Based on a popular book by Stephen King and starring Drew in the lead role, this 80s movie is an object of nostalgy for some. If that's the case for you, don't watch the movie again, or you may realize that in fact the plot is thin and dull, acting amazingly weak given the big-name actors (except for Drew), and production values poor even given the age of the film.

Drew's character Charlene, or Charlie, has psychic powers as a result of an experimental drug test to which her parents volunteered before her birth. Most notably, she is able to set fire on objects, but not completely able to control her power. The military and other spooks take an interest in her abilities. Drew and her father running from and fighting them makes up the plot.

Filmed soon after Drew's famous performance in E.T., Firestarter has her in a very different role, but her strength is still in very similar cute moments. The role is somewhat large and certainly important, but there isn't that much acting going on. Charlie is mostly scared, asleep, using her almost-out-of-control powers, or sorry for having hurt someone again. The potentially interesting scenes were she's setting fire on things are done so poorly that they were not credible even when the film came out. But Drew does have a way of being cute in her inimitable way.