HorroRated archive entry
Carrie (1976)
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- Directed by
- Brian De Palma
- Written by
- Lawrence D. Cohen, Stephen King
- Produced by
- Paul Monash, Louis A. Stroller
Why it’s HorroRated
Carrie is about what sustained cruelty does to a person over time, and De Palma builds the prom sequence with operatic patience so that when it finally breaks, it breaks completely. Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie are both extraordinary. The ending doesn't let you go. It never did.
Synopsis
Carrie has grown up between a fanatic mother at home and daily torment at school. When what looks like a kindness at prom turns into one final humiliation, De Palma treats the aftermath less like horror and more like tragedy. Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie are both extraordinary and the ending never lets you go.
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Quick facts
- Release date
- November 3, 1976
- Runtime
- 1 hour 38 mins
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Content rating
- R
- Entry type
- Movie
Content notes
- Disturbing themes
