Carrie
is a 1976 American horror film directed by Brian De Palma and written
by Lawrence D. Cohen, based on the novel Carrie by Stephen King. The
film and the novel deal with a socially outcast teenage girl, Carrie
White, who discovers she possesses psionic power. Carrie's powers
become apparent after her humiliation by her peers, teachers, and
abusive mother. The film stars Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, Betty
Buckley, Amy Irving, Nancy Allen, William Katt, John Travolta, and
Priscilla Pointer.
Carrie White is a shy young girl who doesn't make friends easily. After
her class mates taunt her about her horrified reaction to her totally
unexpected first period one of them takes pity on her and gets Tommy
Ross, her boyfriend and class hunk to invite Carrie to the senior prom.
Meanwhile another girl who has been banned from the prom for her
continued aggressive behaviour is not as forgiving and plans a trick to
embarrass Carrie in front of the whole school. What she doesn't realise
is that Carrie is ... gifted, and you really don't want to get her
angry.
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