Rekindled is a 2002 television miniseries and the sequel to the film adaptation of the stephen king novel firestarter. The sequel movie played with marguerite moreau charlie did a good job of finishing out the story ending. Who knows, perhaps this is all more faithful to the actual stephen king novel but just dont call your movie firestarter 2. Firestarter 1984 out of 4 weak adaptation of the steven king novel about a young child named charlie drew barrymore who has the special power of being able to set things on fire by just using her thought. But it also, through a series of flashbacks, rewrites a great deal of the first movie. The firestarter 2 movie is good but they used another actress to play the grown up drew barrymore. In the second film, skye mccole bartusiak played the young charlie and marguerite moreau played the 20yearold charlie. Originally airing as a scifi channel original movieminiseries, firestarter 2. Originally airing as a scifi channel original movie miniseries, firestarter 2. Shes on the run with her father david keith from various government people wanting to exploit her talent as she tries to control her gift. The plot concerns a young girl who develops pyrokinesis and the secret government agency known as the shop which seeks to control her. This film is about charlie, the little girl from the original film who is grown up and living in hiding. There was only one establishing scene throughout the whole movie to start the movie in washington d. A movie remake of stephen kings firestarter is on the way from blumhouse and universal, and heres what we know about the project so far.
Rekindled is a 2002 television miniseries and the sequel to the film. Charlene roberta charlie mcgee is a major character in the book and films, firestarter and firestarter 2. A new adaptation of stephen kings firestarter has been cooking since it was first announced at the overlook film festival back in 2017, and now its heating up once again with the reveal of a new director for the film. The film tells the story of a sociopath who has a personal score to settle with a woman who owns the unwanted and often uncontrollable gift of pyrokinesis. She has pyrokinetic abilities, which enable her to set fire to. It stars marguerite moreau as nowgrownup charlie mcgee, danny nucci, dennis hopper and malcolm mcdowell as charlies old nemesis. Rekindled with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. After college sweethearts andrew david keith and vicky mcgee heather locklear participate in a mysterious psychic experiment, they have a child, charlie barrymore, who is born with the ability to start fires with her mind. A belated sequel to the 1984 film version of stephen kings firestarter, this. It is a television miniseries made in 2002 and is pg. A belated sequel to the 1984 film version of stephen kings firestarter, this madefortv thriller is set in motion by the covert activities of the shop, a secret government lab. Rekindled 2002 robert iscove on allmovie the child who could start fires with her mind is. Marguerite moreau, the offspring of two of the participants in the experiment. Blumhouse productions has tapped keith thomas to direct a.
It was also the groups first numberone single on the uk singles chart, staying on top for three weeks, and their first big international hit, also reaching number one in czech republic, finland, hungary and. Charlie mcgee is a young woman with the unwanted anduncontrollable gift of pyrokinesis, lighting fires by merethought. Filled with blazing special effects and featuring an allstar cast including martin sheen, heather locklear, art carney, louise fletcher. Drew barrymore heads up the cast in firestarter, the suspensefilled film based on the bestselling stephen king novel. Variety reports that keith thomas will helm the new firestarter movie for universal pictures, blumhouse productions, and akiva goldsmans weed road productions. I found this movie had made a crushing compared to the first original movie. Firestarter is a song by the british band the prodigy, released on 18 march 1996. Now in her twenties, charlie mcgee is pursued once again by a secret organization thats. Firestarter twomovie collection dvd, 2004 for sale. Firestarter remake coming from blumhouse and akiva goldsman. Firestarter 2 trailer movie based on stephen kings work duration. Rekindled 2002 starring marguerite moreau and malcolm mcdowell on dvd and bluray. If you are fan of xmen, you should definitely give this movie a chance i could clearly imagine charlie joining the xmen. Fans of the x files will be at home with the movies plot about an experimental drug given to 60s college students by a secret government agency, known as the shop.
Silent stronghold through the fire firestarter 2 music video duration. Rekindled is the only sequel to firestarter, a little horror movie from 1984 that was based on a stephen king novel and starred a very young drew barrymore as the title character. This film is also messed up by including scenes that are laughably impossible, such as when marguerite walks on boiling hot and melting asphalt in her high. Charile everytime she uses her power becomes a little less human and lets her hate for rainbird comsume her. Firestarter 2 trailer movie based on stephen kings work youtube. While the entire story is really outstanding if you think about it, somehow this movie lacks the suspense that the original firestarter has even when you watch the original over and over. Rekindled initially aired on march 11 and 12, 2002. Usually a sequel tells us what happened next or at some later time to the characters from the first story. The first movie with drew barrymore charlie and her father had a more touching appeal throughout the movie. Firestarter 210 movie clip hot feet 1984 hd youtube. That is what this movie does, updating the life of charlie mcgee, the firestarter.
I highly recommend this movie to anyone who likes stephen king movies, or enjoys fantasyscifi genre. Even before it begins laying waste to the reputations of cast members, firestarter is promptly exposed as a derivative embarrassment of a conception. It stars marguerite moreau as nowadult charlie mcgee, danny nucci, dennis hopper, and malcolm mcdowell as charlies old nemesis from the original story, john rainbird. Firestarter 910 movie clip showdown at the barn 1984 hd duration. It was the first single from their third album the fat of the land, and their tenth single overall. Firestarter 810 movie clip cinder blocks on fire 1984 hd duration. Charlene roberta charlie mcgee is a fictional character in the book and films, firestarter and firestarter 2. Firestarter is a 1984 american science fiction horror film based on stephen king s 1980 novel of the same name. Charlie has been in hiding for nearly all her life froma topsecret government fringe group headed by the maniacal johnrainbird, who wants to use charlie as the ultimate weapon of war. Rekindled a young woman who has the ability to start fires with her mind, must now face the trauma of her childhood by battling with a group of very talented children and their cruel leader, john rainbird.
Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of firestarter 2. In the first film, she is portrayed by drew barrymore. While the entire story is really outstanding if you think about it, somehow this movie lacks the suspense that the original firestarter has even when you watch the. As part of the nonstop onslaught of stephen king movies and tv shows currently being developed and released by hollywood, lots of the authors stories are in line to receive their second, or in some cases third screen adaptation. Rekindled is the sequel to the original film firestarter, which was based on a best selling novel by stephen king. Firestarter remake heats up with the vigil director keith thomas ryan scott dec 17, 2019.
Ok, this movie is outdated, but it sure was fun to watch. Rekindled topic best upcoming movie trailers 2020 january duration. The problem i had with watching the two movies in close sequence was that the second movie used the same characters names but the flashbacks were different scenes from those in the original firestarter movie. I think this had to be because the movie took no time to establish time or setting, so everything seemed to elapse in a span of days when in the book it was over 2 years long. In the second film, skye mccole bartusiak played the young charlie and marguerite moreau played the 20 year old charlie. Firestarter is a film based on a powerful novel by author extraordinaire stephen king. It goes light on the violence and focuses on how charlie mcgee is running from the government, as well as how she is learning to use her powers properly. It goes light on the violence and focuses on how charlie mcgee is running from the government, as well as how she is learning. Marguerite moreau, malcolm mcdowell, dennis hopper, danny nucci, skye mccole bartusiak, john dennis johnston, darnell williams. Good movie, excellent condition love any movie dealing with stephen king even though its a sequel. Two of the students portrayed by david keith and heather locklear eventually marry and a child is born. It debuted as a sci fi pictures twonight miniseries on the sci fi channel. I am happy this movie was made with the special effects that were used back in the day.