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| Sissy Spacek | ... | Carrie White | |
| Piper Laurie | ... | Margaret White | |
| Amy Irving | ... | Sue Snell | |
| William Katt | ... | Tommy Ross | |
| Betty Buckley | ... | Miss Collins | |
| Nancy Allen | ... | Chris Hargensen | |
| John Travolta | ... | Billy Nolan | |
| P.J. Soles | ... | Norma Watson | |
| Priscilla Pointer | ... | Mrs. Eleanor Snell | |
| Sydney Lassick | ... | Mr. Fromm | |
| Stefan Gierasch | ... | Mr. Henry Morton | |
| Michael Talbott | ... | Freddy DeLois | |
| Doug Cox | ... | The Beak | |
| Harry Gold | ... | George Dawson | |
| Noelle North | ... | Freida Jason | |
| Cindy Daly | ... | Cora Wilson | |
| Deirdre Berthrong | ... | Rhonda Wilson | |
| Anson Downes | ... | Ernest Peterson | |
| Rory Stevens | ... | Kenny | |
| Edie McClurg | ... | Helen Shyres | |
| Cameron De Palma | ... | Bobby Erbeter - boy on the bicycle | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Terry Bolo | ... | Bad Girl (uncredited) | |
| Michael Towers | ... | Vance or Towers (prom band) (uncredited) | |
| Glen Vance | ... | Vance or Towers (prom band) (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Brian De Palma | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Lawrence D. Cohen | writer | |
| Stephen King | novel | |
Produced by | |||
| Brian De Palma | .... | producer | |
| Paul Monash | .... | producer | |
| Louis A. Stroller | .... | associate producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Pino Donaggio | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Mario Tosi | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Paul Hirsch | |||
Casting by | |||
| Harriet B. Helberg | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Jack Fisk | |||
| Bill Kenney | (as William Kenney) | ||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Robert Gould | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Rosanna Norton | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Wes Dawn | .... | makeup artist (as Wesley Dawn) | |
| Adele Taylor | .... | hair stylist | |
| Ron Snyder | .... | makeup artist (uncredited) | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Donald Heitzer | .... | first assistant director | |
| Bill Scott | .... | second assistant director (as William Scott) | |
| Dick Ziker | .... | second unit director (as Richard Ziker) | |
Art Department | |||
| Gary Seybert | .... | property master | |
| Michael Casey | .... | leadman (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Lois Freeman | .... | assistant sound editor | |
| Bert Hallberg | .... | sound mixer (as Bertil Hallberg) | |
| David Rust | .... | boom operator | |
| Dan Sable | .... | sound editor | |
| Dick Vorisek | .... | sound re-recording supervisor | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Greg Auer | .... | special effects (as Gregory M. Auer) | |
| Ken Pepiot | .... | special effects (as Kenneth Pepiot) | |
Stunts | |||
| Dick Ziker | .... | stunt coordinator (as Richard Ziker) | |
| Janet Brady | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Glory Fioramonti | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Mags Kavanaugh | .... | stunt double (uncredited) | |
| Mary Peters | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Dustin Blauvelt | .... | first assistant camera (as Dusty Blauvelt) | |
| Joseph Cosko Jr. | .... | second assistant camera (as Joseph Cosko) | |
| Jim Dyer | .... | best boy grip (as James Dyer) | |
| Gene Griffith | .... | key grip (as Eugene Griffith) | |
| Joel King | .... | camera operator | |
| Ken Miller | .... | dolly grip (as Kenneth Miller) | |
| Joe Pender | .... | gaffer | |
| Jerome L. Posner | .... | best boy (as Jerome Posner) | |
| Dave Friedman | .... | still photographer (uncredited) | |
| Wynn Hammer | .... | still photographer (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Agnes Lyon | .... | costumer | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Maria Iano | .... | apprentice editor | |
| Michael Kirchberger | .... | assistant editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Michael Arciaga | .... | music supervisor | |
| Natale Massara | .... | conductor | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Gary Littlefield | .... | transportation | |
Other crew | |||
| Wendy Bartel | .... | secretary to Mr. DePalma | |
| James L. Carter | .... | production assistant | |
| Angelo Corallis | .... | craft service | |
| Dow Griffith | .... | location manager | |
| Patricia Heade | .... | production secretary | |
| Hannah Scheel | .... | script supervisor | |
| Robert Sinclair | .... | auditor | |
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Carrie boomed Sissy Spacek's and John Travolta's career. I understand why.
Carrie starts off at a gym locker room, where we find out how much the other kids hate Carrie. But, we find out that Carrie has some powers. Like in other Stephen King book-movies, the supernatural aspect is only minor compared to the rest of the story, but it comes into play at the end. Carrie's mom (Piper Laurie) is an over-protective religious zealot who makes The Royal Tenenbaums seem normal. So Carrie tries to cope with her horrible life, but it's getting tougher and tougher.
Spacek is exceptional as Carrie, and I now know why she was nominated for Best Actress. Her emotions are real, not some fake tear drops that make us think she's sad. Either she has great motivation, or she's one of the best actresses of the century (or both!). Laurie was equally good as her mother who locks Carrie up in a closet everytime she thinks that Carrie has sinned. This movie wouldn't be half of what it was if the acting wasn't so great. When Carrie was sad, you were sad. When the other kids ridiculed her, you felt like you wanted to kill the kids. When she smiled, you smiled. Emotions that raw couldn't come from just any movie.
If you know me, I'm a stickler for character developement. Carrie didn't take much time, but from the opening scene you knew about Carrie and her weakness. So are the secondary characters; they're nicely developed even if their role isn't that major. Travolta had a miniscule role, but he was fine in it; it led to Grease and Saturday Night Fever.
The prom scene has got to be one of the most memorable scenes from a horror movie. That red tint is awesome; it's like a premonition. In fact, the movie is full of premonition: the red tint, the freaky looking voodoo doll, "They're all going to laugh at you." I'm assuming that director Brian De Palma meant to put that in, so it just isn't about some supernatural powers, it's also about foreshadowing. Also, I dig that camera movement during the dancing.
The blood and gore wasn't held back, but they just put in what was necessary. De Palma obviously stole from Hitchcock's Psycho, mainly the music cue whenever Carrie is using her telepathy. Also, her school, Bates High, is another Psycho refrence.
Carrie was also very creepy. It wasn't a thrill-a-minute, but at the ending, that was Scary with a capital S. The last ten or twenty minutes were scare-inducing for sure. That last jump scene in the dream...wow! It's still jumping at me. If there was one complaint I had to do about the movie, it's that it took too much time to get to main scene and the prom went on a little too long, but other than that it's a first class horrror/thriller that any horror buff needs to see.
My rating: 8/10
Rated R for nudity, some language, and blood.