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Actors: Drew Barrymore, David Keith, George C Scott, Martin Sheen, Heather Locklear
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Firestarter |
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Andy McGee met his future wife Vicky while they were earning money by participating in an experiment in which they were given a dose of a chemical called LOT-6. Andy and Vicky went on to get married and they now have a 9-year-old daughter named Charlene "Charlie" McGee, who has the ability to start fires at will, a result of the experiment that Andy and Vicky participated in. The experiment also gave Andy the ability to control things and people with his mind. A secret government department known as "The Shop" did the experiment, and now the Shop has been pursuing Andy and Charlie, even killing Vicky in order to get her out of the way. The organization wants to study them and then kill them. They have sent a sniper named John Rainbird to find Andy and Charlie. What everyone has underestimated is that Andy and Charlie are willing to do whatever it takes to protect each other.
--Theresa, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 30%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
**Fantasy or Science Fiction?**
- science fiction story
Mental/Magical powers focus
Yes
kind of powers:
- start fires
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- a kid
Has special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character:
- fire/lightning/weather cntrl
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlng, wavy
Body type
- average (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average build (man)
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- an organization
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
Setting
Big cities?
Yes
Misc settings
- lab
Kind of city
- Dirty, crime-ridden (like NY)
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- very explicit references to deaths and torture
Tone of movie
- fearful
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
Kinds of F/X
- exploding vehicles
- exploding bombs
Is this movie based on a
- book
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