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Carrie (1976)

R 98 min  -  Drama | Horror  -   3 November 1976 (USA)
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A mousy and abused girl with telekinetic powers gets pushed too far on one special night.

Director:

Brian De Palma

Writers:

Stephen King (novel), Lawrence D. Cohen (screenplay)
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Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 4 nominations See more awards »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sissy Spacek ...
Piper Laurie ...
Amy Irving ...
William Katt ...
John Travolta ...
Nancy Allen ...
Betty Buckley ...
P.J. Soles ...
Priscilla Pointer Priscilla Pointer ...
Sydney Lassick Sydney Lassick ...
Stefan Gierasch Stefan Gierasch ...
Mr. Morton
Michael Talbott Michael Talbott ...
Freddy
Doug Cox Doug Cox ...
Harry Gold Harry Gold ...
George
Noelle North Noelle North ...
Frieda
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Storyline

Carrie White is a shy young girl who doesn't make friends easily. After her class mates taunt her about her horrified reaction to her totally unexpected first period one of them takes pity on her and gets Tommy Ross, her boyfriend and class hunk to invite Carrie to the senior prom. Meanwhile another girl who has been banned from the prom for her continued aggressive behaviour is not as forgiving and plans a trick to embarrass Carrie in front of the whole school. What she doesn't realise is that Carrie is ... gifted, and you really don't want to get her angry. Written by Mark Thompson <mrt@oasis.icl.co.uk>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Prom | Student | Teacher | School | Blood  | See more »

Taglines:

If only they knew she had the power. See more »

Genres:

Drama | Horror

Parents Guide:

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Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Carrie: Extraño presentimiento See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$1,800,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$33,800,000 (USA)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Sissy Spacek would later perform the audiobook of Carrie. See more »

Goofs

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Ms. Collins is calling attendance in the gym after the locker room incident, she begins to call out names sharply of those who are not listening to her. She stands in front of Edie McClurg's character and snaps "Katie!" but her character's name is Helen. See more »

Quotes

Miss Collins: The period's not up, Hargenson.
Chris Hargenson: It is for me.
Miss Collins: [to the other girls] Keep running!
[to Chris]
Miss Collins: Well, there are ten minutes left.
Chris Hargenson: Stick 'em up your...
[Miss Collins slaps her]
Chris Hargenson: You can't hit us! You'll get canned for this, you bitch!
Miss Collins: One more word out of you, and I'm gonna knock you down! Do you understand me?
Chris Hargenson: She can't get away with this if we all stick together! Norma? Helen? Sue!
[...]
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Connections

Referenced in "Metalocalypse: Dethlessons (#2.2)" (2007) See more »

Soundtracks

"Born to Have It All"
(uncredited)
Written by Merrit Malloy and Pino Donaggio
Performed by Katie Irving
Courtesy of RCA Records See more »