Carrie (2013)

A shy girl, outcasted by her peers and sheltered by her religious mother, unleashes telekinetic terror on her small town after being pushed too far at her senior prom.

Director:

Kimberly Peirce

Writers:

Lawrence D. Cohen (screenplay), Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (screenplay)

Stars:

Chloë Grace Moretz, Julianne Moore, Gabriella Wilde

6 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Julianne Moore	...	Margaret White
Chloë Grace Moretz	...	Carrie White
Gabriella Wilde	...	Sue Snell
Portia Doubleday	...	Chris Hargensen
Zoë Belkin	...	Tina
Samantha Weinstein	...	Heather
Karissa Strain	...	Nicki
Katie Strain	...	Lizzy
Ansel Elgort	...	Tommy Ross
Demetrius Joyette	...	George Dawson
Judy Greer	...	Ms. Desjardin
Barry Shabaka Henley	...	Principal Morton
Arlene Mazerolle	...	Miss Helen Finch
Evan Gilchrist	...	Greg Delois
Eddie Max Huband	...	Harry Trenant (as Eddie Huband)

Storyline

The outcast teenager Carrie White is bullied by her classmates at high school. Her mother, Margaret White, is a pious and paranoid woman that sees sin everywhere and the need of self-inflicting punishment. When Carrie has her first period, she does not understand what is happening to her and her classmates humiliate her in the changing room. The spiteful Chris Hargensen videotapes Carrie with her cellphone and posts it on the Internet. Their teacher Ms. Desjardin punishes the students, but when Chris challenges her, she is suspended and consequently is banned from the prom. Meanwhile, Carrie discovers that she has telekinesis and learns how to control her ability. Sue Snell, one of the girls that tormented Carrie, feels bad and asks her boyfriend Tommy Ross to invite Carrie to go with him to the prom to make up for what she did to Carrie. But Chris and her boyfriend Billy Nolan plot an evil prank with her friends to get back at Carrie.

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Plot Keywords:

telekinesis | self injury | prom | outcast | tragic event | 

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Taglines:

You will know her name

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Genres:

Drama | Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for bloody violence, disturbing images, language and some sexual content.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 October 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Carrie, la vengeance

Filming Locations:

Pinewood Toronto Studios, Port Lands, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$30,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$17,000,000, 20 October 2013, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$35,266,619

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$84,790,678

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Screen Gems, Misher Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Datasat Dolby Digital SDDS Auro 11.1 Dolby Surround 7.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Carrie was release the same year as Kick-Ass 2 (2013) that also starred Chloë Grace Moretz who also portrayed a victim of bullying in high school. In both films, Chloë's character were deceived by her peers on the false pretense of social acceptance only to be lulled into a prank of public humiliation. This consequentially leads her to personally exact brutal revenge.

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Goofs

When Carrie's eyes turn a solid red color in the gym, you can see the edge of the contact she is wearing.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Margaret White: [long bellowing cry from behind the door] Help me!

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Alternate Versions

The theatrical version ends with a brief scene of Sue in court for the White Investigation (an integral part of the Stephen King novel otherwise omitted from the film) and then laying a flower on Carrie White's grave, which cracks as she walks away. The alternate Blu-Ray cut omits the courtroom scene and features a different edit of Sue placing the flower on Carrie's grave. This scene is followed with Sue in the delivery room giving birth, but instead of a baby, Carrie's arm emerges from between her legs and grabs her. Quick-cut to Sue's mother, who's holding and trying to awaken her hysterical, pregnant daughter from this nightmare.

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Connections

References The Shining (1980)

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Soundtracks

Come Alive
Written and performed by Hanni El Khatib
Courtesy of Innovative Leisure

User Reviews

As many others have said, pretty much pointless

It is just a plain remake of the original movie with nothing of substance added. The main difference is it doesn't have that wonderful, creepy performance by Sissy Spaceck as Carrie, which is a big negative.

The only thing this movie adds is a little extra dimension to Carrie's mom - she seems to display signs of schizophrenia or borderline personality disorder rather than just being an evil bible basher, but that alone doesn't make this movie worth watching.

I'd give it a better rating if it was the first time this movie was made, but the original is pretty much identical but better cast so I ended up watching only the first 45 minutes before getting bored and writing this review instead of watching the rest of it...