Thursday, 10 May 2018
386 Carrie ( 1976 )
Brian De Palma returned to horror with this first adaptation of a Stephen King novel justly celebrated for its special effects, a haunting central performance and a barnstorming climax.
Carrie White is an outcast at school due to her abusive upbringing by her mother Catherine ( Piper Laurie ) a religious fanatic. Carrie also has to deal with telekinetic powers not entirely under her control . After seeing Catherine in action, one of Carrie's tormentors Sue, has a change of heart and arranges for Carrie to attend the school prom with her boyfriend. However others ( including a young John Travolta ) plan to use the occasion to further humiliate her.
Sissy Spacek ( as Carrie )
Sex : Carrie has her first period in the school shower and isn't expecting it
Death : Carrie is stabbed by her mother then the house collapses on top of her
Mary Spacek ( nicknamed Sissy by her brothers ) had earned some notice in Prime Cut and Badlands but this made her a major star and won her an Oscar nomination. She won one for Coal-Miner's Daughter in 1980 and a number of other nominations before taking her foot off the gas in the mid-eighties.Since then she's a less busy character actress. She is now 68.
Amy Irving ( as Sue Snell )
Sex : No
Death : Survives
Amy had made a few TV appearances but this was her film debut in which she appeared with her real-life mother Priscilla Pointer. She went on to marry Stephen Speilberg. She has gone on to a solid film career including an Oscar nomination for Yentl in 1993. She has also been recognised for performances on Broadway. She is now 64.
Nancy Allen ( as Christine )
Sex : Christine appears nude in the locker room. She later gives her boyfriend a blow job
Death : Burned alive when Carrie causes the car she's in to crash
Nancy was a policeman's daughter who started out as a child actress in commercials. She had made a couple of film appearances prior to this. She later married De Palma and starred in Dressed To Kill and Blow Out. Away from De Palma, she's best known for her recurring role in the RoboCop films. She is now 68.
Betty Buckley ( as Miss Collins )
Sex : No
Death : Killed when Carrie rams a table into her
Although an established star in musical theatre, this was actually Betty's first film role at 29. She has since kept a film and TV career going at the same time as her stage work.
P J Soles ( as Norma )
Sex : No
Death : Knocked unconscious by a water hydrant then perishes in the fire
Pamela Jayne Soles was born in Frankfurt. This was her first film. She later married Dennis Quaid. She has kept a career going but not at a high level. She is now 67.
Edie McLurg ( as Helen Shyres )
Sex : No
Death : Perishes in the fire
This was Edie's first film role but is atypical as the overweight actress went on to become a successful comedienne and voice actress. She is now 66 and still very busy.
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