Drew barrymore celebrity profile check out the latest drew barrymore photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Finally, the firestarter script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the stephen king movie with drew barrymore. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at. Stephen kings firestarter movie gets a new director. A germanturkish director, akin is most wellknown in the united states as the writer and director of in the fade, one of the best foreign language film nominees at the oscars earlier this year firestarter is based on stephen kings 1980 novel of the same name and follows the story of. Photograph your local culture, help wikipedia and win. We just wish she didnt undergo breast reduction surgery in. A child of hollywood royalty, the golden globe winning actress career has spanned nearly her entire life, making her first. Firestarter, the unforgettable bestseller by esteemed horror author stephen king, chronicles the extraordinary life of charlene charlie mcgee. This is a very good movie version of a great stephen king book.
Firestarter is based on a bonechilling novel by steven king. Eightyearold drew barrymore stars as the child who has the amazing ability to start fires with just a glance. Of filming firestarter, drew barrymore once said this. Drew barrymore starrer firestarter gets blumhouse reboot. Firestarter movie poster lobby cards stephen king scifi horror drew barrymore. As most know this is a movie adaptation of the stephen king novel of the same name made in the early 1980s, starring a still very young about 8 year old drew barrymore. Years later, the couples daughter, charlie drew barrymore, begins to exhibit the ability of setting fires solely with her mind. The 1984 version of firestarter starred drew barrymore as a young girl with pyrokinetic abilities whos abducted by the government because of course they want to use her as a weapon. For me, this film belongs totally to drew barrymore. The upcoming film adaptation of stephen kings novel firestarter has found a new director in fatih akin. She achieved fame as a child actress with her role in e.
The film was shot in and around wilmington, chimney rock, and lake lure. Since melting audiences hearts at the age of six in steven spielbergs beloved scifi blockbuster, e. Drew blythe barrymore born february 22, 1975 is an american actress, producer, director, author, model, and entrepreneur. Drew barrymore is an american actress, author, director, model and producer who gained recognition as a child artist for appearing in steven spielbergs top grossing scifi fantasy film e. My mom had seen this book at the grocery store with a picture of a little girl on. The fatherdaughter relationship between david keith and drew barrymore still resonate, as do the themes of lost and unfulfilled family.
Firestarter novel charlie mcgee was born on march 24, 1975, in harrison, ohio, to andrew andy mcgee and victoria vicky tomlinson with her abilities due to her parents having participated in a mysterious governmentfunded experiment during college. The plot concerns a young girl who develops pyrokinesis and the secret government agency known as the shop which seeks to control her. This volatile talent makes the youngster extremely dangerous and soon she becomes. Drew barrymores first starring role a 9year old possesses pyrotechnic powers that threaten a fiery end to those who make her mad. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of firestarter. When agents from the shop arrive and shoot irv art carney, charlie drew barrymore loses control and sets the men on fire. Drew barrymore full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Prophetically, a few years before she was cast in the film, sixyearold drew barrymores mother thought that drew resembled the girl on the source novels paperback dustjacket. A couple who participated in a potent medical experiment gain telekinetic ability and then have a child who is pyrokinetic. Both of her parents had been injected with unknown amounts of a drug known as lot six, which, among other things, had been proven to alter the.
We didnt mind all the drugs, booze and wild partying. Scott ambushes charlie drew barrymore and andy david keith and shoots them with tranquilizer darts. After college sweethearts andrew david keith and vicky mcgee heather. I was so tired that much of that time is a complete blur. I highly recommend the drew barrymore firestarter movie. As youths, andy mcgee david keith and his future wife, vicky heather locklear, participated in secret experiments, allowing themselves to be subjected to mysterious medical tests. Drew barrymore starred in some of the most interesting projects as a child actor and firestarter was one of them. Drew blyth barrymore was born in culver city, california, to actors john drew barrymore and jaid barrymore nee.
Drew barrymore celebrates her 45th birthday on february 22, 1975. Drew barrymore list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Firestarter, this months screen adaptation of a stephen king novel, is a good, stylish mixture of the kind of hokey horror and sciencefiction elements in which mr. She was the classic child star who grew up into a wild teen while constantly in the spotlight. She recorded her experience with drug and alcohol abuse in her 1991 autobiography little girl lost.
She would have been nine when it was released, so probably she was seven or eight when shooting. She is a member of the barrymore family of actors, and the granddaughter of john barrymore. Firestarter is the latest stephen king movie getting a. Actress drew barrymore gained early fame as a child star.
I know, i know, i still need to get the cast names in there and ill be eternally tweaking it, so if you have any corrections, feel free to drop me a line. The movie was the third that she starred in, and her character is basically a roadmap to the eerieweird kid trope that weve seen in genre movies. She later struggled with substance abuse and notoriety, before reemerging as a talented actress, producer and businesswoman. Charlie drew barrymore unleashes all her power, destroying everything in sight. The following is the complete list of filmography by american actress, author, director, model and producer, drew barrymore. All that stands out in my memory is the horrible creamy chicken soup and salad i ate for lunch every day, and how id try to sneak hot salsa into my friends bowl of soup.
After college sweethearts andrew david keith and vicky mcgee heather locklear participate in a mysterious psychic experiment, they have a child, charlie barrymore, who is born with the ability to start fires with her mind. Drew barrymore plays charlie mcgee the young daughter of andrew david keith and vicky heather locklear mcgee, who years earlier. Firestarter 410 movie clip torching the agents 1984. Good movie i have a extensive stephen king collection, i liked the idea of a father doing for his daughter what charlies dad. Firestarter is a 1984 american science fiction horror film based on stephen kings 1980 novel of the same name. Lester, and stars david keith, drew barrymore, martin sheen and george c. She will always be the firestarter for me, a part she was meant for and she is incredibly endearing and it makes the governement villians in this even more despicable and it makes you hate them more for what they do to her and her father.
Drew barrymore heads up the cast in firestarter, the suspensefilled film based on the bestselling stephen king novel. Drew barrymore was miley cyrus before miley cyrus was miley cyrus. Informations on charlies angels on the movies official site. Firestarter 1984 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. With drew barrymore, david keith, freddie jones, heather locklear. She is in a sense a product of a government drug experiment her parents were given an experimental drug while in college and ended up with powers who can start fires with. Watch firestarter online stream full movie directv. Firestarter 1010 movie clip charlie burns everything. This is a great movie collection of 2 firestarter movies. Lot of 4 original lobby card measures approx 11 x 14in in excellent condition. Firestarter is the latest stephen king movie getting a remake. Charlie drew barrymore destroys a cinderblock wall and melts the test room in the hope that they will let her see her father.