Carrie (1976)


Carrie
Release Date03 November 1976
Budget$2,000,000
TaglineTake Carrie to the prom. I dare you!
GenreDrama, Horror, Thriller
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsCulver City Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixMono
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassTeen Movie
MoodNail-biters
ThemesPsychic Abilities, Mothers and Daughters
TonesAtmospheric, Eerie, Gruesome, Tense, Lurid, Visceral, Goth
TagsHigh School, Mother, Outcast, Over Protective, Prank, Prom, Psychokinesis, Religion, Revenge, Teasing

Carrie is a 1976 American supernatural horror film directed by Brian De Palma and written by Lawrence D. Cohen, based on the novel Carrie by Stephen King. The film and the novel tell the story of a socially outcast teenage girl, Carrie White, who discovers she possesses psionic power which seems to flare up when she becomes angry or otherwise distressed. Carrie's powers become apparent after her humiliation by her peers, teachers, and abusive mother, eventually resulting in tragedy. The film stars Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, Betty Buckley, Amy Irving, Nancy Allen, William Katt, John Travolta, P.J. Soles and Priscilla Pointer.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Carrie White

Margaret White

Sue Snell

Tommy Ross

Miss Collins

Chris Hargensen

Billy Nolan

Norma Watson

Mrs. Eleanor Snell

Mr. Fromm

Mr. Henry Morton

Freddy DeLois

Doug Cox
The Beak

Harry Gold
George Dawson

Noelle North
Freida Jason

Cindy Daly
Cora Wilson

Deirdre Berthrong
Rhonda Wilson

Anson Downes
Ernest Peterson

Rory Stevens
Kenny

Helen Shyres

Cameron De Palma
Bobby Erbeter - boy on the bicycle

Michael Towers
Vance or Towers

Glen Vance
Vance or Towers

Director

Producer

Lawrence D. Cohen
writer

novel

producer

Paul Monash
producer

Louis A. Stroller
associate producer

Original Music

Pino Donaggio
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Cinematographer

Mario Tosi
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Editor

Paul Hirsch
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Casting Director

Harriet B. Helberg
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Art Director

Jack Fisk
-

Bill Kenney

Set Decorator

Robert Gould
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Costume Designer

Rosanna Norton
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Makeup Department

Wes Dawn
makeup artist

Adele Taylor
hair stylist

Ron Snyder
makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Donald Heitzer
first assistant director

Bill Scott
second assistant director

second unit director

Art Department

Gary Seybert
property master

Michael Casey
leadman

Sound Department

Lois Freeman
assistant sound editor

Bert Hallberg
sound mixer

David Rust
boom operator

Dan Sable
sound editor

Dick Vorisek
sound re-recording supervisor

Special Effects

Greg Auer
special effects

Ken Pepiot
special effects

Stunts

stunt coordinator

Janet Brady
stunts

Glory Fioramonti
stunts

Mags Kavanaugh
stunt double

mary peters
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Dustin Blauvelt
first assistant camera

Joseph Cosko Jr.
second assistant camera

Jim Dyer
best boy grip

Gene Griffith
key grip

Joel King
camera operator

Ken Miller
dolly grip

Joe Pender
gaffer

Jerome L. Posner
best boy

Dave Friedman
still photographer

Wynn Hammer
still photographer

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Agnes Lyon
costumer

Editorial Department

Maria Iano
apprentice editor

Michael Kirchberger
assistant editor

Music Department

Michael Arciaga
music supervisor

Natale Massara
conductor

Transportation Department

Gary Littlefield
transportation

Other Crew

Wendy Bartel
secretary to Mr. DePalma

James L. Carter
production assistant

Angelo Corallis
craft service

Dow Griffith
location manager

Patricia Heade
production secretary

Hannah Scheel
script supervisor

Robert Sinclair
auditor

Production Company

Redbank Films
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Distributor

United Artists

CBS Television

UA

CBS Fox Video

MGM/UA Home Entertainment

United Pictures Finland

SF Film

Cinema Mondo

MGM Home Entertainment

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

Carlotta Films

Chapel Distribution

Criterion Collection, The

MGM-International Dist.

Paramount Home Video

Warner Home Vídeo

Miscellaneous

Get Set
set decorating






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