It’s another entry from the dark and twisted mind of the great Stephen King whose 1974 novel CARRIE was brought to the big screen with blood curdling relish by Brian De Palma in 1976.
King’s novel was one of the first of it’s kind to realise that the trials and tribulations of adolescence and puberty were rife with horror and De Palma relishes this with inventive camera work and shocking deaths. The film sees Sissy Spacek’s titular teenage girl sheltered by a domineering, religious mother and after being humiliated by her classmates at her senior prom uses her telekinetic powers to unleash hell upon them. Spacek is excellent as Carrie and her transformation from shy girl to a vengeful angel of death is outstanding and terrifying.
Director: Brian De Palma
Cast: Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, Amy Irving
Most gruesome scene
The end is easily the most bloody aspect of the movie but when Carrie uses her telikenetic powers to kill her overbearing mother it is as shocking as it is brutal!
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Carrie was the first Stephen King I ever read, that got me into reading more King books. Have you seen both film adaptations? If so, do you prefer one over the other? 🙂
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Hi Judith. Thanks for the comment! To be honest I didn’t watch the remake as I feel the original is such a classic it would never do it justice. I like the cast involved so I’m sure I’ll see it eventually. Have you seen it?
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I’m in the other camp; I saw the remake but not the original. It was ok, nothing spectacular and I remember more of the book than I do of the film – I suppose the problem with Carrie is that everyone only ever fixated on the pig’s blood scene.
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Yeah the pigs blood scene certainly sticks in the mind! Watch the original if you get the chance. The performances and cinematography are well worth it!
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