Stephen King Movies > Firestarter

Synopsis

Andy McGee met and feel in love with Vicky when they were earning money by participating in an experiment in college, in which they were given a dose of a chemical identified as LOT-6.  This experiment appears to have given Andy the ability to "push" people, make them do what he wants.  And now Andy and Vicky are married and have a 9-year-old daughter, Charlene "Charlie" McGee, who has the ability to start fires at will, also as a result of the experiment back in college.  Now "The Shop" (run by Doctor Joseph Wanless), the secret government department who carried out  the experiment, are pursuing Andy and Charlie, even killing poor Vicky in order to get her out of the way. Wanless and his organization want to study both Andy and Charlie and their abilities and the Shop has sent a sniper named John Rainbird to find Andy and Charlie.  What Wanless and his group underestimate is what Andy and Charlie are willing to do to protect each other.

Producer/s

• Frank Capra Jr. - producer
• Martha Schumacher - associate producer

Director/s

• Mark L. Lester

Writing Credits

• Stephen King (original novel)
• Stanley Mann

Cast

David Keith - Andrew McGee 
Drew Barrymore - Charlene 'Charlie' McGee 
Freddie Jones - Doctor Joseph Wanless 
Heather Locklear - Vicky McGee 
Martin Sheen - Captain Hollister 
George C. Scott - John Rainbird 
Art Carney - Irv Manders 
Louise Fletcher - Norma Manders 
Moses Gunn - Doctor Pynchot 
Antonio Fargas - Taxi Driver 
Drew Snyder - Orville Jamieson 
Curtis Credel - Bates 
Keith Colbert - Mayo 
Dick Warlock - Knowles (as Richard Warlock) 
Jeff Ramsey - Steinowitz 
Jack Magner - Young Serviceman 
Lisa Anne Barnes - Serviceman's Girlfriend 
Larry Sprinkle - Security Guard 
Cassandra Ward-Freeman - Woman in Stall 
Scott R. Davis - Bearded Student 
Nina Jones - Grad Assistant 
William Alspaugh - Proprietor 
Laurens Moore - Old Man 
Anne Fitzgibbon - Old Lady 
Steve Boles - Mailman 
Stanley Mann (I) - Motel Owner 
Robert Miano - Blinded Agent 
Leon Rippy - Blinded Agent 
Carole Francisco - Joan Dugan 
Wendie Womble - Josie 
Etan Boritzer - DSI Technician 
Joan Foley - DSI Technician 
John Sanderford - Albright 
Orwin C. Harvey - DSI Orderly 
George P. Wilbur - DSI Orderly 
Carey Fox - Agent Hunt

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