Episode 299 - Firestarter

Podcast: Uncut Gems Podcast · Uncut Gems Podcast

Opublikowano: 2026-10-17

In this episode of the show we carry on discussing Stephen King adaptations from the 1980s and we stop over to debate the merits and demerits of Mark L. Lester's Firestarter. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about this movie struggling to decide if it wants to be a paranoid thriller, a faithful adaptation performed at speed or a spiritual successor to Carrie. We also discuss Drew Barrymore's performance as Charlie, George C. Scott playing a character that should have been played by a Native American, the challenges of adapting a plot-based book and...