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Carrie

  • 19761976
  • RR
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
184K
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Sissy Spacek in Carrie (1976)
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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 pr... Read allCarrie 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.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.
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
184K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
861
76
  • Director
    • Brian De Palma
  • Writers
    • Stephen King(novel)
    • Lawrence D. Cohen(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Sissy Spacek
    • Piper Laurie
    • Amy Irving
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  • Director
    • Brian De Palma
  • Writers
    • Stephen King(novel)
    • Lawrence D. Cohen(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Sissy Spacek
    • Piper Laurie
    • Amy Irving
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 616User reviews
    • 189Critic reviews
    • 85Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 2 Oscars
      • 3 wins & 8 nominations total

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    Sissy Spacek
    Sissy Spacek
    • Carrie
    Piper Laurie
    Piper Laurie
    • Margaret White
    Amy Irving
    Amy Irving
    • Sue Snell
    John Travolta
    John Travolta
    • Billy Nolan
    William Katt
    William Katt
    • Tommy Ross
    Nancy Allen
    Nancy Allen
    • Chris Hargenson
    Betty Buckley
    Betty Buckley
    • Miss Collins
    P.J. Soles
    P.J. Soles
    • Norma
    Priscilla Pointer
    Priscilla Pointer
    • Mrs. Snell
    Sydney Lassick
    Sydney Lassick
    • Mr. Fromm
    Stefan Gierasch
    Stefan Gierasch
    • Mr. Morton
    Michael Talbott
    Michael Talbott
    • Freddy
    Doug Cox
    Doug Cox
    • The Beak
    Harry Gold
    Harry Gold
    • George
    Noelle North
    • Frieda
    Cindy Daly
    • Cora
    Deirdre Berthrong
    Deirdre Berthrong
    • Rhonda
    Anson Downes
    • Ernest
    • Director
      • Brian De Palma
    • Writers
      • Stephen King(novel)
      • Lawrence D. Cohen(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      When Sissy Spacek was preparing for her character, she isolated herself from the rest of the ensemble, decorated her dressing room with heavy religious iconography and studied Gustave Doré's illustrated Bible. She studied "the body language of people being stoned for their sins," starting or ending every scene in one of those positions.
    • Goofs
      Stephen King's name is spelled "Steven King" in the trailer.
    • Quotes

      Margaret White: [referring to Carrie's prom gown] Red. I might have known it would be red.

      Carrie: It's pink, Mama.

      [presenting her corsage]

      Carrie: Look what Tommy gave me, Mama. Aren't they beautiful?

      Margaret White: I can see your dirty pillows. Everyone will.

      Carrie: Breasts, Mama. They're called breasts, and every woman has them.

    • Alternate versions
      The original network TV version opens with an alternate pan across the girl's locker room with most girls wearing at least bras and panties - Nancy Allen is naked but covers herself with a towel. There is a mid-scene dissolve and some brief additional slow motion in a sloppy effort to re-sync the soundtrack, because this shot was shorter than the original one. This alternate take of the shower scene was shot specifically for the network television version of 'Carrie'. Also notable during this sequence, the on-screen credits are white (instead of red) and centered on the screen. Most profanity, especially during the scene with John Travolta and Nancy Allen arguing while he is driving, is re-looped to remove bad language. However, alternate, non-profane takes are used when Travolta and Allen are stopped in a parking lot just before the oral sex scene (which of course is deleted). In recent years, this print of the movie has vanished from circulation.
    • Connections
      Edited into Squirm (1976)
    • Soundtracks
      Education Blues
      (uncredited)

      Written by Glen Vance and Mike Towers

      Performed by Vance or Towers

      Courtesy of A&M Records

    User reviews616

    Review
    Top review
    Kinetic Energy
    Youthful energy. That's what this is -- and what it is about.

    Spacek, King and Depalma are all at their most committed exuberance. Sometimes callow, but sometimes so rawly honest one often tingles quite apart from the story. See it on this basis alone. DePalma's camera has a sense of dance -- Scorcese does too, but DePalma's is more emotional. Spacek is so clean in her acting that her ability frightens. How strange it went away, like a poltergism.

    The story has a haunting tone, also centered on youth and yearning. Menarche as a horror, the innocent acceptance/fear of the basest religion, the brash director intelligently spoofing Hitchcock. Odd mix that, so an odd and intriguing experience.
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    FAQ16

    • What is 'Carrie' about?
    • Is "Carrie" based on a book?
    • Why did all the girls dislike Carrie so much?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 16, 1976 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Керрі
    • Filming locations
      • 124 N 7th St, Santa Paula, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Red Bank Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $1,800,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $33,800,000
    • Gross worldwide
      • $33,800,000
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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