Charlene "Charlie" McGee 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 which wants to destroy her?
Practical Effects
Pre-CGI fire stunts that absolutely terrified insurance companies.
Acting
Nine-year-old Drew Barrymore carrying this entire film on tiny shoulders.
Director
Mark L. Lester
David Keith
Andrew McGee
Drew Barrymore
Charlie McGee
Freddie Jones
Dr. Joseph Wanless
Heather Locklear
Vicky McGee
Martin Sheen
Captain Hollister
George C. Scott
John Rainbird
Art Carney
Irv Manders
Louise Fletcher
Norma Manders
Moses Gunn
Dr. Pynchot
Antonio Fargas
Taxi Driver
Drew Snyder
Orville Jamieson
Dick Warlock
Knowles
Jeff Ramsey
Steinowitz
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The fire effects were so dangerous that Drew Barrymore's stunt double was a 32-year-old woman in a wig.
Released during peak '80s government conspiracy panic, it rode the same paranoia wave as E.T. but asked 'what if the government actually WAS the monster?'
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