Carrie (1976)
Dir- Brian De Palma
Stephen King has had mixed success with many of his recent projects, but his first novel adaptation may well be one of his best. Starring a cast that would provide many well-known Hollywood players, Carrie is both a sad and frightening tale of ostracism and revenge. Sissy Spacek portrays Carrie, the lonely girl with genuine heart and a kind soul hiding a monstrous curse. Carrie is a loner, teased by her classmates and taunted by her zealously religious mother, but she has a secret. It appears Carrie has powers which seem to be barely under her control. Despite being an outsider, Carrie attends the Prom and is named the Prom Queen. Tragically, a prank pulled on her goes horribly wrong, unleashing a fury of anger as she burns the school and kills everyone in her path. The impact Carrie made was memorable in Hollywood cinema, considered one of the best films of 1976 as well as one of the best Horror films ever made. Carrie earned Sissy Spacek her first Oscar nomination and was a commercial success for the filmmakers and novelist Stephen King. With its great cast and the climatic finale, we have a classic shocker that still has an impact today after its release over 40 years ago.
This movie was one of the first horror films I watched as a kid and the impact it had helped foster my love of horror films. Without a doubt, Carrie is one of my all time favorites and still scares the hell out of young fans today who find this classic and are hopefully not swayed by the inferior remakes and mediocre sequel.
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