"King/Horror Classic!"

Rating: 7/10 (17 October 2012)

Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, Amy Irving, William Katt, Nancy Allen, Betty Buckley and John Travolta star in Brian De Palma's 1976 horror film based on Stephen King's novel. This tells of shy, teenage girl, Carrie White (Spacek) who has trouble fitting in with the other kids at school and gets picked on. She also puts up with her eccentric, religious mother, Margaret (Laurie). Carrie discovers she has a psychological gift of telekinesis and soon, one of her classmates, Sue Snell (Irving) persuades her boyfriend, Tommy Ross (Katt) to take her to the prom out of sympathy. Allen (Robocop) plays Chris Hargensen, a girl who hates Carrie and decides to humiliate her in front of everyone at prom. Travolta (Pulp Fiction) plays her boyfriend, Billy Nolan who helps and Buckley plays gym teacher, Miss Collins. When Carrie arrives at the prom with Tommy, it starts as a beautiful dream that becomes a deadly nightmare. This is a good adaptation with a great cast & score. I recommend this classic.