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Charlie was released on 11 mai 1984.
Charlie was directed by Mark L. Lester.
Charlie has a runtime of 1h 54min.
Charlie was produced by Frank Capra, Jr., Dino De Laurentiis.
Ses parents ayant servi de cobayes à des expériences scientifiques confidentielles, Charlene McGee nait avec l’extraordinaire don de pouvoir, à distance et par la pensée, de manipuler le feu. Petite fille, elle attise désormais la convoitise de l’agence gouvernementale secrète responsable de son état. Une organisation puissante et prête à tout…
The key characters in Charlie are Andrew McGee (David Keith), Charlie McGee (Drew Barrymore), Dr. Joseph Wanless (Freddie Jones).
Charlie is rated 12.
Charlie is an Action, Horreur, Thriller film.
Charlie has an audience rating of 5.2 out of 10.
Charlie had a budget of 15 M $US.
Charlie has made 17,1 M $US at the box office.