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Cast verified as complete
Sissy Spacek | ... |
Carrie
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Piper Laurie | ... |
Margaret White
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Amy Irving | ... |
Sue Snell
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William Katt | ... |
Tommy Ross
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John Travolta | ... |
Billy Nolan
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Nancy Allen | ... |
Chris Hargenson
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Betty Buckley | ... |
Miss Collins
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P.J. Soles | ... |
Norma
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Priscilla Pointer | ... |
Mrs. Snell
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Sydney Lassick | ... |
Mr. Fromm
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Stefan Gierasch | ... |
Mr. Morton
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Michael Talbott | ... |
Freddy
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Doug Cox | ... |
The Beak
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Harry Gold | ... |
George
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Noelle North | ... |
Frieda
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Cindy Daly | ... |
Cora
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Deirdre Berthrong | ... |
Rhonda
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Anson Downes | ... |
Ernest
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Rory Stevens | ... |
Kenny
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Edie McClurg | ... |
Helen
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Cameron De Palma | ... |
Boy on Bicycle
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Sharon Benson | ... |
Ruth Gogan (uncredited)
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Terry Bolo | ... |
Trudy Bourne (uncredited)
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Dennis Falt | ... |
High school student-prom attendee (uncredited)
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Jean Glaudé | ... |
Afro Guy (uncredited)
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Katie Irving | ... |
Katie O'Shea / The Balladeer (uncredited)
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Cynthia Schuler Larsen | ... |
Alice Litten (uncredited)
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Dan Protheroe | ... |
Bassist - Vance or Towers (prom band) (uncredited)
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Tina Romanus | ... |
Estelle Horan (uncredited)
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James Saad | ... |
Drummer & Percussionist - Vance or Towers (prom band) (uncredited)
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Janie Squire | ... |
Julia McDermitt (uncredited)
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Mike Towers | ... |
Vance or Towers (prom band) (uncredited)
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Glen Vance | ... |
Vance or Towers (prom band) (uncredited)
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Directed by
Brian De Palma |
Written by
Stephen King | ... | (novel) |
Lawrence D. Cohen | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
Brian De Palma | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Paul Monash | ... | producer |
Louis A. Stroller | ... | associate producer |
Music by
Pino Donaggio |
Cinematography by
Mario Tosi | ||
Isidore Mankofsky | ... | (uncredited) |
Editing by
Paul Hirsch |
Editorial Department
Maria Iano | ... | apprentice editor |
Michael Kirchberger | ... | assistant editor |
Casting By
Harriet B. Helberg |
Art Direction by
Jack Fisk | ||
Bill Kenney | ... | (as William Kenney) |
Set Decoration by
Robert Gould |
Costume Design by
Rosanna Norton |
Makeup Department
Wes Dawn | ... | makeup artist (as Wesley Dawn) |
Adele Taylor | ... | hair stylist |
Ron Snyder | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Donald Heitzer | ... | first assistant director |
Bill Scott | ... | second assistant director (as William Scott) |
Dick Ziker | ... | second unit director (uncredited) |
Art Department
Ken Patterson | ... | painter |
Gary Seybert | ... | prop master |
Michael Casey | ... | leadman (uncredited) |
Ken Patterson | ... | standby painter (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Lois Freeman | ... | assistant sound editor |
Bert Hallberg | ... | sound mixer (as Bertil Hallberg) |
David Rust | ... | boom man |
Dan Sable | ... | sound editor |
Dick Vorisek | ... | rerecording supervisor |
Ron Kalish | ... | sound editor (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
Greg Auer | ... | special effects (as Gregory M. Auer) |
Ken Pepiot | ... | assistant special effects (as Kenneth Pepiot) |
Stunts
Dick Ziker | ... | stunt coordinator (as Richard Ziker) |
Janet Brady | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Glory Fioramonti | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Mags Kavanaugh | ... | Stunt double: Sissy Spacek (uncredited) |
Mary Peters | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Dustin Blauvelt | ... | first assistant cameraman (as Dusty Blauvelt) |
Joseph Cosko Jr. | ... | second assistant cameraman (as Joseph Cosko) |
James Dyer | ... | best boy grip |
Gene Griffith | ... | key grip (as Eugene Griffith) |
Joel King | ... | operator |
Ken Miller | ... | dolly grip (as Kenneth Miller) |
Joe Pender | ... | gaffer |
Jerome L. Posner | ... | best boy (as Jerome Posner) |
Dave Friedman | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Wynn Hammer | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Ronald Vidor | ... | first assistant cameraman (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Agnes Lyon | ... | costumer |
Location Management
Dow Griffith | ... | location manager / location scouting |
Music Department
Michael Arciaga | ... | music supervisor |
Katie Irving | ... | singer: "Carrie" and "Born To Have It All" |
Merrit Malloy | ... | lyrics for: "Carrie" and "Born To Have It All" |
Natale Massara | ... | conductor |
Thomas Vicari | ... | music scoring mixer |
Dan Protheroe | ... | musician: bass guitar (uncredited) |
James Saad | ... | musician: drums & percussions (uncredited) |
Mike Towers | ... | musician: lead guitar (uncredited) |
Glen Vance | ... | musician: keyboards & rhythm guitar (uncredited) / singer (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Hannah Scheel | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
Gary Littlefield | ... | transportation |
Donald P. Desmond | ... | transportation captain (uncredited) |
Thomas A. Gordon | ... | driver (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Wendy Bartel | ... | secretary to Mr. De Palma |
James L. Carter | ... | production assistant |
Angelo Corallis | ... | craft service |
Patricia Heade | ... | production secretary |
Robert Sinclair | ... | auditor |
Shari Leibowitz | ... | accounting assistant (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- United Artists (1976) (United States) (theatrical)
- Artistas Unidos (1977) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- C.B. Films S.A. (1977) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Nova Film (1977) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Rank Filmes de Portugal (1977) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- United Artists (Australasia) (1977) (Australia) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1977) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1977) (Japan) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1977) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Los Artistas Unidos de América del Sur (1978) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1978) (Sweden) (theatrical) (as United Artists A/B)
- CBS (1978) (United States) (tv)
- Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (1979) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Alpha Video Limited (1980) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Intervision Video (1980) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- VidAmerica (1980) (United States) (VHS)
- Magnetic Video (1981) (United States) (video)
- 20th Century Fox Video (1982) (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1982) (Australia) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1982) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1982) (West Germany) (VHS)
- CBS/Fox (1984) (United States) (VHS)
- MGM Home Entertainment (1984) (United Kingdom) (video) (laserdisc)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1984) (United States) (VHS)
- VideoVisa (Mexico) (VHS)
- Audio Visual Enterprises (1985) (Greece) (VHS)
- MGM Home Entertainment (1988) (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1990) (Germany) (VHS)
- United Pictures Finland (1991) (Finland) (theatrical)
- MGM Home Entertainment (1992) (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1992) (United States) (VHS)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1993) (Finland) (tv)
- Warner Home Video (1993) (Finland) (VHS)
- Chapel Distribution (1997) (Australia) (theatrical)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1997) (United States) (VHS)
- MGM Home Entertainment (1998) (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Satellite Video (Netherlands) (video) (Betamax)
- Varus Video (Russia) (VHS)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2000) (Spain) (DVD)
- MGM Home Video (2000) (Mexico) (VHS) (re-release)
- FS Film (2001) (Finland) (DVD)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2001) (Germany) (DVD)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2001) (Mexico) (DVD)
- SF Film (2002) (Denmark) (DVD)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2004) (Canada) (DVD)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Cinema Mondo (2005) (Finland) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2007) (United States) (DVD)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2007) (United States) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (United States) (DVD)
- Direct Star (2011) (France) (tv)
- Regia Films (2012) (Spain) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2013) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Fantasy Film (2013) (Hungary) (DVD)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2013) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2013) (Mexico) (Blu-ray)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2013) (Mexico) (DVD) (re-release)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (2013) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2014) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Scream Factory (2016) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD) (collector's edition)
- Splendor Films (2017) (France) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Arrow Films (2017) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray) (limited edition)
- Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (2020) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD) (reprint for MGM)
- Fathom Events (2021) (United States) (theatrical)
- 9Gem (2022) (Australia) (tv)
- Scream Factory (2022) (United States) (Blu-ray) (Ultra HD Blu-ray) (collector's edition)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (Brazil) (DVD)
- Carlotta Films (France) (re-release)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (video)
- MonsterVision (United States) (tv)
- Nine Network Australia (2024) (Australia) (tv)
- RCA (II) (United States) (video)
- The Criterion Collection (laserdisc)
- Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Carrie's Group (production services by)
- Cinemobile Systems (locations by)
- Get Set (sets by)
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (acknowledgement)
- Magnofex (sound editor)
- Motion Picture Association (MPA) (approved) (no. 24688)
- The Optical House (titles and opticals)
- Trans Audio (rerecording supervisor)
- Waxwork Records (soundtrack available from)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
It's nearing the end of the school year. High school senior Carrie White is a social outcast, largely due to being unwise to the ways of the world based on her upbringing. Her mother, Margaret White, is a religious fanatic, her extreme views primarily targeted against sex, which she believes is a sin. She even believes natural associated processes such as menstruation are a sin, about which she has refused to mention to Carrie. Mrs. White's beliefs were taken to that extreme largely because of her own failed marriage and her husband Ralph long ago having run off with another woman. The only adult authority figure who tries to help Carrie with her life is her phys ed teacher, Miss Collins, who is nonetheless warned not to get too close to go against how Mrs. White chooses to raise Carrie, Mrs. White whose beliefs are well known in the community. An impromptu event that happens among Carrie's phys ed classmates against her leads to her classmates being punished. One of those students, self absorbed Chris Hargensen, vows revenge against Carrie for that punishment, the method of the revenge associated to the phys ed class incident. Another student however, the popular Sue Snell, begins to feel sorry for Carrie. In wanting to help her get out of her shell, Sue asks her boyfriend, the equally popular Tommy Ross, to take Carrie to the senior prom instead of her. This move does not sit well with Mrs. White, who in her extreme view believes Carrie will fall prey to sin. All these competing issues lead to Carrie deciding on an impulse to use a newfound skill to free herself from the figurative chains that have long been placed around her, with tragic consequences. Written by Huggo |
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Taglines | You were warned never to push Carrie to the limits. Now you must face the evil consequences. See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $1,800,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | When Sissy Spacek was preparing for her character, she isolated herself from the rest of the ensemble, decorated her dressing room with heavy religious iconography and studied Gustave Doré's illustrated Bible. She studied "the body language of people being stoned for their sins," starting or ending every scene in one of those positions. See more » |
Goofs | Stephen King's name is spelled "Steven King" in the trailer. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into Squirm (1976). See more » |
Soundtracks | Education Blues See more » |
Quotes |
Margaret White:
[referring to Carrie's prom gown]
Red. I might have known it would be red. Carrie: It's pink, Mama. [presenting her corsage] Carrie: Look what Tommy gave me, Mama. Aren't they beautiful? Margaret White: I can see your dirty pillows. Everyone will. Carrie: Breasts, Mama. They're called breasts, and every woman has them. See more » |