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Carrie

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Carrie
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R,1hr 37min
Genre:
Horror
Released:
November 16, 1976
Director:
Brian De Palma
Distributor:
United Artists
Starring:
Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, Amy Irving  ...more
Synopsis: This classic horror movie based on Stephen King's first novel stars Sissy Spacek as Carrie White, a shy, diffident teenager who is the butt of practical jokes at her small-town high school. Her blind panic at her first menstruation, a result of ignorance and religious guilt drummed into her by her fanatical mother, Margaret (Piper Laurie), only causes her classmates' vicious cruelty to escalate, despite the attentions of her overly solicitous gym teacher (Betty Buckley). Finally, when the venomous ... Full Synopsis
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Mark Deming, AMG Review
Stephen King's first novel was also his first work adapted for the screen and, with the arguable exception of The Shining, is still the best, thanks largely to a remarkable performance from Sissy Spacek as Carrie White and a surprisingly subtle, intelligent presentation by director Brian De Palma. De Palma wisely doesn't focus on Carrie's strange power to move objects with her mind in the first act. ... Full Review
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Sissy Spacek
Carrie White
Piper Laurie
Margaret White
Amy Irving
Sue Snell
William Katt
Tommy Ross
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Kandyse McClure at the NBC TV Movie Premiere of "Carrie"
Kandyse McClure at the NBC TV Movie Premiere of "Carrie"
Kandyse McClure at the NBC TV Movie Premiere of "Carrie"
Arielle Kebbell On being the only cast member on the carpet, on her role as "Carrie" the leader of...
Carrie Underwood poses on the red carpet at the 42nd annual CMA Awards in Nashville, Tenn. (Nov. 12,...
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