Carrie (2002) (TV)

Director:

David Carson

Writers (WGA):

Bryan Fuller (teleplay)
Stephen King (novel)

Release Date:

4 November 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

If you've got a taste for terror...take Carrie to the prom...

Plot:

Carrie White is a lonely and painfully shy teenage girl with telekinetic powers who is slowly pushed to the edge of insanity by frequent bullying from both classmates at her school, and her own religious, but abusive, mother.

Plot Keywords:

Prom | Teacher | Teenage Girl | Shower | Tampon

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Angela Bettis	...	Carietta 'Carrie' White
Patricia Clarkson	...	Margaret White
Rena Sofer	...	Miss Desjarden
Kandyse McClure	...	Sue Snell
Emilie de Ravin	...	Chris Hargensen
Tobias Mehler	...	Tommy Ross
Jesse Cadotte	...	Billy Nolan
Meghan Black	...	Norma Watson
Chelan Simmons	...	Helen Shyres
Katharine Isabelle	...	Tina Blake
David Keith	...	Detective John Mulchaey
Miles Meadows	...	Kenny Garson
Sean Tyler Foley	...	Lou Garson (as Tyler Foley)
Laurie Murdoch	...	Principal Morton
Michael Kopsa	...	John Hargensen

Also Known As:

Stephen King's Carrie (UK) (complete title)

Runtime:

132 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Canada:13+ (Quebec) (video rating) | Canada:14A (Manitoba) (video rating) | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) (video rating) | Canada:AA (Ontario) (video rating) | USA:TV-14 | Australia:MA

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

MGM Television

Trivia:

Angela Bettis was recruited for the role of Carrie White after people involved in the project saw her work in May (2002). She filmed Carrie after May, but May was not released in theatres until after Carrie aired on television. Many viewers are confused by this and think that Bettis was cast as May after her work in Carrie.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Stephen King's name is spelled "Steven King" in the opening credits and in the trailer. Exactly the same happened in the original Carrie (1976) so the director may have done it on purpose as a tribute to the original.

Quotes:

Tommy: We should have a rule: If they do something in a Freddie Prinze Jr. movie, we're not allowed to do it in real life.

Movie Connections:

References Rush Hour (1998)

Soundtrack:

Too Fast

Carrie's third time

Carrie was originally a nerdy girl who was tormented over and over. Next, she was a goth who was videotaped having sex. This time, she's an epileptic girl struggling with life as a whole. Instead of doing a third one, the people decided to do something that people would rather see- remake the original loosely and transform it into a polished version of the book. While I do love the original, this one is closer to the book. There are a mere three things that I hated- the ending was stupid and Patricia Clarkson was too toned down for the role. They should have gone with a direct clone of Piper Laurie's flawless version of the character. Also, th pig blood dumping scene sucked this time. Ironically, all of the original's blonde characters are brunette here, and vice versa. The ending sort of copied the graveyard sequence at the end of the first one, but isn't as scary. But as a whole, this third in a blooming series was quite good and worth a few watches.