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Carrie
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Brian De Palma's commercial breakout, based on a novel by Stephen King, helped launch a whole slew of teen-based horror films, and...
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Brian De Palma's commercial breakout, based on a novel by Stephen King, helped launch a whole slew of teen-based horror films, and Carrie the blood-spattered prom queen has taken her throne in the pantheon of modern American myth. High school girls played by Amy Irving (in her film debut), P.J. Soles, and Nancy Allen plot to avenge themselves on ostracized fellow student and budding telekinetic Carrie White (Sissy Spacek) after they get in trouble for pelting her with tampons. When they get popular boy Tommy Ross (William Katz) to be her date for the prom, the stage is set for some heart-rending cruelty and fiery retribution. De Palma expertly uses split screens, slow motion, color filters, and tracking shots to imbue the proceedings with a haunting, allegorical elegance. Piper Laurie plays Carrie's mentally ill, devoutly Christian mom; she's brilliant, as is Spacek. John Travolta has a memorable pre-SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER role as one of the girls' beer-guzzling boyfriends. There was finally a sequel in 19...
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| Key Information | |
| Stars | Amy Irving, John Travolta, Sissy Spacek |
| Actors | Betty Buckley, Nancy Allen, P.J. Soles, Piper Laurie, Stefan Gierasch, Sydney Lassick, William Katt |
| Available Formats | DVD, DVD: 25th Anniversary Special Edition, DVD: Canadian; 25th Anniversary Edition, DVD: Canadian; Decades Collection, DVD: Decades Collection, VHS, VHS: Contemporary Classics, VHS: Widescreen; Contemporary Classics |
| Directors | Brian De Palma |
| UPC | 027616026132, 027616089717, 027616094445, 027616622334, 027616641434, 027616705723, 027616865519, 086162451539, 883904104384 |
| Genre | Horror/Suspense |
| Subgenre | Recommended • Psychic Forces • Vengeance • Demonic Possession • Teenagers • Essential Cinema • Classic |
| MPAA Rating | R (MPAA) |
| Release Date | 1976 |
| Running Time | 1hr 38min |
| Languages | |
| Original Language | English |
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| Credits | |
| Screenwriter | Lawrence D. Cohen |
| Professional Reviews | |
| Professional Reviews | (01/01/2004, p.134-5, Jamie Graham): "Brian De Palma's best movie, his virtuoso technique meeting its match in Sissy Spacek's touching performance.", (02/01/2001, p.66, Mark Olsen): "...The opening sequence is an uncanny tour de force...", (04/01/2004, p.60, Premiere Staff): "[A] masterful mix of horror and adolescent angst...", (12/02/1991, p.3D, Mike Clark): "...[The film] may be Brian De Palma's best....It's a definitive revenge piece..." |
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