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11/05/1984 Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller 1h 54m
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She has the power to set objects on fire with just one glance!

Overview

Charlene "Charlie" McGee 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 which wants to destroy her?

  1. Mark L. Lester

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. David Keith

    Andrew McGee

  2. Drew Barrymore

    Charlie McGee

  3. Freddie Jones

    Dr. Joseph Wanless

  4. Heather Locklear

    Vicky McGee

  5. Martin Sheen

    Captain Hollister

  6. George C. Scott

    John Rainbird

  7. Art Carney

    Irv Manders

  8. Louise Fletcher

    Norma Manders

  9. Moses Gunn

    Dr. Pynchot

  10. View more

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Reviews

A review by GenerationofSwine
Written by GenerationofSwine on 2023-01-11
Hey check it out, it's a good Stephen King movie!!!!!

I mean, he has a HUGE catalogue, and only occasionally do to get a really good King film. Most of them are the definition of B-Movie trash without the B-Movie fun.

But this one works. It adapted to film extremely well. The atmosphere fit the atmosphere of the book. The acting was good, unfortunately there was no ET, but on the whole it was a surprisingly good King movie.

And now it sort of has the 80s nostalgia feel that is just dated enough to be comfortingly familiar and still stands the test of time.

That is pretty rare for a...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$15,000,000.00

Revenue
$17,080,167.00

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