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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 3 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 ...
Norma
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 | School | Teacher | Gym  | See more »

Taglines:

You were warned never to push Carrie to the limits. Now you must face the evil consequences. See more »

Genres:

Drama | Horror

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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

Betty Buckley, who plays the gym teacher in the film, went on to star as Carrie's mother in the ill-fated Pitchford/Gore musical version of Carrie. The song "When There's No One" from the show is included on Buckley's Sterling records release "Children Will Listen". No official cast album exists, although several unofficial recordings have been made. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: In the gym scene where the girls are told about getting detention or refusal of their prom tickets, Chris' lip gloss disappears and reappears. When she takes the gum out of her mouth she has lip gloss on. It then disappears and reappears as the scene goes on. See more »

Quotes

Miss Collins: You too, Chris, and spit out that gum.
Chris Hargenson: Where will I put it, Miss Collins?
Miss Collins: You can choke on it for all I care just get it out of your mouth.
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Connections

Referenced in Chillerama (2011) See more »

Soundtracks

"Pre-Prom Disco"
Written by Mike Towers, Eugene Garfin, Stephen Bonnem, Joseph Walter Newton Jr.,
& Carmine Lauro
Performed by Vance or Towers See more »