She gets mad, her eyes narrow, and things catch on fire. Drew barrymore plays charlie mcgee the young daughter of andrew david keith and vicky heather locklear mcgee, who years earlier. Fortunately, he has an ace up his sleeve with 9yearold actress drew barrymore. Firestarter 1984 a couple who participated in a potent medical experiment gain telekinetic ability and then have a child who is pyrokinetic. Drew barrymore is remembering her firestarter face, the expression shed make when she was about to set things ablaze in the 1984 stephen king classic. Firestarter was a film made in 1984, based on stephen kings book with the same name. Andy mcgee david keith met his future wife vicky tomlinson heather locklear in. Charlie has the amazing ability to start fires at will, but she is still very little and learning to control her abilities, and she must do this as her and her father are on the run from the shop, the government agency that gave them their powers to begin with. Scott ambushes charlie drew barrymore and andy david keith and shoots them with tranquilizer darts. Firestarter was the fifth movie in a year that was based on a bestselling thriller by stephen king. Barrymore did a good job having to carry a lot of the movie despite being so young. She would have been nine when it was released, so probably she was seven or eight when shooting. Rekindled, was released in 2002 on the scifi channel and a remake from blumhouse.
Firestarter 1984 cast and crew as youths, andy mcgee david keith and his future wife, vicky heather locklear, participated in secret experiments, allowing themselves to be subjected to. Firestarter, the unforgettable bestseller by esteemed horror author stephen king, chronicles the extraordinary life of charlene charlie mcgee. Dec 17, 2019 drew barrymore starred in some of the most interesting projects as a child actor and firestarter was one of them. Firestarter 1984 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Rent firestarter 1984 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Charlie drew barrymore aces the test of burning wood chips, much to the excitement of hollister martin sheen. The others were christine, cujo, the dead zone, and children of the corn. Scott, as john rainbird, the ruthless government agent looking to capture her.
Firestarter is the latest stephen king movie getting a. A secret government agency called the shop, who were behind the experiment, wanted to capture charlie for weapons. 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. A couple who participated in a potent medical experiment gain telekinetic ability and then have a child who is pyrokinetic. Firestarter the 1984 horror occult movie featuring drew barrymore and david keith at the award winning 80s movies rewind. Lester, and stars david keith, drew barrymore, martin sheen and george c. With drew barrymore, david keith, freddie jones, heather locklear. A young woman who has the ability to start fires with her mind, must now face the trauma of her childhood by battling with a group of very talented children and their cruel leader, john rainbird. 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. When agents from the shop arrive and shoot irv art carney, charlie drew barrymore loses control and sets the men on fire. Blumhouse founder jason blum announced thursday that filmmaker akiva goldsman will cowrite and direct a new version of stephen kings novel. Drew barrymores first starring role a 9year old possesses pyrotechnic powers that threaten a fiery end to those who make her mad. I was so tired that much of that time is a complete blur. The film was shot in and around wilmington, chimney rock, and lake lure, north carolina.
Firestarter is based on a bonechilling novel by steven king. This power, called pyrokinesis, is almost impossible to control and charlene charlie mcgee is terrified of what she might do if it were ever fully unleashed. Drew barrymore is 8 yearold charlie mcgee, the twisted fire starter in the title. After college sweethearts andrew david keith and vicky mcgee heather. Scott, firestarter is a mustown film for any fan of the supernatural. The movie approached walken as an ordinary man burdened with a power that should belong only to god, and allowed us to empathize with his terrible gift. It also starred heather locklear as vicky and martin sheen as cap. The following is the complete list of filmography by american actress, author, director, model and producer, drew barrymore. Charlene norma charlie mcgee is the daughter of andy mcgee and vicky tomlinson in the novel firestarter. Of filming firestarter, drew barrymore once said this. Mar 02, 20 drew barrymore heads up the cast in firestarter, the suspensefilled film based on the bestselling stephen king novel.
Released 1984, firestarter stars david keith, drew barrymore, george c. She was eleven months old when she first appeared on a television advertisement. It starred drew barrymore as charlie mcgee, a little girl with the ability to start fires with her mind, and george c. But in firestarter, we dont feel sorry for barrymore because shes never developed as a believable little girl just a plot gimmick. Drew barrymore had to be filmed on a soundstage for certain scenes including the climactic barn fire which were shot at night because the production could not have her work all night long. Firestarter was adapted into a film of the same name in 1984. Firestarter 1984 stream and watch online moviefone. The movie was the third that she starred in, and her character is basically a roadmap to the eerieweird kid trope that weve seen in genre movies. Firestarter, based on the unforgettable bestseller by esteemed. After college sweethearts andrew david keith and vicky mcgee heather locklear participate in a mysterious psychic experiment, they have a child, charlie barrymore, who is born with the ability to start fires with her mind. Charlie drew barrymore destroys a cinderblock wall and melts the test room in the hope that they will let her see her father. All that stands out in my memory is the horrible creamy chicken soup and salad i ate for lunch every day, and how id try to sneak hot salsa into my friends bowl of soup. Drew barrymore heads up the cast in firestarter, the suspensefilled film based on the bestselling stephen king novel.
Martin sheen in firestarter 1984 firestarter 1984 drew barrymore in. The plot concerns a young girl who develops pyrokinesis and the secret government agency known as the shop which seeks to control her. Firestarter, based on a novel of the same name by stephen king, is the story of a little girl who can cause things to bursts into flame using only her mind. Prophetically, a few years before she was cast in the film, sixyearold drew barrymores mother thought that drew resembled the girl on the source novels paperback dustjacket. I highly recommend the drew barrymore firestarter movie. With marguerite moreau, malcolm mcdowell, dennis hopper, danny nucci. Drew barrymore starrer firestarter gets blumhouse reboot. Firestarter ist ein usamerikanischer horrorfilm des regisseurs mark l. The 1984 version of firestarter starred drew barrymore as a young girl with pyrokinetic abilities whos abducted by the government because of course they want to use her as a weapon. Firestarter 410 movie clip torching the agents 1984 hd. Drew barrymore is an american actress, film producer, and director.
The best of those and the one most similar to firestarter is the dead zone, which starred christopher walken as a man cursed with the ability to foretell the future. My mom had seen this book at the grocery store with a picture of a little girl on. Scott, freddie jones the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 53 min, and received a score of 50 out of 100 on metacritic. This is a great movie collection of 2 firestarter movies. This is a very good movie version of a great stephen king book.
Photograph your local culture, help wikipedia and win. Drew barrymore lily allen firestarter smoked sausages charlie mcgeedrew barrymorelonny san fransiscojason sudeikis open on slow pan across hot dogs on a grill lonny san fransisco vo. Barrymores performance as charlie mcgee has something of the. As a result, charlie has acquired the unenviable ability to start fires simply by thinking about fires. Drew barrymore starred in some of the most interesting projects as a child actor and firestarter was one of them. Drew barrymore plays charlie mcgee the young daughter of andrew david keith and vicky heather locklear mcgee, who years earlier had been guinea pigs for a top secret experiment. Firestarter is a 1984 american science fiction horror film based on stephen kings 1980 novel. Her parents gained psychokinetic powers after being injected with the chemical drug lot six in a goverment sanctioned experiment. Rent firestarter 1984 starring david keith and drew barrymore on dvd and bluray. A belated sequel to the 1984 film version of stephen kings firestarter, this madefortv thriller is set in motion by the covert activities of the shop, a secret government lab.
Drew barrymore plays charlie mcgee the young daughter of. Firestarter is a 1984 american science fiction thriller film based on stephen kings 1980 firestarter. Firestarter adapts stephen kings book of the same name, and stars drew barrymore playing the title role and david keith as her protective father. May 27, 2011 charlie drew barrymore destroys a cinderblock wall and melts the test room in the hope that they will let her see her father. Barrymore s performance as charlie mcgee has something of the. Eightyearold drew barrymore stars as the child who has the amazing ability to start fires with just a glance. Both father and daughter have super powers barrymore can set almost anything on fire due to a government experiment, and now they are hunted down for more experimentation. Firestarter 810 movie clip cinder blocks on fire 1984. Lester and starred drew barrymore as charlie, david keith as andy, and george c.
May 26, 2011 charlie drew barrymore aces the test of burning wood chips, much to the excitement of hollister martin sheen. Firestarter 410 movie clip torching the agents 1984. Apr 28, 2017 blumhouse founder jason blum announced thursday that filmmaker akiva goldsman will cowrite and direct a new version of stephen kings novel firestarter for the production company. They also used a dwarf lookalike as a double for her. Firestarter 510 movie clip tranquilized 1984 hd youtube. Informations on charlies angels on the movies official site.
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