Carrie (2002) (TV)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

David Carson

Writers (WGA):

Bryan Fuller (teleplay)
Stephen King (novel)

Release Date:

4 November 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

If you've got a taste for terror...take Carrie to the prom...

Plot:

Carrie White is a lonely and painfully shy teenage girl with telekinetic powers who is slowly pushed to the edge of insanity by frequent bullying from both classmates at her school, and her own religious, but abusive, mother.

Plot Keywords:

Prom | Teacher | Teenage Girl | Shower | Pig Blood

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Angela Bettis	...	Carietta 'Carrie' White
Patricia Clarkson	...	Margaret White
Rena Sofer	...	Miss Desjarden
Kandyse McClure	...	Sue Snell
Emilie de Ravin	...	Chris Hargensen
Tobias Mehler	...	Tommy Ross
Jesse Cadotte	...	Billy Nolan
Meghan Black	...	Norma Watson
Chelan Simmons	...	Helen Shyres
Katharine Isabelle	...	Tina Blake
David Keith	...	Detective John Mulchaey
Miles Meadows	...	Kenny Garson
Sean Tyler Foley	...	Lou Garson (as Tyler Foley)
Laurie Murdoch	...	Principal Morton
Michael Kopsa	...	John Hargensen
Michaela Mann	...	Estelle Horan
Jodelle Ferland	...	Little Carrie (as Jodelle Micah Ferland)
Deborah DeMille	...	Estelle's Mother
Malcolm Scott	...	Jackie Talbot
Steve Byers	...	Roy Evarts
Erin Karpluk	...	Madeline
Bill Dow	...	Mr. Scharnhorst
Andrew Robb	...	Danny Erbter
David Neale	...	Officer Plessy
Cascy Beddow	...	Obnoxious Student
Irene Miscisco	...	Librarian
Ed Anders	...	Stern Neighbour
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Laura Boddington	...	Girl Student in Locker Room (uncredited)
Paul Dzenkiw	...	Boy Student in Library (uncredited)
Jasmine Guy	...	Ruby Moore (uncredited)

Directed by
David Carson

Writing credits (WGA)
Bryan Fuller		(teleplay)
Stephen King		(novel)

Produced by
Ben Brafman	....	associate producer
David Carson	....	co-producer
Pen Densham	....	executive producer
Bryan Fuller	....	executive producer
Stephen Geaghan	....	co-producer
David Livingston	....	supervising producer
Paul Monash	....	consulting producer
Mark Stern	....	executive producer
John Watson	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Laura Karpman

Cinematography by
Victor Goss		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Jeremy Presner

Casting by
Elizabeth Melcher
Holly Powell

Production Design by
Stephen Geaghan

Art Direction by
Susan Parker		(as Suki Parker)

Set Decoration by
Andrea French

Costume Design by
Candace Cruikshank

Makeup Department
Lisa Leonard	....	hair stylist
Lisa Taylor Roberts	....	makeup artist (as L. Taylor Roberts)

Production Management
Doug Brons	....	unit manager
Michael S. McLean	....	post-production supervisor
Pascal Verschooris	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Paul Etherington	....	first assistant director
Gordon MacDonald	....	second assistant director (as Gord MacDonald)
Sam Nicholson	....	second unit director
Robert Crippen	....	first assistant director: second unit (uncredited)
Douglas Mitchell	....	second assistant director: second unit (uncredited)

Art Department
Herman Alexander	....	lead carpenter
Clive Edwards	....	property master
Harry Griffin-Beale	....	construction coordinator (as Harry A. Griffin-Beale)
Jimmy O. Howard	....	assistant property master (uncredited)
Mark Howes	....	lead set dresser (uncredited)
Terry Joseph	....	assistant set decorator (uncredited)
Ken Rabhel	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)
Samantha Schell	....	props (uncredited)

Sound Department
John Boyle	....	sound mixer
Real Gauvreau	....	sound supervisor (as Réal Gauvreau)
Bill Mellow	....	sound re-recording mixer
Paul A. Sharpe	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Paul Sharpe)
Clive Turner	....	sound editor
Brian Campbell	....	dialogue editor (uncredited)
Jay Cheetham	....	sound editor (uncredited)
Dario DiSanto	....	foley editor (uncredited)
Rusty Dunn	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)
Kris Fenske	....	additional sound designer (uncredited)
Megan Goudsward	....	walla editor (uncredited)
Devan Kraushar	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)
Jean Raymond	....	foley mixer (uncredited)
James Wallace	....	additional sound designer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Randy Shymkiw	....	special effects coordinator
David Barkes	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Ian Korver	....	special effects first assistant (uncredited)
Jak Osmond	....	special effects first assistant (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Eric Grenaudier	....	visual effects supervisor
Sam Nicholson	....	visual effects supervisor
Sean Afshar	....	visual effects editor (uncredited)
Vishal Anand	....	digital effects artist (uncredited)
Josh Cole	....	compositor (uncredited)
Lecily Corbett	....	assistant camera: visual effects unit (uncredited)
Vincent DeLay	....	visual effects: Stargate (uncredited)
Karl Formander	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Spence Fuller	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Ben Funk	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Martin Halle	....	visual effects (uncredited)
Jared Jones	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Frank Lawas	....	visual effects I/O supervisor (uncredited)
Dan Lazarow	....	CG supervisor (uncredited)
Brenda Levert	....	visual effects coordinator (uncredited)
Anthony Ocampo	....	3D artist (uncredited)
Gordon Oscar	....	visual effects (uncredited)
Carmen Pollard	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Jaison Stritch	....	3D visual effects supervisor (uncredited)
Seán Travers	....	visual effects (uncredited)
Peter V. Ware	....	visual effects executive producer (uncredited)
Peter V. Ware	....	visual effects producer (uncredited)

Stunts
Randy Lee	....	stunt coordinator
Ed Anders	....	stunt actor (uncredited)
Dustin Brooks	....	stunts (uncredited)
Richard Brooks	....	stunts (uncredited)
Dave Campbell	....	stunts (uncredited)
Alex Chiang	....	stunts: Student (uncredited)
Jocelyn Clarke	....	stunt double (uncredited)
Jon Kralt	....	stunts (uncredited)
Darryl Scheelar	....	stunt double (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
David Cameron	....	key grip
Junichi Hosoi	....	camera operator
Jeff Pentecost	....	chief lighting technician (as Jeffrey Pentecost)
Michael Adams	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Brendan Chalmers	....	second assistant camera (uncredited)
Roberto W. Contreras D.	....	camera operator: additional units (uncredited)
Glen A. Dickson	....	camera operator: "b" camera (uncredited)
Glen A. Dickson	....	director of photography: second unit (uncredited)
Cameron Drinkle	....	video playback operator (uncredited)
Cam Hayduk	....	first assistant camera (uncredited)
Jeffrey M. Hoffman	....	camera operator (uncredited)
Junichi Hosoi	....	Steadicam operator (uncredited)
Saubrie Mohamed	....	generator operator (uncredited)
Pascal Jean Provost	....	director of photography: second unit (uncredited)
Dean Reca	....	dolly grip: second unit (uncredited)
Joe Waistell	....	first assistant camera (uncredited)
Richard Win	....	assistant camera (uncredited)

Animation Department
Zeth DuBois	....	animator

Casting Department
Bette Chadwick	....	casting: Canada
Candice Elzinga	....	casting: Canada
Sandra-Ken Freeman	....	extras casting
Helen Geier	....	casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Candace Cruikshank	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
David Legault	....	assistant editor
Allison Volk	....	post-production coordinator
Kye Meechan	....	second assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Shannon Halwes	....	music editor
Richard S. Kaufman	....	music supervisor
Sandra Lima	....	composer: song "Lover" (uncredited)
Greg Townley	....	scoring mixer (uncredited)
Rich Walters	....	music editor (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Bob Bowe	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Chad Barager	....	assistant to executive producers
Doug Brons	....	location manager
Carol Chestnut	....	legal counsel
Linda Kelly	....	production accountant
Christine Lalande	....	script supervisor
Michele O'Flanagan	....	production coordinator
Ellen Rand	....	assistant to executive producers
Julie Anne Rieder	....	production accountant (as Julie Rieder)
Amanda Bronswyk	....	payroll accountant (uncredited)
Amy Edelson	....	location trainee (uncredited)
Bonnie Judd	....	animal coordinator (uncredited)
Bonnie Judd	....	animal trainer (uncredited)
Ryan Judd	....	animal trainer (uncredited)
Jennifer Lewis	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Peter Madamba	....	script researcher (uncredited)
Sheri Mayervich	....	location scout (uncredited)
Chris Wilson	....	assistant location manager (uncredited)

Production Companies

• MGM Television (presents) (as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)
• Trilogy Entertainment Group

Distributors

• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (2002) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Chum Television
• MGM Home Entertainment (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• MGM/UA Television

Special Effects

• Stargate Digital Canada (digital visual effects) (as Stargate Digital Vancouver)

Other Companies

• Act One Script Clearance  script clearance and research
• Heenan Blaikie Lawyers  legal counsel (as Heenan Blaikie LLP)
• Panasonic  camera systems by
• Province of British Columbia Production Services Tax Credit  with the participation of
• Rainmaker Digital Pictures  laboratory and post-production services
• Sharpe Sound Studios  re-recorded by

Runtime:

132 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Canada:13+ (Quebec) (video rating) | Canada:14A (Manitoba) (video rating) | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) (video rating) | Canada:AA (Ontario) (video rating) | USA:TV-14 | Australia:MA

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

MGM Television

Trivia:

The poem the detective recites that was allegedly written by Carrie, "Jesus watches from the wall, but his face is cold as stone, if He loves me as she tells me, why do I feel so all alone" are lyrics from the 1988 ill-fated Broadway production of the Carrie: The Musical. It is also the same poem Carrie wrote in the Stephen King novel.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Carrie is looking at her bloody arms and hands, her hands alternate between palms down to palms up and palms down between shots.

Quotes:

Tina Blake: Dude! Carrie's "Aunt Flo" is in town and she's freaking out!
Chris Hargensen: Are you serious?
Tina Blake: Yes! Come on!
Chris Hargensen: Oh my god!
[girls follow Chris and Tina to showers]
Girl in Locker Room: Did you get your period?
Girls in Locker Room: [chanting] Period. Period. Period...

Movie Connections:

References Dr. No (1962)

Soundtrack:

Exit

I see this differently

Maybe because I read the book before I saw the original, but this feels more like an expansion of the 76 film than a remake. It might have played a little better if had been made it 79 or something, if for no other reason than the fact some of the original cast could have been kept. (Neither Sissy Spacek orAmy Irving can play teens anymore.)

Anybody that read the book will remember the special commission that was put together to investigate "the incident" on the last few pages, and that's where this one starts. The entire movie is in flashback mode, so it seems to me that it kind of dovetails with the original. The only blooper to the idea, is that in the original (as well as the book) Carrie dies, in fact the first page of the last chapter is her death certificate, so the ending would have to change for this method to play, but overall, I wasn't as diasappointed as I expected to be.