In this chilling adaptation of Stephen King’s horror novel, shy and isolated teen Carrie White (Sissy Spacek) faces bullying from classmates at school and abuse from her fanatically pious mother (Piper Laurie) at home. She also starts to suspect she has dangerous supernatural powers. Exploring the psychological effects of abuse, director Brian de Palma’s film begins as a teen drama and builds to a shocking horror climax.
“Brian De Palma’s Carrie is an absolutely spellbinding horror movie, with a shock at the end that’s the best thing along those lines since the shark leaped aboard in Jaws.” — Roger Ebert, The Chicago Sun-Times
“Carrie is a terrifying lyrical thriller. The director, Brian De Palma, has mastered a teasing style — a perverse mixture of comedy and horror and tension.” — Pauline Kael, The New Yorker
directed by
Brian De Palma
Brian De Palma
written by
Stephen King, Lawrence D. Cohen
Stephen King, Lawrence D. Cohen
with
Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, Amy Irving
Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, Amy Irving
country
United States
United States