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Firestarter [videorecording] / Universal ; Dino De Laurentiis presents ; screenplay by Stanley Mann ; produced by Frank Capra, Jr. ; directed by Mark L. Lester.

Fire starter (other title)
Barrymore, Drew, (actor.). Capra, Frank, Jr., 1934-2007 (film producer.). Jones, Freddie, 1927-2019 (actor.). Keith, David, 1954- (actor.). Lester, Mark L. (Mark Leslie), 1946- (film director.). Locklear, Heather, (actor.). Mann, Stanley, 1928-2016 (screenwriter.). Rawlins, David, (editor of moving image work.). Ruzzolini, Giuseppe, 1930- (director of photography.). Scott, George C., 1927-1999 (actor.). Sheen, Martin, (actor.). King, Stephen, 1947- Motion picture adaptation of (work): Firestarter. (Added Author). Dino de Laurentiis Corporation, (production company.). Tangerine Dream (Musical group), (composer (expression),, instrumentalists.). Universal Pictures (Firm), (production company,, publisher.). Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm), (film distributor.). David Keith, Drew Barrymore, Freddie Jones, Heather Locklear, Martin Sheen, George C. Scott, Art Carney, Louise Fletcher, Moses Gunn. (Cast).

Summary:

Charlene 'Charlie' McGee is a child who 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, 'The Shop, ' that wants her destroyed?

Record details

  • ISBN: 6315578403
  • ISBN: 9786315578403
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: [Universal City, Calif.] : [Universal Studios], [2014]
  • Distributor: Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2014]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on the novel by Stephen King.
Includes trailer.
Orginally released as a motion picture in 1984.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Music, Tangerine Dream ; editor, David Rawlins ; director of photography, Guiseppe Ruzzolini.
Participant or Performer Note:
David Keith, Drew Barrymore, Freddie Jones, Heather Locklear, Martin Sheen, George C. Scott, Art Carney, Louise Fletcher, Moses Gunn.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: R. 
Accessibility Note:
Optional English subtitles for the hearing-impaired (SDH).
System Details Note:
DVD (DVD-9); NTSC; region 1; widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0 mono.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
For private home use only.
Language Note:
English dialogue; optional French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).

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Subject:
King, Stephen, 1947- > Film adaptations.
Fathers and daughters > Drama.
Human experimentation in medicine > Drama.
Pyromania > Drama.
Genre:
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Science fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Available copies

  • 8 of 8 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library.

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Summary: Charlene 'Charlie' McGee is a child who 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, 'The Shop, ' that wants her destroyed?

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