Firestarter (1984)
| Release Date | 11 May 1984 |
| Budget | $15,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $15,000,000 |
| Tagline | She has the power . . . an evil destructive force. |
| Genre | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Lake Lure, North Carolina, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Psychological Thriller, Chase Movie, Action Thriller |
| Themes | Psychic Abilities, Experiments Gone Awry, Flight of the Innocent |
| Tones | Ominous, Paranoid, Tense, Visceral, Menacing, Slick |
| Tags | Chase, Child, Drugs, Experiment, Firestarters, Good Vs Evil, Government, Scientist, Supernatural, Supernatural Forces, Teenagers, Telekinesis |
Firestarter is a 1984 science fiction thriller film based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King. The plot concerns a young girl who develops pyrokinesis and the secret government agency which seeks to control her. The film was directed by Mark L. Lester, and stars Drew Barrymore and David Keith. The movie was filmed in and around Wilmington, Chimney Rock, and Lake Lure, North Carolina.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Drew Snyder
Orville Jamieson
Curtis Credel
Bates
Keith Colbert
Mayo
Dick Warlock
Knowles
Jeff Ramsey
Steinowitz
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
Motel Owner
Robert Miano
Blinded Agent
Carole Francisco
Joan Dugan
Wendy 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
Director
Mark L. Lester
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Producer
Stanley Mann
writer
Frank Capra Jr.
producer
Original Music
Christopher Franke
Cinematographer
Giuseppe Ruzzolini
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Editor
David Rawlins
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Ronald Sanders
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Casting Director
Johanna Ray
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Production Designer
Giorgio Postiglione
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Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Nikita Knatz
second unit director
Glenn Randall Jr.
second unit director
Art Department
Jeff Ginn
assistant art director
Mark Gutierrez
property assistant
Jeffrey Schlatter
assistant construction coordinator
Michael J. Hall
carpenter
Harold Michelson
illustrator
Sound Department
David Hildyard
sound mixer
Kevin O'Connell
sound re-recording mixer
Elliot Tyson
sound re-recording mixer
Bill Varney
sound re-recording mixer
Special Effects
Mike Edmonson
pyrotechnician, special effects foreman
Jeff Jarvis
special effects
Bob Stoker
special effects crew
Michael Wood
special effects
Visual Effects
William Cruse
visual effects
Stunts
Phil Adams
stunts
Linda Arvidson
stunts
George Fisher
stunts
Gene Hartline
stunts
Orwin C. Harvey
stunts
Larry Holt
stunts
Mike Johnson
stunts
Julius LeFlore
stunts
A.J. Nay
stunts
Joseph Prado
stunts
Glenn Randall Jr.
stunt coordinator
Peter Stader
stunts
Victoria Vanderkloot
stunts
George P. Wilbur
stunts
Dick Warlock
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Jim Cody Harrington
electrician
W.D. Hill
grip
Claudio Sabatini
assistant camera
John Sheeren
second assistant camera
Tom Taylor
second assistant camera
Ralph Watson
assistant camera
Casting Department
Nina Axelrod
casting assistant
Mark Fincannon
location casting
Music Department
Greg Fulginiti
music engineer
Transportation Department
Monica Garris-Powell
driver: cast
Other Crew
Frank Capra III
production assistant
John Lytle
location manager
Jennifer Ward
photo double: Drew Barrymore
Julie Tamisiea
horse trainer
Production Company
Dino De Laurentiis Company
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Universal Pictures
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Distributor
Universal Pictures
United International Pictures (UIP)
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment España S.A.
Argentina Video Home
Image Entertainment
MCA/Universal Home Video
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Oy Europa Vision AB
Paramount Home Entertainment
Scanbox Entertainment
Thorn EMI Video Australia
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Universal Home Entertainment
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Hearts in Atlantis (2001)
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Misery (1990)
Needful Things (1993)
Pet Sematary (1989)
Pet Sematary II (1992)
Riding the Bullet (2004)
Rose Red (2002)
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Secret Window (2004)
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Sleepwalkers (1992)
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