---
title: 'Firestarter (1984)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Mark L. Lester'
released: '1984-05-11'
runtime_minutes: 114
genres:
  - 'Action'
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Science Fiction'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/firestarter-1984'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087262/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Firestarter (1984)

1984 · 114 min · Action, Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller · United States


## Synopsis

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. This is the second film which featured the collaboration between Scott and Sheen, after the 1972 film Rage.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Mark L. Lester](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-l-lester)
- **Screenplay:** [Stephen King](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-king), [Stanley Mann](https://cinepixo.com/people/stanley-mann)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Tangerine Dream](https://cinepixo.com/people/tangerine-dream)
- **Producer:** [Frank Capra, Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-capra-jr)
- **Director of Photography:** [Giuseppe Ruzzolini](https://cinepixo.com/people/giuseppe-ruzzolini)

## Cast

- [Antonio Fargas](https://cinepixo.com/people/antonio-fargas)
- [Dick Warlock](https://cinepixo.com/people/dick-warlock)
- [Moses Gunn](https://cinepixo.com/people/moses-gunn)
- [Drew Barrymore](https://cinepixo.com/people/drew-barrymore)
- [George C. Scott](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-c-scott)
- [Freddie Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/freddie-jones)
- [Art Carney](https://cinepixo.com/people/art-carney)
- [Patrick Durkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-durkin)
- [Michael Aldridge](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-aldridge)
- [Martin Sheen](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-sheen)
- [Leon Rippy](https://cinepixo.com/people/leon-rippy)
- [Drew Snyder](https://cinepixo.com/people/drew-snyder)
- [Heather Locklear](https://cinepixo.com/people/heather-locklear)
- [David Keith](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-keith)
- [Louise Fletcher](https://cinepixo.com/people/louise-fletcher)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/firestarter-1984
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