Oh my God has anyone ever seen this movie? The original 1976 version, I mean. Oh my God this movie is just EXCELLENT! I had heard about it all my life but it never seemed to be airing on any channels here until last week when I saw some of it on TNT. The part I caught, the scene where Coach Collins scolds all the girls in the gym for throwing the feminine tissues at Carrie and I loved that part alone. But then, I saw the whole movie when I timer recorded it from TNT Saturday morning, and omg it is the best! There are sooooo many memoriable moments in the movie too! Like at the beginning when the girls pelt Carrie with the tampons ect, and when Carrie's mother (Margaret) makes her recite quotes from her religious books! I just watched that scene over and over again and I just cannot help but LAUGH OUT LOUD!!! I don't know if they were trying to go for the horror-comedy aspect with the movie, but either way, it definatly works for me!

Margaret: "And God made Eve from the rib of Adam. And it was weak and loosed the Raven on the world. And the Raven was called sin." Say it. "The Raven was called sin."
Carrie: Why didn't you tell me, Mama (about mestruation)?
Margaret: Say it.
Carrie: No.
[Margaret slaps Carrie with the book]
Margaret: And the Raven was called sin.
Carrie: No, Mama!
[Margaret slaps her with the book again]
Carrie: And the Raven was called sin!
Margaret: "And the first sin was intercourse. The first sin was intercourse."
Carrie: I didn't sin, Mama!
Margaret: Say it!
[Margaret slaps Carrie with the book again]
Carrie: I didn't sin, Mama!!
Margaret: First sin was intercourse! First sin was intercourse!
Carrie: The first sin was intercourse! Mama, I was so scared, I thought I was dying! And the girls, they all laughed at me and threw things at me.
[Margaret slaps her again]
Margaret: "And eve was weak." Say it!
Carrie: No! No!
Margaret: Eve was weak! Eve was weak! Eve was weak! Say it, woman! Say it!!
Carrie: AND EVE WAS WEAK! EVE WAS WEAK!

I watched that scene (and the one in my signature) like 50 times each and laughed until I cried!!! Piper Laurie (Margaret), Sissy Spacek (Carrie) and Betty Buckly (Coach Collins) were GREAT in this movie! I was looking for any sites dedicated to it, but I not be able to find any.

And has anyone seen the remake? Is it any good?

I just saw it for the first time last Sat. on TNT. I LOVED it :lol:

Yeah that movie is classic Stephen King. It's greatness.

Plug it up plug it up plug it up! LOL

Carrie is a great film. It was directed by Brian De Palma who also directed Scarface, The Untoucables and Mission Impossible. Early in his career he made many great horror/thrillers. Check out Dressed To Kill, Blow Out and Body Double.

The television remake of Carrie was good. Certainly as far as made for television movies go. However the 1999 theatrical sequal The Rage:Carrie 2 was just terrible. Also, to really see Carrie you need to see the DVD or at least the video. There was supposed to a lot of humor in the film, but a lot of the funnier stuff gets edited out on television.

I liked it- didn't love it... although, I'm not a fan of King's work anyway. But it was one of his better... creations.

My dad was watching this movie when I was about 7 years old, and I sorta hid in the corner and watched it, too. I didn't sleep for weeks! Nothing ever freaked me out like "Carrie."

I have the video. A very good movie!:D

Me and my little sister watched it on TNT.

I've seen it several times.

Forget the made-for-tv 'remake', this is the movie to watch. Yeah, I've seen Carrie several times and I love it. IMO, it's one of King's best adaptations. If you get the chance, pick up the Collector's Edition on DVD - the extras are not to be missed. It still amazes me that Piper Laurie hadn't been in a movie since The Hustler, when Brian De Palma decided to cast her as Margaret White (what a performance!).

When Miss Collins is lecturing the girls on their little stunt, I get the biggest kick out of watching her.

"I'm sorry, could ya speak up?"

"Billy Nolan."

"Well isn't he the lucky one."

I liked De Palma's Carrie, along with his film 'Phantom of the Paradise'. But to be honest, I thought the tv remake was better. My problems with the remake was the guy who played Billy and the girl who took Amy Irving's character (what was her character called again???)- otherwives it was good, much more faithful to the book. There's one funny (yet desperate) attempt to update the story- Carrie is searching about Telekinesis online and her Mother just goes "THE INTERNET!!!!"

The sequel was alright, but it seemed like a desperate attempt to cash in on the original.

Last night I was thinking about this film cos some people in the street must've been talking about it and they were screaming "They're all gonna laugh at you" a million times!

Carrie is a great horror flick. I have to agree with some here that state the remake wasn't as good.

I thought Rage wasn't half bad however

I'm a huge Stephen King junkie, and Carrie is his first, and one of his best stories. I love the original movie, always have, always will. Everyone does such a great performance in it - Amy Irving, Sissy Spacek, William Katt... even John Travolta! The remake was alright - up until the ending which completely spoiled the whole thing in my mind. Oh well.


Useless Carrie trivia: did you guys know that Sue Snell and her mother are played by real life mother and daughter Amy Irving and Priscilla Pointer? :) Thought I'd share :)

Yeah, the only other problem with the remake was the ending- but the reason the ending was changed is that a tv-show was planned if the remake did well- following Carrie's adventures in Miami.

More Carrie Trivia: the boy on the bike who says "Creepy Carrie, creepy Carrie!" was played by director Brian De Palma's nephew, Cameron, but his voice was provided by actress Betty Buckley, who played the gym teacher, Miss Collins.

Originally posted by Liza
I'm a huge Stephen King junkie, and Carrie is his first, and one of his best stories. I love the original movie, always have, always will. Everyone does such a great performance in it - Amy Irving, Sissy Spacek, William Katt... even John Travolta! The remake was alright - up until the ending which completely spoiled the whole thing in my mind. Oh well.


Useless Carrie trivia: did you guys know that Sue Snell and her mother are played by real life mother and daughter Amy Irving and Priscilla Pointer? :) Thought I'd share :)

Yeah. :)

Which brings up more Carrie trivia:

Amy's mother talked about the scene at the very end, when Sue wakes up from her nightmare screaming hysterically. Instead of saying Sue, she said, "It's alright, Amy." At first she was worried that the audience would pick up on it, but everyone was too busy screaming themselves, so it was never noticed.

Betty Buckley was asked to literally slap Nancy Allen across the face during the fight out on the athletic field.. a total of 30 times. :lol:

Originally posted by Liza
I'm a huge Stephen King junkie, and Carrie is his first, and one of his best stories. I love the original movie, always have, always will. Everyone does such a great performance in it - Amy Irving, Sissy Spacek, William Katt... even John Travolta! The remake was alright - up until the ending which completely spoiled the whole thing in my mind. Oh well.


Useless Carrie trivia: did you guys know that Sue Snell and her mother are played by real life mother and daughter Amy Irving and Priscilla Pointer? :) Thought I'd share :)

I knew that! I knew that!

You really have to get Carrie on VHS or DVD(if it even is on DVD). TNT cuts it too much for my liking.

It's funny I happen to read this now because just tonight my sister & I went to a concert, after the concert, she had to go to the bathroom. I waited for her outside the bathroom and when she came out she told me there was a woman in the bathroom who had hair just like Amy Irving in Carrie!! Then I read this!!

I've seen Carrie so many times. The part that freaked me out the first time I saw it--aside from the part near the end when Sue is putting the flowers on Carrie's'grave', and the hand comes out of the ground--is when Carrie comes home from the prom, and goes upstairs, and when she puts the light on, her mother is standing behind the door. At first I didn't see her behind there, but the more I watch it, I now focus on the mother in that scene knowing that when Carrie puts on that light, mama is standing right there. Creepy.

Oh, and Ms Collins!! I know it's only a movie but for her to slap a student like that? Oh, and does anybody know who Edie McClurg is? She's a character actress(Ferris Bueller's Day Off; Planes, Trains & Automobiles; Back to School--she just has small roles, but I think she's very recognizable). She also plays one of the students, the one with the glasses.

Oh, and one last thing--I watched a movie called "Jawbreaker" and the parents of one of the girls was William Kaat and P.J.Soles who played Norma in Carrie!! That's my useless piece of 'trivia'!!

Originally posted by phoebe7165
I knew that! I knew that!

You really have to get Carrie on VHS or DVD(if it even is on DVD). TNT cuts it too much for my liking.

It's funny I happen to read this now because just tonight my sister & I went to a concert, after the concert, she had to go to the bathroom. I waited for her outside the bathroom and when she came out she told me there was a woman in the bathroom who had hair just like Amy Irving in Carrie!! Then I read this!!

I've seen Carrie so many times. The part that freaked me out the first time I saw it--aside from the part near the end when Sue is putting the flowers on Carrie's'grave', and the hand comes out of the ground--is when Carrie comes home from the prom, and goes upstairs, and when she puts the light on, her mother is standing behind the door. At first I didn't see her behind there, but the more I watch it, I now focus on the mother in that scene knowing that when Carrie puts on that light, mama is standing right there. Creepy.

Oh, and Ms Collins!! I know it's only a movie but for her to slap a student like that? Oh, and does anybody know who Edie McClurg is? She's a character actress(Ferris Bueller's Day Off; Planes, Trains & Automobiles; Back to School--she just has small roles, but I think she's very recognizable). She also plays one of the students, the one with the glasses.

Oh, and one last thing--I watched a movie called "Jawbreaker" and the parents of one of the girls was William Kaat and P.J.Soles who played Norma in Carrie!! That's my useless piece of 'trivia'!!

There's a Special Edition (not Collector's, as I'd previously posted) out on DVD. It's worth picking up.

my god. i just got nightmares from watching the dedication to it on "I love th 70s" :eek: i think the part that scared me was Piper Laurie going at Carrie with a knife in her hand and she is smiling! I think Sissy Spaceck is a great actress though. but i still wont see the movie :lol:

Originally posted by skyhigh25789
my god. i just got nightmares from watching the dedication to it on "I love th 70s" :eek: i think the part that scared me was Piper Laurie going at Carrie with a knife in her hand and she is smiling! I think Sissy Spaceck is a great actress though. but i still wont see the movie :lol:

[I know this an old thread, but I wanted to restart the discussion]

The music that plays in that scene is so PERFECT for it! We hear Carrie crying and Margaret preaching and then she sticks the knife in Carrie's back! Great stuff!

I knew most of the stuff others had mentioned. Another trivia bit is that NO stunt doubles were used. The hand that grabbed Sue at the end was actually Sissy Spacek's hand!

And is it just me, or is PJ Soles really, really good looking?

There's a Carrie Musical. It is sort of infamous amongst the theatre community for being one of the highest profile flops ever. It still has a fanbase though (there's a website dedicated to it) and there have been small revivals all over the place, but apparently it is being rewritten with Stephen King for sometime next year. I'd really love to see it. There are some bootleg audio files online, but I haven't heard them yet (there's a song called 'And Eve was Weak'), and some people were selling video of a performance on ebay a while ago I believe.

Could somebody please post a transcript of the entire speech
Miss Collins(Betty Buckley) made to the girls in Carrie along with
a sound file of the entire speech if you can?

i have it its a classic

Originally posted by little insomniac
Yeah. :)

Which brings up more Carrie trivia:

Amy's mother talked about the scene at the very end, when Sue wakes up from her nightmare screaming hysterically. Instead of saying Sue, she said, "It's alright, Amy." At first she was worried that the audience would pick up on it, but everyone was too busy screaming themselves, so it was never noticed.


I never noticed that! Wow, I gotta watch it again now. Priscilla Pointer's appeared in most if not all of Amy's movies. David Irving (Amy's brother) is also in films - he's a director (and a very nice guy ;) ) so that's one talented family. :crazy:

Originally posted by JT
And is it just me, or is PJ Soles really, really good looking?

She's gorgeous in that film. Didn't she and Brian DePalma get married after making this?

i think brian was also married to nancy allen a one point im not sure though

Originally posted by snl75
i think brian was also married to nancy allen a one point im not sure though

That's who I was thinking of. Ergh. PJ Soles was the one in the baseball hat and Nancy Allen was the one with John Travolta. Oops. I get those two confused a lot.

Originally posted by Liza
I never noticed that! Wow, I gotta watch it again now. Priscilla Pointer's appeared in most if not all of Amy's movies. David Irving (Amy's brother) is also in films - he's a director (and a very nice guy ;) ) so that's one talented family. :crazy:

If you listen very carefully, you might be able to catch it. Her mother I knew about, but not David Irving. Sounds like you've met him.. niiiiice. ;)

Definately so. :) :nod:

PJ Soles married Dennis Quaid shortly after making Carrie.. they later divorced in 1983.

Originally posted by little insomniac
Her mother I knew about, but not David Irving. Sounds like you've met him.. niiiiice. ;)

I've talked to him over email a few times. He's now a professor at NYU, head of their film school. I contacted him cuz I wanted to know some things about one of his films and he was really kind.

Did any of you like Coach Collins voice and facial expressions
during the scene with the girls in the gym?

Originally posted by Liza
She's gorgeous in that film. Didn't she and Brian DePalma get married after making this?

Brian De Palma was never married to P.J. Soles. However he was married to Nancy Allen from 1980-1983. He casted her as Liz in Dressed To Kill (1980) and Sally in Blow Out (1981), and considered her for Elvira in Scarface (1983).

Originally posted by dukey
Brian De Palma was never married to P.J. Soles. However he was married to Nancy Allen from 1980-1983. He casted her as Liz in Dressed To Kill (1980) and Sally in Blow Out (1981), and considered her for Elvira in Scarface (1983).

I know. I was thinking of Nancy Allen when I wrote that :rolleyes:

Hey, can't be right all the time ;)

Originally posted by Liza
I've talked to him over email a few times. He's now a professor at NYU, head of their film school. I contacted him cuz I wanted to know some things about one of his films and he was really kind.

Even through email, that's damn cool. :)

Originally posted by webwarrior762004
Did any of you like Coach Collins voice and facial expressions

during the scene with the girls in the gym?

Very much so. It's one of my favorites in the movie. :lol:

Wasnt John tRavolta in this movie?

Originally posted by "Weird" Jack Wilso-vic
Wasnt John tRavolta in this movie?

Yes, he played Billy Nolan.

I got up enough courage to watch the pig's blood scene. I have a question, how was that guy with the curly hair suddenly passed out cold on the floor in front of Carrie. Also I saw somebody go right up where Carrie was why didn't they try to stop her from going phsyco and burning down the whole place? :lol:

Originally posted by skyhigh25789
I got up enough courage to watch the pig's blood scene. I have a question, how was that guy with the curly hair suddenly passed out cold on the floor in front of Carrie. Also I saw somebody go right up where Carrie was why didn't they try to stop her from going phsyco and burning down the whole place? :lol:

When the bucket hit Tommy over the head, it was with such force that it killed him. He wasn't passed out. As far as why someone didn't try to stop Carrie, they were probably affraid.

Originally posted by dukey
When the bucket hit Tommy over the head, it was with such force that it killed him. He wasn't passed out. As far as why someone didn't try to stop Carrie, they were probably affraid.


Thanks. :)



I was so impressed at how wide Sissy Spaceck could open her eyes. :eek: :lol:

Originally posted by skyhigh25789
Also I saw somebody go right up where Carrie was why didn't they try to stop her from going phsyco and burning down the whole place? :lol:

First of all, they didn't all know for sure that it was her doing it. Secondly, exactly how would you go about stopping a girl that can move objects with her mind?

;)

Originally posted by webwarrior762004
Did any of you like Coach Collins voice and facial expressions
during the scene with the girls in the gym?

I love that part! Like when Coach asked Chris who was taking her to prom and she made Chris YELL out Billy's name! I LOVE BETTY BUCKLEY!

And Helen's facial expressions when Coach tells them about having their prom tickets refused.

What music do you think the gym girls on Carrie(excluding Carrie)
would listen to?

Do you think Betty Buckley would have made a good marine drill
instructor? Do you think if the role of T.J. Hooker had gone to a
woman instead of William Shatner that Betty would have been
good in it?

Originally posted by webwarrior762004
Do you think Betty Buckley would have made a good marine drill
instructor? Do you think if the role of T.J. Hooker had gone to a
woman instead of William Shatner that Betty would have been
good in it?

HUH???:confused:

Originally posted by webwarrior762004
Has anyone on this board met Sissy Spacek in person? How about
Amy Irving?

I've never met either, but I'd love to meet Sissy Spacek.

Originally posted by webwarrior762004
Originally posted by webwarrior762004:
Do you think if the role of T.J. Hooker had gone to a woman instead of William Shatner that Betty Buckley would have been good in it?

do you?

I can see your dirty PiLlOwS.