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Carrie
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Carrie is a 1976 American horror, thriller, and drama film directed and produced by Brian De Palma. The screenplay was written by Stephen King, who also authored the source material. The cast includes John Travolta, William Katt, Betty Buckley, and Nancy Allen. Mario Tosi served as director of photography, Paul Hirsch as film editor, and Pino Donaggio as composer. The movie is part of the New Hollywood movement and was distributed by United Artists and Netflix.
The film’s runtime is listed as 98 minutes in some records and 100 minutes in others. It has a budget of $1,800,000 and generated $33,800,000 in revenue. Audience ratings include a 7.4 score from 228,938 votes on IMDb and a 7.331 average from 4,286 votes on TMDb. The tagline reads, "If you've got a taste for terror…Take Carrie to the prom."
The story centers on themes of revenge, telekinesis, pyrokinesis, and school bullying. Betty Buckley received the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress for her performance. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress. It was followed by The Rage: Carrie 2.
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Film · TMDB
7.3Withdrawn and sensitive teenager Carrie White faces bullying from her classmates and abuse from her fanatically pious mother. When she begins to suspect that she has supernatural powers, things take a dark and violent turn.
Cast
- Sissy Spacek as Carrie
- Piper Laurie as Margaret White
- Amy Irving as Sue Snell
- William Katt as Tommy Ross
- John Travolta as Billy Nolan
- Nancy Allen as Chris Hargenson
Themes
- high school
- child abuse
- based on novel or book
- isolation
- cemetery
- stage
- bible
- telekinesis
- teacher
- revenge
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Brian De Palma
- Screenplay by
- Lawrence D. Cohen
- Based on
- Carrie , by Stephen King
- Produced by
- Paul Monash
- Starring
- Sissy Spacek John Travolta Piper Laurie
- Cinematography
- Mario Tosi
- Edited by
- Paul Hirsch
- Music by
- Pino Donaggio
- Production company
- Red Bank Films
- Distributed by
- United Artists
- Release date
- November 3, 1976 ( 1976-11-03 )
- Running time
- 98 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $1.8 million
- Box office
- $33.8 million
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Encyclopedic overview
Carrie is a 1976 American supernatural horror film directed by Brian De Palma from a screenplay written by Lawrence D. Cohen, adapted from Stephen King's 1974 novel Carrie. The film stars Sissy Spacek as Carrie White, a shy teenage girl who is constantly mocked and bullied at her school. She later develops the power of telekinesis and uses it to wreak vengeance on her tormentors. The film also features Piper Laurie, Amy Irving, Nancy Allen, William Katt, P. J. Soles, Betty Buckley, and John Travolta in supporting roles. It is the first film in the Carrie franchise.
The film was based on King's first published novel. De Palma was intrigued by the story and pushed for the studio's permission to direct while Spacek was encouraged by her husband to audition. It is the first of more than 100 film, television, and theater productions adapted from, or based on, the published works of King.
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