Firestarter

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The Resource Firestarter

Statement of responsibility: Universal Pictures and Blumhouse present ; a Weed Road Pictures production ; produced by Jason Blum, Akiva Goldsman ; screenplay by Scott Teems ; directed by Keith Thomas

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Summary: For more than a decade, parents Andy and Vicky have been on the run, desperate to hide their daughter Charlie from a shadowy federal agency that wants to harness her unprecedented gift for creating fire into a weapon of mass destruction. Andy has taught Charlie how to defuse her power, which is triggered by anger or pain. But as Charlie turns eleven, the fire becomes harder and harder to control. After an incident reveals the family's location, a mysterious operative is deployed to hunt down the family and seize Charlie once and for all. Charlie has other plans

Credits note: Music, John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter, Daniel Davies ; editor, Tim Alverson ; director of photgraphy, Karim Hussain

Language note: English, French or Spanish dialogue; French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH); English described video

PerformerNote: Zac Efron, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Sydney Lemmon, Kurtwood Smith, John Beasley, Michael Greyeyes, Gloria Reuben

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Context of Firestarter