What is Carrie (1976 movie)?
'''''Carrie''''' is a 1976 [[United States|American]] [[supernatural]] [[horror movie]]. It was [[movie director|directed]] by [[Brian De Palma]] and [[screenwriter|written]] by [[Lawrence D. Cohen]]. It is based on a [[Carrie (novel)|novel of the same name]] by [[Stephen King]]. The film stars [[Sissy Spacek]] as 17-18 year old Carrie White. She is [[shyness|shy]] and is [[victimize]]d by her [[controlling behavior|controlling]] [[religious]] [[fundamentalist]] mother, played by [[Piper Laurie]], as well as by several of her [[high school]] classmates who [[bully]] her. However, she has [[telekinesis|telekinetic]] powers which she uses to take [[revenge]] on the people who deliberately cause her [[suffering]]. [[Nancy Allen]], [[Amy Irving]], [[William Katt]] and [[John Travolta]] play some of her classmates. Carrie was emotionally and verbally abused by some girls who are her classmates. It was followed by a 1999 [[sequel]], ''[[The Rage: Carrie 2]]''. It was [[movie remake|remade]] [[Carrie (2002 movie)|in 2002]] and [[Carrie (2013 movie)|2013]]. == Other websites == *{{imdb title|0074285}} [[Category:1976 horror movies]] [[Category:1976 thriller movies]] [[Category:1970s horror thriller movies]] [[Category:1970s teen movies]] [[Category:American horror thriller movies]] [[Category:Supernatural horror movies]] [[Category:American teen horror movies]] [[Category:Carrie]] [[Category:1970s English-language movies]] [[Category:American high school movies]] [[Category:Movies about bullying]] [[Category:Movies about pranks]] [[Category:Movies about revenge]] [[Category:Movies about mental health]] [[Category:Movies based on books by Stephen King]] [[Category:Movies directed by Brian De Palma]] [[Category:Proms in movies]] [[Category:Telekinesis in movies]] {{movie-stub}}