

Gary Coleman plays with matches and your expectations in this forgotten '85 TV movie inferno.
Gary Coleman stars as a teenage arsonist. The authorities, friends, and neighbors warn his absentee parents until it is too late.
Acting
Gary Coleman breaking type as genuinely troubled, not comic relief.
Direction
Ivan Nagy wringing tension from made-for-TV constraints.
Director
Ivan Nagy
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This aired during peak 'very special episode' era when sitcom stars did dramatic TV movies to prove range.
Coleman reportedly took this role specifically to escape his Diff'rent Strokes typecasting—tragically, Hollywood never let him.