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 1999, as well as a short-lived Broadway musical.

Media	Movies DVD
Number of discs	1
Released	October 21, 2001
Original release date	1976
EAN/UPC	5050070006308
Label	Metro Goldwyn Mayer 16149CDVD
Dimensions	124 g (Weight (estimated))
Region code	Region 2 (Europa)
Language	Danish English Norwegian Swedish Finnish Hungarian Polish Portuguese
Cinematographer	Mario Tosi
Editor	Paul Hirsch
Primary Contributor	Piper Laurie
Primary Contributor	Sissy Spacek
Producer	Brian De Palma
Producer	Louis A. Stroller
Producer	Paul Monash
Writer	Lawrence D. Cohen
Writer	Stephen King
Skuespiller	Sissy Spacek
Skuespiller	John Travolta
Skuespiller	Piper Laurie
Skuespiller	Amy Irving
Skuespiller	William Katt