What age rating is Carrie?

In Spain, Carrie is not recommended for children under 18 years old.

When does Carrie come out in Spain?

Carrie hits Spanish theaters on September 21, 1977.

How much did Carrie gross?

Carrie grossed $33.8M worldwide on a budget of $1.8M.

What is Carrie based on?

Carrie is based on Carrie, by Stephen King.

Where was Carrie filmed?

Carrie was filmed in Los Angeles.

In what order should you watch the Carrie saga?

The release order is: Carrie (1976), The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999).

Carrie

Name: Carrie
Director: Brian De Palma
Genre: Thriller, Horror
Released: 1976-11-03
Duration: 1 h 38 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, Amy Irving, William Katt, John Travolta

1976

Become a fan of its genres:

7.3/10

Release Date

03/11/1976

Popularity

🍅 Rotten Tomatoes

94%

🎬 Internet Movie Database

74%

Ⓜ️ Metacritic

86%

If you love horror... take Carrie to the prom.

Carrie White is a high school student caught between the scorn of her classmates and the suffocating authority of her mother, a religious fanatic who interprets the Bible in her own way. Directed by Brian De Palma and starring Sissy Spacek, the movie kicks off in the gym showers. Carrie gets her first period, nobody has ever explained anything to her about it, and she panics. As her classmates laugh at her and throw tampons and sanitary pads at her, Carrie tries to make sense of what is happening to her amid the humiliation. The intervention of the gym teacher, Miss Collins, stops the episode, but not the hostility surrounding her at school or the pressure she faces at home.

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Facts about Carrie

Releases, age ratings, box office, post-credit scenes and more.

Post-credits sceneNone

Age ratingNot recommended for viewers under 18 years old

Spain releaseSeptember 21, 1977

Worldwide premiereNovember 3, 1976

Runtime1 h 38 min

Original languageEnglish

CountryUnited States

Production companiesUnited Artists

Budget$1.8M

Worldwide box office$33.8M

Box office in the U.S.$33.8M

Return on investmentx18.8 Box office hit

Based onCarrie by Stephen King

Trailer views14K

More ratings

3.8/5Letterboxd74/100Trakt7.8/10Metacritic (público)3.5/4Roger Ebert

Awards for Carrie

2Oscar nominations

6total awards

9total nominations

Oscars 2 nom.

Awards won

1976National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress · Sissy Spacek

Nominations

1977Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
1977Academy Award for Best Actress

Carrie Cast

Sissy SpacekCarrie

Piper LaurieMargaret White

Amy IrvingSue Snell

William KattTommy Ross

John TravoltaBilly Nolan

Nancy AllenChris Hargenson

Betty BuckleyMiss Collins

P. J. SolesNorma

Priscilla PointerMrs. Snell

Sydney LassickMr. Fromm

Stefan GieraschMr. Morton

Michael TalbottFreddy

Doug CoxThe Beak

Harry GoldGeorge

Noelle NorthFrieda

Cindy DalyCora

Deirdre BerthrongRhonda

Anson DownesErnest

Rory StevensKenny

Edie McClurgHelen

Cameron De PalmaBoy on Bicycle

Sharon BensonRuth Gogan (uncredited)

Terry BoloTrudy Bourne (uncredited)

Jean GlaudéAfro Guy (uncredited)

Katie IrvingKatie O'Shea / The Balladeer (uncredited)

Cynthia Schuler LarsenAlice Litten (uncredited)

Dan ProtheroeBassist - Vance or Towers (prom band) (uncredited)

James SaadDrummer & Percussionist - Vance or Towers (prom band) (uncredited)

Janie SquireJulia McDermitt (uncredited)

Mike TowersVance or Towers (prom band) (uncredited)

Glen VanceVance or Towers (prom band) (uncredited)

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Cast of Carrie by the numbers

34average cast age in years

18years of age gap between the leads

54%women in the cast

28%women in the crew

The youngest in the main cast: John Travolta, age 23 at release. The oldest: Sydney Lassick, at 55.

Cast ages at release

Sissy Spacek27 years old
Piper Laurie45 years old
Amy Irving24 years old
William Katt26 years old
John Travolta23 years old
Nancy Allen27 years old
Betty Buckley30 years old
P. J. Soles27 years old
Priscilla Pointer53 years old
Sydney Lassick55 years old

Cast heights

1.88 mJohn Travolta
1.69 mBetty Buckley
1.63 mAmy Irving
1.60 mSissy Spacek

Crew

AddressBrian De Palma
WritingLawrence D. Cohen
Original novelStephen King
MusicPino Donaggio
PhotographyMario Tosi
EditingPaul Hirsch
Costume designRosanna Norton
CastingHarriet B. Helberg
ProductionPaul Monash

Trivia about Carrie

To land the role, Sissy Spacek rubbed Vaseline into her hair, didn't wash her face, and showed up to the audition in a sailor dress her mother had made for her in seventh grade.

All the actors in the movie were of legal age, even though they played teenagers.

A mechanical failure prevented them from filming the night the White family's model house was supposed to be destroyed by stones, so the filmmakers burned it instead.

Composer Pino Donaggio used the four violin notes from Psycho every time Carrie used her telekinetic powers.

The prom massacre scene has been heavily criticized, even by the filmmaker himself, for its use of split-screen, which drains the tension and drama from it.

Carrie is one of the few horror movies nominated for Academy Awards, and Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie were both nominated for Oscars for acting.

With an estimated budget of $1.8 million, "Carrie" grossed $33.8 million worldwide, more than eighteen times its initial investment.

Amy Irving was Brian De Palma's first choice to play Carrie, but after Sissy Spacek's auditions she ended up playing Sue Snell.

Sources: Wikipedia (Spanish) · Wikipedia (English)

Franchise Order Carrie - Colección

All movies in release order.

1Carrie1976You are here
2The Rage: Carrie 21999

What it's about Carrie

high schoolchild abusebased on novel or bookisolationcemeterystagebibletelekinesisteacherrevengeunrequited lovepromreligionteenage girlschoolcrueltyragehumiliationcrucifixprayingoutsidershockinghostileabusive mother

Main theme: revenge, telekinesis, pyrokinesis, school bullying

What Carrie is called in other countries

It was released in 22 countries, each in its own language.

FranceCarrie au bal du diable
GermanyCarrie - Des Satans jüngste Tochter
ItalyCarrie, lo sguardo di Satana
MexicoCarrie: un extraño presentimiento
BrazilCarrie, A Estranha
Japanキャリー
South Korea캐리
China魔女嘉莉
RussiaКэрри
AzerbaijanKerri
BulgariaКери
GreeceΚάρι, Εκρηξη Οργής

See the remaining 10 countries

Hong Kong凶靈
Israelקארי
LatviaKerija
LithuaniaKerė
Saudi Arabiaكاري
SerbiaКери
Taiwan魔女嘉莉
Thailandสาวสยอง
TurkeyCarrie: Günah Tohumu
UkraineКеррі

Where it was filmed Carrie

FilmingWhere the story takes place

Filming locations

Where the Story Takes Place

Quotes by Carrie

Telekinesis, thought to be the ability to move or to cause changes in objects by force of the mind.
[To Eleanor] I pray you find Jesus.
[To Margaret White] [Grabs her hair] SIT DOWN AND BE QUIET!
[To Carrie, about Tommy Ross and everyone else] He's going to laugh at you, they're all going to laugh at you!
[To Margaret White] [Tries to grab her hair) SIT DOWN, [grabs her hair and points her finger at Margaret White] you sit there mama and don't say a word 'til I'm goin', I'll be home early, I love you, mama.
[To the Principal, angrily] IT'S CARRIE! [Flips and throws the ashtray on the floor with her powers]

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