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Carrie is a 1976 American supernatural horror film directed by Brian De Palma from a screenplay written by Lawrence D. Cohen, adapted from Stephen King's 1974 epistolary novel of the same name. The film stars Sissy Spacek as Carrie White, a shy teenage girl who is constantly mocked and bullied at her school.
- $1.8 million
- Pino Donaggio
- November 3, 1976
- Paul Monash
Nov 16, 1976 · Carrie: Directed by Brian De Palma. With Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, Amy Irving, William Katt. Carrie White, a shy, friendless teenage girl who is sheltered by her domineering, religious mother, unleashes her telekinetic powers after being humiliated by her classmates at her senior prom.
- (199K)
- Horror, Mystery
- Brian De Palma
- 1976-11-16
Roger Ebert praises Brian De Palma's "Carrie" as a spellbinding and observant horror movie, with a shock at the end that's the best thing along those lines since the shark in "Jaws". He praises the performances of Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie, and the way the horror grows out of the characters and their backgrounds.
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Carrie White, a shy, friendless teenage girl who is sheltered by her domineering, religious mother, unleashes her telekinetic powers after being humiliated by her classmates at her senior prom. It's nearing the end of the school year. High school senior Carrie White is a social outcast, largely due to being unwise to the ways of the world based ...
Based on the best-selling Stephen King novel, this "absolutely spellbinding horror movie" (Roger Ebert) has become a pervasive, pop-culture touchstone for anyone who's ever wanted to get even.
In this chilling adaptation of Stephen King's horror novel, withdrawn and sensitive teen Carrie White (Sissy Spacek) faces taunting from classmates at school and abuse from her fanatically pious...
- (76)
- Horror
- R
Nov 14, 1976 · By Pauline Kael. November 14, 1976. Photograph from Everett. “Carrie” is a terrifyingly lyrical thriller. The director, Brian De Palma, has mastered a teasing style—a perverse mixture of...
