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| Year: | 1990 |
| Country of origin: | USA |
| Director: | Tobe Hooper |
| Genre: | Pyro-horror |
| Starring: | Brad Dourif, Cynthia Bain |
| Rating: | 4/5 |
| IMDB link: | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098375/ |
| Tagline: | No tagline |
| Favourite line: | "By all rights, you should never have been born." |
Harshly rated as 4 out of 10 on IMDB, this sees Tobe Hooper going all Firestarter on our collective arses.
Brad Dourif plays Sam, a man with an unusual birthmark on his hand. Seems the birthmark is the byproduct of his parents involvement in nuclear testing back in the fifties. Trouble is, the testing affected the parents, deceased, in a way they could not possibly have foreseen, and it's not long before Sam is spurting fire from every available orifice.
Nonsensical in terms of plotting, this is nevertheless a highly enjoyable horror cum thriller with a healthy dose of pyrotechnics on show to keep you entertained.
The actual fire effects are superb throughout, and it's hard to see how no-one was badly burned during filming so convincing are they on occassion.
Dourif is his usual, intense self, which is fine by me as his is always a screen presence I enjoy, and overall this feels like a slightly overblown Stephen King style plot done with some verve.
Worth a look, geeks.
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