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• Carrie was a 1976 horror film based on the novel by Stephen King.

• The Plot

  Carrie is is the story of a socially out-casted teenage girl who realizes she has telekinetic powers after she undergoes mental and physical torment by her mother, teachers and peers.

• Success and Sequels

  The film grossed over $33 million in the U.S. box office and was critically acclaimed. The original adaptation was followed by two sequels, The Rage: Carrie 2 and a television version released in 2002. Director Brian De Palma only participated in the first version.

• Fast Facts

  1. Directed by: Brian De Palma
  2. Written by: Stephen King
  3. Music by: Pino Donaggio
  4. Distributed by: MGM
  5. Carrie was released on November 3, 1976
  6. Budget: $1.8 million
  7. First novel by King to be made into a movie
  8. The Rage: Carrie 2 released on March 12, 1999
  9. A televised remake of Carrie was released on November 4, 2002

• Original Cast

  1. Sissy Spacek as Carietta "Carrie" White
  2. Piper Laurie as Margaret White
  3. Amy Irving as Sue Snell
  4. William Katt as Tommy Ross
  5. Betty Buckley as Miss Collins
  6. Nancy Allen as Chris Hargensen
  7. P.J. Soles as Norma Watson
  8. John Travolta as Billy Nolan
  9. Priscilla Pointer as Mrs. Snell
  10. Sydney Lassick as Mr. Fromm (teacher)
  11. Stefan Gierasch as Principal Morton
  12. Harry Gold as George Dawson
  13. Noelle North as Frieda Jason
  14. Michael Talbott as Freddy DeLois

• Related Mahalo Pages

  Sissy Spacek | Stephen King | Piper Laurie | Amy Irving | Telekinesis | Angela Bettis | Emily Bergl | Jodelle Ferland

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