Firestarter 2: Rekindled (2002)
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The child who could start fires with her mind is all grown up and still trying to find out the truth about what happened to her in this made-for-TV sequel to the sci-fi fantasy Firestarter. Nearly 20 years ago, Charlene "Charlie" McGee (Marguerite Moreau) was trained by a mysterious… More The child who could start fires with her mind is all grown up and still trying to find out the truth about what happened to her in this made-for-TV sequel to the sci-fi fantasy Firestarter. Nearly 20 years ago, Charlene "Charlie" McGee (Marguerite Moreau) was trained by a mysterious government organization who wanted to exploit her special and very dangerous gift, though Charlie learned the government operatives were not to be trusted when they murdered her parents. Charlie ran away from them as a child, but now in her mid-twenties, she's decided she wants to know more about the people who shaped her strange destiny -- just as Rainbird (Malcolm McDowell), the man who shaped Charlie's pyrotechnic gift years before, finally finds her after years of search. To Charlie's horror, she discovers a number of other children with bizarre talents. Charlie is soon on the run from Rainbird again, and her only allies in flight are a former associate of Rainbird turned enemy of the state (Danny Nucci) and fellow test subject (Dennis Hopper). Firestarter: Rekindled originally aired as a two-part miniseries on the Sci-Fi network on March 10 and 11, 2002. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Robert Iscove
- Written By
- Philip Eisner
- Genres
- Television, Horror, Mystery & Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy
- In Theaters
- Mar 10, 2002 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Felix Vasquez Jr., Cinema Crazed
It may not be a masterpiece, but "Rekindled" is a fun genre film that expands the "Firestarter" lore...
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Felix Vasquez Jr., Film Threat
Though it lacks the energy of the first, it's an entertaining sequel with much more action and suspense.
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Cast
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Marguerite Moreau
as Charlene "Charlie" McGee
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Malcolm McDowell
as John Rainbird
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Dennis Hopper
as James Richardson
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Danny Nucci
as Vincent Sforza
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Dan Byrd
as Paul
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Skye McCole Bartusiak
as Charlie as a child
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Devon Alan
as Max
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Aaron Radl
as Andy McGee
- John Dennis Johnston
- Darnell Williams
- Ron Perkins