Stephen King’s science fiction thriller who led to strangest things

By Sckylar Gibby-Brown | Published 23 seconds ago

If you are a fan of the sensation of transmission Strangest thingsSo you will want to add the 1984 movie, Firestarter, To your movie watches list. After all, this classic story of Stephen King is one of the main inspirations of the Duffer Brothers in the creation of science fiction-manager-drama that led the world by assault in 2016.

The Duffer brothers created Strangest things As a mixture of supernatural research and horror drama, unfounded with a feeling of childhood and nostalgia for pop culture of the 1980s.

His work is largely based on the thematic and directors of Steven Spielberg, John Carpenter, David Lynch, Stephen King, Wes Craven and HP Lovecraft, as well as experiments of the Cold War era and conspiracy theories about the programs of the clandestine government.

While the series pays tribute to the totality of this eclectic collection of Muses, there are some very clear parallel between the Netflix series and the classic Firestarter.

Drew Barrymore Stars in Firestarter

Firestarter It is a American science fiction thriller horror movie from 1984 based on Stephen King’s novel in 1980. The film explores the heartbreaking of a girl with pyrocinetic skills, pursued by a clandestine government agency with the intention of exploiting their powers (do you see the similarities yet?).

Directed by Mark L. Lester, the film presents a cast full of stars that includes David Keith, Drew Barrymore, Martin Sheen and George C. Scott.

Firestarter Start with university students Andy McGee (David Keith) and Vicky Tomlinson (Heather Locklear) who participate in an experiment conducted by a secret government agency known as the store.

They are administered a low-grade hallucinogen called Lot-6, which endow Vicky with telepathic skills and Andy with the power to control the minds of others, although using this power causes severe physical tension.

Now married, Andy and Vicky have an eight -year -old daughter named Charlie (Drew Barrymore), who has pyrocinetic skills and can foresee the near future.

His idyllic life is broken when Vicky is brutally murdered by store agents, who also kidnap Charlie. Andy rescues his daughter, and spend a year in the race, evading the relentless search for the agency, which intensifies as Firestarter It develops.

The failure of the thing prevented John Carpenter from directing

Initially, John Carpenter was scheduled to direct the film, with Bill Lancaster by writing a script that Stephen King himself approved.

However, due to the financial disappointment of Carpenter’s The thingUniversal Pictures replaced him with Mark L. Lester. Stanley Mann was brought to create a script to Firestarter That was closely adhered to King’s original novel.

Stephen King Hate Firestarter

Firestarter He received mixed reviews about Its launch. Based on 34 reviews about Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval index of 38 percent. The consensus pointed out its dependence on family tropes and highlighted George C. Scott’s performance and special effects.

Critics like Roger Ebert criticized Firestarter Due to lack of convincing characters and unconvincing performances, particularly pointing out the underdeveloped role of Drew Barrymore.

Stephen King, who initially approved the project, then expressed his disappointment, describing him as “one of the worst” adaptations of his work. King praised a specific scene where Charlie is taught toast and said he wanted to have thought about his novel.

Despite its critical reception, Firestarter has kept a cult of cult and has constantly grown in popularity, especially after the world realized that history was an inspiration for Strangest things. His stable audience led to more adaptations, including the 2002 miniseries Firestarter: Revivado and a new 2022 version produced by Blumhouse Productions.

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