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Playing with Fire
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Playing with Fire

Apr 13, 1985
1h 40m
★ 6.0

All he wanted was a little love.

Overview

Gary Coleman stars as a teenage arsonist. The authorities, friends, and neighbors warn his absentee parents until it is too late.

Genres

TV Movie
Crime
Drama

Production Companies

Zephyr Productions
New World Television
NBC

Cast

Gary Coleman

David Phillips

Gary Coleman

Cicely Tyson

Carol Phillips

Cicely Tyson

Ron O'Neal

Steve Phillips

Ron O'Neal

Yaphet Kotto

Fire Chief Walker

Yaphet Kotto

Tammy Lauren

Pamela Fredericks

Tammy Lauren

Tom Fridley

Mike Harris

Tom Fridley

Salome Jens

Dr. Becker

Salome Jens

Richard McKenzie

Principal Sweeney

Richard McKenzie

Arthur Burghardt

Harry

Arthur Burghardt

Jacque Lynn Colton

Miss Somerhalter

Jacque Lynn Colton

Rance Howard

Fireman Goodwin

Rance Howard

Ron Jackson

Fireman Wilson

Ron Jackson

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