Carrie (Special Edition)
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Carrie
(Special Edition)
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This
terrifying adaptation of Stephen King's bestselling horror novel
was directed by shock maestro Brian De Palma for maximum,
no-holds-barred
effect. Sissy Spacek stars as Carrie White, the beleaguered daughter of
a
religious kook (Piper Laurie) and a social outcast tormented by her
cruel,
insensitive classmates.
When her rage turns into telekinetic powers, however,
school's out in every sense of the word. De Palma's horrific climax in
a school
gym lingers forever in the memory, though the film is also built upon
Spacek's
remarkable performance and Piper Laurie's outlandishly creepy one. John
Travolta has a small part as a thug, De Palma's future wife, Nancy
Allen, is
his girlfriend, and Amy Irving makes her screen debut as one of the
girls
giving Carrie a hard time. --Tom
Keogh
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