

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
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?'