Written by Stanley Mann, the movie earned $17.1 million at the box office from a $12 million budget.
Firestarter centers on an organization called the Department of Scientific Intelligence, aka “The Shop.”
Drew Barrymore previously played Charlie in Mark L. Lester’s 1984 adaptation that also starred David Keith as Charlie’s father Andy.
A TV miniseries titled Firestarter: Rekindled followed in 2002 starring Marguerite Moreau, Malcolm McDowell, and Dennis Hopper.
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