Firestarter (1984 film)

Firestarter
Firestarter
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Mark L. Lester
Screenplay by	Stanley Mann
Based on	Firestarter; by Stephen King
Produced by	Frank Capra Jr.; Martha Schumacher;
Starring	David Keith; Drew Barrymore; Freddie Jones; Heather Locklear; Martin Sheen; George C. Scott; Art Carney; Louise Fletcher;
Cinematography	Giuseppe Ruzzolini
Edited by	David Rawlins; Ronald Sanders;
Music by	Tangerine Dream
Production; company	Dino De Laurentiis Company
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	May 11, 1984;
Running time	114 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$12 million
Box office	$17.1 million (US/Canada) ; $18.9 million (worldwide rentals)

Firestarter is a 1984 American science fiction thriller horror film based on Stephen King's 1980 novel of the same name. The plot concerns a girl who develops pyrokinesis and the secret government agency known as The Shop which seeks to control her. The film was directed by Mark L. Lester, and stars David Keith, Drew Barrymore, Martin Sheen and George C. Scott. Firestarter was shot in and around Wilmington, Chimney Rock, and Lake Lure, North Carolina.

A miniseries follow-up to the film, Firestarter: Rekindled, was released in 2002 on the Sci-Fi Channel and a remake feature film produced by Blumhouse Productions was released on May 13, 2022.

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