firestarter is a must-own film for any fan of the supernatural.
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A good movie.. To see just how things are… in the back cover of this blu-ray edition, there are photos of most main characters… but here is not a single photo of David Keith, who plays the most important character in the movie other than Drew Barrymore herself…I did not read the original book by Stephen King. That said, I could not obviously draw comparisons. So, I enjoyed the movie for what it was: a good thriller, with enough suspense and a good screenplay.The restauration for…
A good movie that is still enjoyable after all these years As most know this is a movie adaptation of the Stephen King novel of the same name made in the early 1980s, starring a still very young (about 8 year old) Drew Barrymore. She is in a sense a product of a government drug experiment (her parents were given an experimental drug while in college and ended up with powers) who can start fires with her mind. The story is told partly in flashbacks and in the present while Charlie (Barrymore’s character) and her father are on the run from government…
Kingâs story will get you fired up with an all star cast and some strong performances. Originally to be dir3ctd by John Carpenter, âFirestarterâ was given to director Mark Lester after the success of âThe Class of 1984â and the failure of Carpenterâs own âThe Thingâat the box office. Tossing the script worked on by Carpenter, Lester brought 8n writer Stanley Mann and decided to stay as faithful to the book as possible while producer Dino De Laurentiis (full disclosure- I worked for Dinoâs company DEG around the time this was being shot at the studio he built in North. Carolina to…