Asshole scientist experiments on himself and becomes bigger asshole. Also the last 5 to 10 minutes are wacky.

Checked out the Scream Factory blu last night. Many moons since I'd last seen Firestarter. It was one of those films that cable and regular TV used to play constantly when I was a kid. Many a weekend I spent watching this, Swamp Thing or a random Godzilla flick. So, while not a favorite, I have lots of nostalgia for Firestarter. I also spent one summer break reading the book, which is of course better then the film. Still, the…