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Firestarter (1984)
Rate:
4
Viewed:
1/19
1/19:
Because of her face in Firestarter, I can now see why pedophiles love Drew Barrymore who beat out Poltergeist's
Heather O'Rourke for the role.
Every time Drew's character starts a fire, the fan must be turned on to blow against her hair. It's all silly theatrics,
if you ask me. The story is almost similar to Scanners with some Carrie thrown in, but this one is cornier.
Drew Barrymore's terrible acting is part of the problem, but David Keith, George C. Scott (who wore an eye patch because
he had an eye infection), and Martin Sheen are fine.
All in all, I feel like I got first-degree burns on my eyeballs after watching Firestarter.