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((short description|1976 film by Brian De Palma))
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((Infobox film
| name           = Carrie
| image          = Carrieposter.jpg
| alt            = 
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [[Brian De Palma]]
| producer       = [[Paul Monash]]
| screenplay     = [[Lawrence D. Cohen]]
| based_on       = ((based on|''[[Carrie (novel)|Carrie]]''|[[Stephen King]]))
| starring       = ((Plainlist|
* [[Sissy Spacek]]
* [[Amy Irving]]
* [[Betty Buckley]]
* [[Nancy Allen (actress)|Nancy Allen]]
* [[William Katt]]
* [[John Travolta]]
* [[P. J. Soles]]
* [[Piper Laurie]]
))
| music          = [[Pino Donaggio]]
| cinematography = [[Mario Tosi]]
| editing        = [[Paul Hirsch (film editor)|Paul Hirsch]]
| distributor    = [[United Artists]]
| released       = ((Film date|1976|11|03))
| runtime        = 98 minutes<!--Theatrical runtime: 97:47--><ref>((cite web|title=''CARRIE'' (X)|url=https://bbfc.co.uk/releases/carrie-1970-1|work=[[United Artists]]|publisher=[[British Board of Film Classification]]|date=November 4, 1976|access-date=June 20, 2014|archive-date=October 28, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028174446/http://bbfc.co.uk/releases/carrie-1970-1|url-status=live))</ref>
| country        = United States
| studio         = Red Bank Films
| language       = English
| budget         = $1.8 million
| gross          = $33.8 million (United States and Canada)<ref name=mojo>((cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=carrie.htm|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|title=Carrie, Box Office Information|access-date=January 15, 2020|archive-date=August 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822094802/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=carrie.htm|url-status=live))</ref>
))

'''''Carrie''''' is a 1976 American [[Supernatural horror film|supernatural horror]] film directed by [[Brian De Palma]] from a screenplay written by [[Lawrence D. Cohen]], adapted from [[Stephen King]]'s [[Carrie (novel)|1974 epistolary novel of the same name]]. The film stars [[Sissy Spacek]] as [[Carrie White]], a shy teenage girl who is constantly mocked and bullied at her school. The film also features [[Piper Laurie]], [[Amy Irving]], [[Nancy Allen (actress)|Nancy Allen]], [[William Katt]], [[P. J. Soles]], [[Betty Buckley]], and [[John Travolta]] in supporting roles. It is the first film in the [[Carrie (franchise)|''Carrie'' franchise]].

The film was based on King's first published novel. De Palma was intrigued by the story and pushed for the studio to direct it while Spacek was encouraged by her husband to audition. It is the first of [[List of adaptations of works by Stephen King|more than 100]] film and television productions adapted from, or based on, the published works of King.

Theatrically released on November 3, 1976, by [[United Artists]], ''Carrie'' became critically and commercially successful, grossing over $33.8 million against its $1.8 million budget. It received two nominations at the [[49th Academy Awards]]: [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] (for Spacek) and [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] (for Laurie). Critics and audience members alike widely cite it as the best adaptation of the novel amongst the numerous films and television shows based on the character, as well as one of the best films based on King's publications.

The film has significantly influenced popular culture,<ref>((cite web |url=http://classicfilm.about.com/od/earlysciencefiction/fr/CarrieReview.htm |title=Carrie Movie Review – Stephen King's Teen Horror Classic Carrie – the Movie |publisher=Classicfilm.about.com |date=April 10, 2012 |access-date=October 2, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080503004000/http://classicfilm.about.com/od/earlysciencefiction/fr/CarrieReview.htm |archive-date=May 3, 2008 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all))</ref> with several publications regarding it as one of the greatest horror films ever made. In 2008, ''Carrie'' was ranked 86th on [[Empire (film magazine)|''Empire'']]'s list of The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time.<ref name="Empire">((cite web |url=https://empireonline.com/500/82.asp |title=Empire's 500 Greatest Movies of All Time |work=Empire |date=December 5, 2006 |access-date=October 2, 2012 |archive-date=October 16, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016130537/http://www.empireonline.com/500/82.asp |url-status=live))</ref> It was ranked 15th on ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'''s list of the 50 Best High School Movies, and 46th on the ''[[American Film Institute]]'' list ''[[AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills]]''. The film's prom scene has had a major influence on popular culture and was ranked eighth on ''[[Bravo (US TV channel)|Bravo]]''(('))s 2004 program ''[[The 100 Scariest Movie Moments]]''.<ref name="The 100 Scariest Movie Moments">((cite web | publisher=bravotv.com | title=The 100 Scariest Movie Moments | url=http://www.bravotv.com/The_100_Scariest_Movie_Moments/index.shtml | access-date=August 6, 2006 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060719071838/http://www.bravotv.com/The_100_Scariest_Movie_Moments/index.shtml | archive-date = July 19, 2006))</ref> In 2022, the film was selected for preservation in the [[United States]] [[National Film Registry]] by the [[Library of Congress]] as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".<ref>((Cite news |last=Ulaby |first=Neda |date=2022-12-14 |title='Iron Man,' 'Super Fly' and 'Carrie' are inducted into the National Film Registry |language=en |work=NPR |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/12/14/1141630795/iron-man-super-fly-and-carrie-are-inducted-into-the-national-film-registry |access-date=2022-12-14))</ref>

==Plot==
Sixteen-year-old [[Carrie White]] is a shy teenage girl who lives with her fanatically [[Religion|religious]] and unstable mother, [[Margaret White (Carrie)|Margaret]], and is a loner and bullied by her peers. When Carrie experiences her [[First menstrual bleeding|first period]] while in school, she panics, having never been told about menstruation. Her classmates laugh at her, as well as throwing tampons and sanitary pads at her, until the gym teacher, Miss Collins, intervenes. Margaret tells Carrie that her period was caused by sin, and locks Carrie in a "prayer closet" to pray to God for forgiveness. At school, Miss Collins reprimands Carrie's tormentors, punishing them with exercise detention, threatening to suspend them and stop them going to [[prom]] if they refuse. Carrie's longtime bully, Christine "Chris" Hargensen, eventually refuses and gets banned from the prom.

Plotting vengeance against Carrie, Chris and her boyfriend Billy Nolan break into a farm and kill pigs to drain their blood into a bucket, which they place above the school's stage in the gym. Meanwhile, another girl named [[Sue Snell]], a remorseful classmate, asks her handsome and popular boyfriend, Tommy Ross, to invite Carrie to prom. Carrie believes the proposition is a prank, but he insists that it is genuine. Carrie discovers she has [[telekinesis]]. Despite Margaret's protests, she prepares for prom. Margaret sees Carrie's telekinetic powers and denounces her as a witch.

During prom, Chris and Billy hide under the stage while the other conspirators switch the ballots to ensure that Carrie wins the Prom Queen title. As Carrie stands onstage with Tommy, finally beginning to feel accepted by her peers, Sue realizes Chris and Billy's plan, and tries to intervene. Miss Collins spots Sue and, thinking that she is up to no good, throws her out of the prom. Chris and Billy douse Carrie in the pigs' blood before sneaking out of the school. The empty bucket hits Tommy in the head, and he faints. The crowd is left shocked, speechless, and sympathetic to the prank, but Carrie hallucinates that everyone is mocking her, believing it was their plan all along. She telekinetically seals the exits and injures the students attempting to escape. Miss Collins is crushed by a falling basketball backboard, and Carrie electrocutes her principal and teacher, setting the gym on fire. She exits the gym and seals the doors behind her, trapping staff and classmates. As Carrie walks home, Chris attempts to run her over, but Carrie causes the car to swerve; it rolls and explodes in flames, killing Chris and Billy.

After Carrie bathes herself at home, Margaret reveals that Carrie was conceived when her drunk husband and Carrie's father, Ralph, raped her, an act that Margaret shamefully admits she enjoyed. She then stabs Carrie in the back with a kitchen knife. Carrie sends knives flying toward her, killing her; then, she destroys the house and perishes.

Some time later, Sue, who was the sole survivor of that night, has a nightmare in which she goes to lay flowers on the charred remains of Carrie's home. Upon the remains stands a "For Sale" sign, vandalized in black paint with the words: "Carrie White burns in Hell!" Suddenly, Carrie's bloody arm reaches from beneath the rubble and grabs Sue, who wakes up screaming as her mother tries to comfort her.

==Cast==
<!--- [[WP:NOTDATABASE]] - cast and order per Main Cast [[Motion picture credits#Opening credits]], roles per closing credits scroll --->
((Cast listing|
* [[Sissy Spacek]] as [[Carrie White]]
* [[Amy Irving]] as [[Sue Snell]]
* [[William Katt]] as Tommy Ross
* [[Nancy Allen (actress)|Nancy Allen]] as Chris Hargensen
* [[John Travolta]] as Billy Nolan
* [[Betty Buckley]] as [[Rita Desjardin|Miss Collins]]
* [[P. J. Soles]] as Norma
* [[Sydney Lassick]] as Mr. Fromm
* [[Stefan Gierasch]] as Mr. Morton
* [[Priscilla Pointer]] as Mrs. Snell
* [[Piper Laurie]] as [[Margaret White (Carrie)|Margaret White]]
* [[Edie McClurg]] as Helen Shyres
))

==Production==
===Development===
''Carrie'' was the first [[Stephen King]] novel to be published and the first to be adapted into a feature film.<ref>((cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/apr/04/carrie-stephen-king-horror|title=How Carrie Changed Stephen King's Life, and Began a Generation of Horror|access-date=April 6, 2017|newspaper=The Guardian|date=April 4, 2014|archive-date=February 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190215160005/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/apr/04/carrie-stephen-king-horror|url-status=live))</ref> During an interview in 2010, King said he was 26 years old at the time and was paid just $2,500 for the film rights, but added that he was fortunate to have this happen to his first book.<ref name="FLWeekly" >((cite journal | last = Stetson | first= Nancy | date = March 25–31, 2010 | title = King rules The Big read for a day in Port Charlotte | journal = Florida Weekly | pages = B8)) Newspaper column review of a live interview by Christy Arnold of King onstage at the Cultural Center of Charlotte County, Florida, March 20, 2010: "Although the film ''Carrie'' is dated now, he said he thought it was a good movie. 'I was fortunate to have that happen to my first book'. (He was 26 years old and was paid $2,500, he said.)"</ref> De Palma told ''[[Cinefantastique]]'' in an interview in 1977:

((blockquote|I read the book. It was suggested to me by a writer friend of mine. A writer friend of his, Stephen King, had written it. I guess this was almost two years ago [circa 1975]. I liked it a lot and proceeded to call my agent to find out who owned it. I found out that nobody had bought it yet. A lot of studios were considering it, so I called around to some of the people I knew and said it was a terrific book and I'm very interested in doing it. Then nothing happened for, I guess, six months.<ref name="depalmanet"/>
))
[[Lawrence D. Cohen]] was hired as the screenwriter, and produced the first draft, which had closely followed the novel's intentions.<ref name="United Artists">((cite video | title = Carrie DVD featurette ("visualising Carrie") | publisher=[[United Artists]] |year=2002))</ref> United Artists accepted the second draft but allocated De Palma a budget of only $1.6 million, a small amount considering the popularity of horror films at the time. The budget eventually rose to $1.8 million.<ref name="Mitchell2014">((cite book|author=Neil Mitchell|title=Carrie|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xds3BAAAQBAJ|date=5 August 2014|publisher=Auteur Publishing|isbn=978-1-906733-92-6|page=31|access-date=November 2, 2016|archive-date=April 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406203822/https://books.google.com/books?id=xds3BAAAQBAJ|url-status=live))</ref> Certain scripted scenes were omitted from the final version, mainly due to financial limitations.<ref>((cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/10474858/Carrie-the-growing-pains-of-a-horror-classic.html|title=How Carrie: the Growing Pains of a Horror Classic|access-date=April 6, 2017|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=November 26, 2013|archive-date=April 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406211236/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/10474858/Carrie-the-growing-pains-of-a-horror-classic.html|url-status=live))</ref><ref>((cite web|url=https://sites.google.com/site/cultoddities/home/carrie/carrie-1976/press/sissy-spacek-interviews|title=Sissy Spacek Interviews – Cult Oddities|website=sites.google.com|access-date=September 13, 2017|archive-date=February 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202082250/https://sites.google.com/site/cultoddities/home/carrie/carrie-1976/press/sissy-spacek-interviews|url-status=live))</ref>

===Casting===
Many young actresses auditioned for the lead role, including [[Melanie Griffith]]. [[Sissy Spacek]] was persuaded by husband [[Jack Fisk]] to audition for the title role. Fisk then convinced De Palma to let her audition, and she read for all of the parts. De Palma's first choice for the role of Carrie was Betsy Slade, who received good notices for her role in the film ''[[Our Time (1974 film)|Our Time]]'' (1974). Determined to land the leading role, Spacek backed out of a television commercial she was scheduled to film,<ref name="ReferenceA">((cite video | title = Carrie DVD featurette ("Acting Carrie") | publisher=[[United Artists]] | year=2002))</ref> rubbed [[Vaseline]] into her hair, left her face unwashed, and arrived for her screen test clad in a [[sailor dress]] which her mother had made her in the seventh grade, with the hem cut off,<ref name="depalmanet" /> and was given the part.

[[Nancy Allen (actress)|Nancy Allen]] was the last to audition, and her audition came just as she was on the verge of leaving Hollywood.<ref name="United Artists"/> She and De Palma later married in 1979, but they divorced in 1984.<ref>((cite news|url=http://buffalonews.com/1996/04/28/7-months-enough-for-depalma-wife/|title=7 Months Enough for DePalma, Wife|access-date=April 6, 2017|newspaper=The Buffalo News|date=April 28, 1996|archive-date=April 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406201325/http://buffalonews.com/1996/04/28/7-months-enough-for-depalma-wife/|url-status=live))</ref>

===Filming===
De Palma began with director of photography [[Isidore Mankofsky]], who was eventually replaced by [[Mario Tosi]] after conflict between Mankofsky and De Palma ensued.<ref name="depalmanet">[http://www.briandepalma.net/carrie/carrint.htm Brian De Palma.net]. Retrieved May 27, 2007. ((webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429115406/http://www.briandepalma.net/carrie/carrint.htm |date=April 29, 2007))</ref> [[Gregory M. Auer]], assisted by [[Ken Pepiot]],<ref>((cite web|url=http://birthmoviesdeath.com/2016/11/04/carries-prom-scene-an-oral-history-part-two|title=CARRIE's Prom Scene: An Oral History (Part Two)|first=Chris|last=Eggertsen|date=November 4, 2016|access-date=September 13, 2017|archive-date=September 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914041407/http://birthmoviesdeath.com/2016/11/04/carries-prom-scene-an-oral-history-part-two|url-status=live))</ref> served as the [[special effects]] supervisor for ''Carrie'', with Jack Fisk, Spacek's husband, as art director.

The White house was filmed in Santa Paula, California. To give the house a [[Gothic fiction|Gothic]] theme, the director and producers visited religious souvenir shops to find artifacts to decorate the set location.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=3UuuBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA31 ''Sears, John: Stephen King's Gothic (2011)'' 978-0-7083-2402-8 p. 31] ((Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005195128/https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=3UuuBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA31 |date=October 5, 2018))</ref>

A wraparound segment at the beginning and end of the film was scripted and filmed, which featured the Whites' home being pummeled by stones that hailed from the sky. The opening scene was filmed as planned, though on celluloid, the tiny pebbles looked like rain water.<ref name="United Artists"/> A mechanical malfunction botched filming the night when the model of the Whites' home was set to be destroyed by stones, so the filmmakers burned it down instead and deleted the scenes with the stones altogether. The original opening scene is presumed lost.<ref name="United Artists"/>

The final scene, in which Sue reaches toward Carrie's grave, was shot backwards to give it a dreamlike quality. This scene was inspired by the final scene in ''[[Deliverance]]'' (1972).<ref name="United Artists"/> Rather than let a stunt double perform the scene underground, Spacek insisted on using her own hand in the scene, so she was positioned under the rocks and gravel. De Palma explains that crew members "had to bury her. Bury her! We had to put her in a box and stick her underneath the ground. Well, I had her husband [Fisk] bury her because I certainly didn't want to bury her".<ref name="United Artists"/>

===Music===
The score for ''Carrie'' was composed by [[Pino Donaggio]]. In addition, Donaggio scored two pop songs ("Born to Have It All" and "I Never Dreamed Someone Like You Could Love Someone Like Me") with lyrics by Merrit Malloy for the early portion of the prom sequence. These songs were performed by Katie Irving (sister of Amy Irving and daughter of Priscilla Pointer). Donaggio would work again with De Palma on ''[[Home Movies (film)|Home Movies]]'', ''[[Dressed to Kill (1980 film)|Dressed to Kill]]'', ''[[Blow Out]]'', ''[[Body Double]]'', ''[[Raising Cain]]'', ''[[Passion (2012 film)|Passion]]'', and ''[[Domino (2019 film)|Domino]]''.

The soundtrack album was originally released on vinyl in 1976 from [[United Artists Records]].<ref>((cite news|title=Carrie- Original Motion Picture Soundtrack LP|url=https://www.amazon.com/CARRIE-ORIGINAL-MOTION-PICTURE-SOUNDTRACK/dp/B001K0CTS0|access-date=July 11, 2017|website=[[Amazon.com]]))</ref> A deluxe CD edition containing a few tracks of dialogue from the film was released by [[Rykodisc]] in 1997, and a 2005 CD re-release of the original soundtrack (minus dialogue) was available from [[Varèse Sarabande]].<ref>((cite web|title=''Carrie'' [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]: Releases|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/carrie-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-mw0000596152/releases|website=[[AllMusic]]|publisher=All Media Network, LLC|access-date=July 11, 2017|archive-date=October 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001142348/https://www.allmusic.com/album/carrie-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-mw0000596152/releases|url-status=live))</ref> In 2010, Kritzerland Records released all 35 cues of Donaggio's score for the film on a two-disc CD set which was presented as the complete score. Also included in this edition were the versions of "Born to Have It All" and "I Never Dreamed((nbsp))..." which were heard in the film, as well as instrumentals of both songs, and hidden at the end of the final track, a version of the "Calisthenics" cue with Betty Buckley's studio-recorded voice-over from the detention scene. The second disc was a remastered copy of the original 13-track album. The Kritzerland release was a limited edition of 1,200 copies. Kritzerland rereleased the first disc as "The Encore Edition" in February 2013; this release was limited to 1,000 copies.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.kritzerland.com/carrie.htm|title=Special 2-CD soundtrack "Carrie" full score composed by Pino Donaggio|publisher=kritzerland.com|access-date=August 3, 2013|archive-date=August 7, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130807125205/http://www.kritzerland.com/carrie.htm|url-status=live))</ref>

==Release==
The film opened November 3, 1976, in 17 theaters in the Washington, D.C.-Baltimore area. Two days later, it opened in 9 theaters in Chicago, then opened in 53 theaters in New York City on November 16 and in Los Angeles on November 17.<ref name=open>((cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=November 24, 1976|title='Carrie' $3,882,827, in 60, So Far: U.A.|page=5))</ref><ref>((AFI film|55851))</ref>

==Reception and legacy==
''Carrie'' received widespread critical acclaim and was cited as one of the best films of the year.<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.filmsite.org/1976.html |title=Greatest Films of 1976 |publisher=Filmsite.org |access-date=October 2, 2012 |archive-date=September 23, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120923142445/http://www.filmsite.org/1976.html |url-status=live))</ref><ref>((cite web |url=http://www.films101.com/y1976r.htm |title=The Best Movies of 1976 by Rank |publisher=Films101.com |access-date=October 2, 2012 |archive-date=October 17, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017110622/http://www.films101.com/y1976r.htm |url-status=live))</ref> ((Rotten Tomatoes prose|93|8.3|73|''Carrie'' is a horrifying look at supernatural powers, high school cruelty, and teen angst—and it brings us one of the most memorable and disturbing prom scenes in history.|access-date=((RT data|access date))))<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1003625_carrie?|title=Carrie (1976)|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|date=November 3, 1976 |publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]]|access-date=April 22, 2019|archive-date=April 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420113330/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1003625_carrie|url-status=live))</ref> On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating based on reviews, the film has a weighted average score of 85 out of 100, based on 14 critic reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".<ref>((cite web|url=https://metacritic.com/movie/carrie-1976|title=Carrie Reviews|work=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=April 5, 2019|archive-date=October 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171028021938/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/carrie-1976|url-status=live))</ref>

Roger Ebert of the ''Chicago Sun-Times'' stated that the film was an "absolutely spellbinding horror movie", as well as an "observant human portrait", giving three and a half stars out of four.<ref>Ebert, Roger. [https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/carrie-1976 Roger Ebert (Chicago Sun Times) Review of ''Carrie'' (1976)] ((Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120928085345/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F19760101%2FREVIEWS%2F601010304%2F1023 |date=September 28, 2012)). Retrieved May 27, 2007.</ref> [[Pauline Kael]] of ''The New Yorker'' wrote that ''Carrie'' was "the best scary-funny movie since ''[[Jaws (film)|Jaws]]''—a teasing, terrifying, lyrical shocker". ''Take One Magazine'' critic Susan Schenker said she was "angry at the way ''Carrie'' manipulated me to the point where my heart was thudding, and embarrassed because the film really works".((citation needed|date=November 2023)) A 1998 edition of ''The Movie Guide'' stated that ''Carrie'' was a "landmark horror film", while Stephen Farber prophetically wrote in a 1978 issue of ''New West Magazine'', "it's a horror classic, and years from now it will still be written and argued about, and it will still be scaring the daylights out of new generations of moviegoers".((citation needed|date=November 2023)) [[Quentin Tarantino]] placed ''Carrie'' at number eight in a list of his favorite films.<ref>((cite web | title = Quentin Tarantino's Handwritten List of the 11 Greatest Movies | url = http://www.openculture.com/2013/08/quentin-tarantinos-handwritten-list-of-the-11-greatest-movies.html | work = Empire | year = 2008 | access-date = October 2, 2013 | archive-date = October 5, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131005001159/http://www.openculture.com/2013/08/quentin-tarantinos-handwritten-list-of-the-11-greatest-movies.html | url-status = live))</ref>

In a 2010 interview, King replied that he thought, although dated now, ''Carrie'' was a "good movie".<ref name="FLWeekly" />

Nevertheless, the film was not without its detractors. [[Andrew Sarris]] of ''The Village Voice'' wrote: "There are so few incidents that two extended sequences are rendered in slow-motion as if to pad out the running time((nbsp))..."((citation needed|date=November 2023)) Gene Siskel of the ''Chicago Tribune'' gave the film two-and-a-half stars out of four and called it "a crude shocker with a little style", praising the "strong performances" but opining that the movie "falls apart" during the climax which he described as "crude and sloppy".<ref>[[Gene Siskel|Siskel, Gene]] (November 9, 1976). "'Carrie' has style but violence carries the day". ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''. Section 2, p. 7.</ref>

===Box office===
''Carrie'' was a box office success earning $14.5 million in theatrical rentals in the United States and Canada by January 1978<ref>((cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=January 4, 1978|page=25|title=All-Time Film Rental Champs))</ref><ref name="richard">Richard Nowell, ''Blood Money: A History of the First Teen Slasher Film Cycle'' Continuum, 2011 p 256</ref> from a gross of $33.8 million.<ref name=mojo/> In its first 19 days from 60 markets, the film had grossed $3,882,827.<ref name=open/> Overseas, the film earned rentals of $7 million for a worldwide total of $22 million.<ref>((cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=January 11, 1978|page=3|title=UA Film Rental Highlights of 1977))</ref>

===Accolades===
''Carrie'' is one of the few horror films to be nominated for multiple [[Academy Award]]s. Spacek and Laurie received nominations for [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] and [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] awards, respectively. The film also won the grand prize at the Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival, and Spacek was given the Best Actress award by the [[National Society of Film Critics]]. In 2008, ''Carrie'' was ranked number 86 on ''Empire'''s list of The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time.<ref name="Empire"/> The movie also ranked number 15 on the ''Entertainment Weekly'' list of the 50 Best High School Movies, and No. 46 on the [[American Film Institute]]'s list of [[AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Thrills|100 Greatest Cinema Thrills]], and was ranked eighth for its ending sequence on Bravo's ''[[The 100 Scariest Movie Moments]]'' (2004).<ref name="The 100 Scariest Movie Moments"/>

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" 
|-
!scope="col"| Award
!scope="col"| Category
!scope="col"| Recipient
!scope="col"| Result
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[49th Academy Awards|Academy Awards]]<ref name="Academy Awards">((cite web| title=THE 49TH ACADEMY AWARDS 1977| url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1977| website=oscars.org| access-date=October 8, 2021))</ref>
| [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
| [[Sissy Spacek]]
| ((nom))
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| [[Piper Laurie]]
| ((nom))
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival]]
| Grand Prize
| [[Brian De Palma]]
| ((won))
|-
| Special Mention
| Sissy Spacek
| ((won))
|-
| [[Edgar Awards|Edgar Allan Poe Awards]]<ref>((cite web |url=https://edgarawards.com/category-list-best-motion-picture/ |title=Category List – Best Motion Picture |website=[[Edgar Awards]] |access-date=August 15, 2021))</ref>
| [[List of Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay winners|Best Motion Picture]]
| [[Lawrence D. Cohen]]
| ((nom))
|-
| [[34th Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Awards]]<ref>((cite web| title=Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture| url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/winners-nominees/1977| website=goldenglobes.com| access-date=October 8, 2021))</ref>
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture|Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture]]
| Piper Laurie
| ((nom))
|-
| [[Hugo Award]]s<ref>((cite web |url=https://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/1977-hugo-awards/ |work=[[Hugo Award]]s |title=1977 Hugo Awards |date=July 26, 2007 |access-date=November 1, 2008))</ref>
| [[Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation|Best Dramatic Presentation]]
| Brian De Palma, Lawrence D. Cohen <br> and [[Stephen King]]
| ((nom))
|-
| [[1976 National Society of Film Critics Awards|National Society of Film Critics Awards]]<ref>((cite news|url=https://nationalsocietyoffilmcritics.com/about-2/ |title=Past Awards |website=[[National Society of Film Critics]] |date=19 December 2009 |access-date=July 5, 2021))</ref>
| [[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
| rowspan="2"| Sissy Spacek<ref>((cite web| title=Sissy Spacek| url=https://walkoffame.com/sissy-spacek/| website=walkoffame.com| date=October 25, 2019| access-date=October 8, 2021))</ref>
| ((won))
|-
| [[1976 New York Film Critics Circle Awards|New York Film Critics Circle Awards]]<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.nyfcc.com/awards/?awardyear=1976 |title=1976 New York Film Critics Circle Awards |website=[[New York Film Critics Circle]] |access-date=July 5, 2021))</ref>
| [[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
| ((Runner-up))
|-
| [[4th Saturn Awards|Saturn Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[Saturn Award for Best Horror Film|Best Horror Film]]
| ((nom))
|-
| [[Turkish Film Critics Association|Turkish Film Critics Association Awards]]
| colspan="2"| Best Foreign Film
| ((draw|8th Place))
|}

* [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills]] – #46<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/Docs/tvevents/pdf/thrills100.pdf|title=AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Thrills|publisher=[[American Film Institute]]|access-date=March 7, 2012|archive-date=November 19, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121119133158/http://www.afi.com/Docs/tvevents/pdf/thrills100.pdf|url-status=live))</ref>
* [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes and Villains]] – Carrie White – Nominated Villain<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.afi.com/Docs/100Years/handv400.pdf|title=AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes and Villains|publisher=[[American Film Institute]]|access-date=October 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170713050650/http://www.afi.com/Docs/100Years/handv400.pdf|archive-date=July 13, 2017|url-status=dead))</ref>

==Related productions==
((Main|Carrie (franchise)))
''Carrie'', along with the novel, has been reproduced and adapted several times.

===Sequel===
((main|The Rage: Carrie 2))
''[[The Rage: Carrie 2]]'' was released in 1999. It featured another teenager with telekinetic powers who is revealed to have shared a father with Carrie White. The film received universally negative reviews and was a box-office failure. Amy Irving reprises her role of Sue Snell from the previous film.

===2002 television film===
((main|Carrie (2002 film)))
In 2002, a [[Carrie (2002 film)|television film]] based on King's novel and starring [[Angela Bettis]] in the titular role was released. The film updated the events of the story to modern-day settings and technology while simultaneously attempting to be more faithful to the book's original structure, story, and specific events. However, the ending was drastically changed: Instead of killing her mother and then herself, the film has Carrie killing her mother, being revived via [[Cardiopulmonary resuscitation|CPR]] by Sue Snell and being driven to Florida to hide. This new ending marked a complete divergence from the novel and was a signal that the film served as a pilot for a ''Carrie'' television series, which never materialized. In the new ending, the rescued Carrie vows to help others with similar gifts to her own. Although Bettis' portrayal of Carrie was highly praised, the film was cited by most critics as inferior to the original.<ref name="million">((cite web |url=http://imdb.com/news/sb/2002-11-04#tv5 |website=Internet Movie Database |title=TV Reviews: "Carrie" |date=November 4, 2002 |access-date=September 8, 2006 |archive-date=February 28, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070228151951/http://imdb.com/news/sb/2002-11-04#tv5 |url-status=live))</ref>

===2013 remake===
((main|Carrie (2013 film)))
In 2011, [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] and [[Screen Gems]] acquired the novel rights to adapt ''Carrie'' to film once more.<ref>((cite news|url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/mgm-screen-gems-team-carrie-190369|work=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Borys|last=Kit|title=MGM, Screen Gems Team for 'Carrie' Remake|date=May 19, 2011|access-date=November 15, 2019|archive-date=November 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112054042/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/mgm-screen-gems-team-carrie-190369|url-status=live))</ref> Playwright [[Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa]] wrote the script as "a more faithful adaptation" of King's novel but shared a screenplay credit with the 1976 film's writer Lawrence D. Cohen. Aguirre-Sacasa had previously adapted King's epic novel ''[[The Stand]]'' into [[The Stand (comics)|comic-book form]] in 2008.

The role of Carrie was played by 16-year-old actress [[Chloë Grace Moretz]].<ref>((cite magazine|url=https://deadline.com/2012/03/mgm-formally-offers-lead-remake-of-stephen-kings-carrie-to-chloe-moretz/|title=MGM Formally Offers Lead Remake of Stephen King's 'Carrie' To Chloe Moretz|last=Fleming|first=Mike|date=March 27, 2012|magazine=Deadline.com|access-date=March 29, 2012|archive-date=March 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329000430/http://www.deadline.com/2012/03/mgm-formally-offers-lead-remake-of-stephen-kings-carrie-to-chloe-moretz/|url-status=live))</ref> [[Julianne Moore]] starred as Carrie's mother Margaret White, and [[Gabriella Wilde]] as Sue Snell.<ref>((cite web |url=https://cinemablend.com/new/Julianne-Moore-Gabriella-Wilde-Board-Carrie-Remake-30909.html |title=Julianne Moore And Gabriella Wilde Board Carrie Remake |publisher=CinemaBlend.com |date=May 14, 2012 |access-date=October 2, 2012 |archive-date=August 28, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120828045958/http://www.cinemablend.com/new/julianne-moore-gabriella-wilde-board-carrie-remake-30909.html |url-status=live))</ref> [[Alex Russell (actor)|Alex Russell]] and [[Ansel Elgort]] played Billy Nolan and Tommy Ross respectively.<ref>((cite web |url=http://upandcomers.net/2012/05/15/chronicle-star-alex-russell-and-broadway-actor-ansel-elgort-join-carrie-remake-opposite-chloe-moretz/ |title="Chronicle" star Alex Russell and Broadway actor Ansel Elgort join "Carrie" remake opposite Chloe Moretz |publisher=Up and Comers |access-date=October 2, 2012 |archive-date=April 4, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150404095745/http://upandcomers.net/2012/05/15/chronicle-star-alex-russell-and-broadway-actor-ansel-elgort-join-carrie-remake-opposite-chloe-moretz/ |url-status=live))</ref> [[Portia Doubleday]] was given the role of Chris Hargensen, and [[Judy Greer]] was cast as Miss Desjardin.<ref>((cite web |url=https://cinemablend.com/new/Judy-Greer-Signs-Carrie-Remake-Gym-Teacher-31122.html |title=UPDATE: Judy Greer HAS NOT Signed on to the Carrie Remake as the Gym Teacher |publisher=CinemaBlend.com |date=May 25, 2012 |access-date=October 2, 2012 |archive-date=May 31, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531042522/http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Judy-Greer-Signs-Carrie-Remake-Gym-Teacher-31122.html |url-status=live))</ref>

[[Kimberly Peirce]], known for her work on ''[[Boys Don't Cry (1999 film)|Boys Don't Cry]]'', directed the new adaptation.<ref>((cite magazine|url=https://deadline.com/2012/01/mgmscreen-gems-eye-kimberly-peirce-to-direct-remake-of-stephen-kings-carrie/|title=MGM/Screen Gems Eye Kimberly Peirce To Direct Remake of Stephen King's 'Carrie'|last=Fleming|first=Mike|date=January 4, 2012|magazine=Deadline.com|access-date=March 29, 2012|archive-date=March 10, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310035449/http://www.deadline.com/2012/01/mgmscreen-gems-eye-kimberly-peirce-to-direct-remake-of-stephen-kings-carrie/|url-status=live))</ref> It was released on October 18, 2013, and received mixed reviews.

===Stage productions===
((main|Carrie (musical)))
A 1988 Broadway musical [[Carrie (musical)|of the same name]], based on King's novel and starring [[Betty Buckley]], [[Linzi Hateley]], and [[Darlene Love]], closed after only 16 previews and 5 performances. An English pop opera filtered through [[Greek tragedy]], the show was so notorious that it provided the title to [[Ken Mandelbaum]]'s survey of theatrical disasters ''Not Since Carrie: Forty Years of Broadway Musical Flops''.<ref>((cite news |first=Michael |last=Schulman |url=http://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/is-carrie-the-worst-musical-of-all-time |title=Is 'Carrie' the Worst Musical of All Time? |newspaper=The New Yorker |type=blog |date=January 27, 2012 |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=April 4, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404044508/http://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/is-carrie-the-worst-musical-of-all-time |url-status=live))</ref>

Early in the 21st century, playwright Erik Jackson attempted to secure the rights to stage another production of ''[[Carrie (musical)|Carrie]]'' the musical, but his request was rejected. Jackson eventually earned the consent of King<ref>((cite web | title = Eric Jackson Interview | publisher = horrorking.com | url = http://www.horrorking.com/interview-hk1.html | access-date = February 27, 2008 | archive-date = March 7, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080307121347/http://www.horrorking.com/interview-hk1.html | url-status = live))</ref> to mount a new, officially sanctioned, non-musical production of ''Carrie'', which debuted [[Off-Broadway]] in 2006 with drag queen [[Sherry Vine]] in the lead role.<ref>((cite news | title = New York Times Theater Review | work = The New York Times | date = November 26, 2006 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/26/arts/26weekahead.html | access-date = February 27, 2008 | archive-date = November 17, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161117221410/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/26/arts/26weekahead.html | url-status = live))</ref> Similarly, many other unofficial spoofs have been staged over the years, usually with a gym teacher named "Miss Collins" (as opposed to the novel's "Miss Desjardin" and the musical's "Miss Gardner"), most notably the "parodage" ''[[Scarrie the Musical]]'',<ref>((cite web | title = Hell in a Handbag's Scarrie site | publisher = handbagproductions.org | url = http://www.handbagproductions.org/history/scarrie/scarrie.shtml | access-date = February 27, 2008 | archive-date = February 9, 2006 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060209172745/http://www.handbagproductions.org/history/scarrie/scarrie.shtml | url-status = live))</ref> which hit the Illinois stage in 1998 and was revived in 2005; Dad's Garage Theatre's 2002 production of ''Carrie White the Musical'';<ref>((cite web |title=Sci-Fi Dimensions Review |publisher=scifidimensions |url=http://www.scifidimensions.com/Jul02/carriewhite.htm |access-date=February 27, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080306114929/http://www.scifidimensions.com/Jul02/carriewhite.htm |archive-date=March 6, 2008 |df=mdy))</ref> and the 2007 New Orleans production of ''Carrie's Facts of Life'',<ref>((cite web | title = Carrie's Facts of Life – Official Site | publisher = norunningwithscissors.com | url = http://www.norunningwithscissors.com/carrie.html | access-date = February 27, 2008 | archive-date = March 6, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080306054257/http://www.norunningwithscissors.com/carrie.html | url-status = live))((dead link|date=November 2023))</ref> which was a hybrid of ''Carrie'' and the sitcom [[The Facts of Life (TV series)|''The Facts of Life'']]. A high school production of the musical is the focus of "[[Chapter Thirty-One: A Night to Remember]]" episode of ''[[Riverdale (2017 TV series)|Riverdale]]''.<ref>((cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/recap/riverdale-season-2-episode-18/|title=Riverdale recap: 'Chapter Thirty-One: A Night to Remember'|last=Highhill|first=Samantha|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=April 18, 2018|access-date=May 1, 2019|archive-date=May 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501200742/https://ew.com/recap/riverdale-season-2-episode-18/|url-status=live))</ref>

==Home media==
In the United States and Canada, ''Carrie'' has been made available several times on DVD format from [[MGM Home Entertainment]], debuting on September 29, 1998,<ref>((cite web| title=September 1998 DVD Releases| url=https://www.moviefone.com/dvd/1998/september/| website=moviefone.com| access-date=October 8, 2021))</ref> while a "Special Edition" set was released on August 28, 2001.<ref>((cite web| title=Carrie: Special Edition| url=https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/2539/carrie-special-edition/| website=dvdtalk.com| access-date=October 8, 2001))</ref> On December 4, 2007, the film was released a part of MGM's "Decades Collection", which included a soundtrack CD.<ref>((cite web| last=Jacobs| first=Evan| title=MGM Decades Collection Comes to DVD on December 4| url=https://movieweb.com/amp/mgm-decades-collection-comes-to-dvd-on-december-4/ | website=movieweb.com| date=October 2, 2007| access-date=October 8, 2021))</ref> The film was additionally released within multiple sets via MGM; first, as part of the United Artists 90th Anniversary Prestige Collection on December 11, 2007.<ref>((cite web| title=UA 90th Anniversary Prestige Collection DVD| url=https://www.blu-ray.com/dvd/UA-90th-Anniversary-Prestige-Collection-DVD/74635/| website=blu-ray.com| access-date=October 8, 2021))</ref> A set featuring ''Carrie'', ''The Rage: Carrie 2'', and ''Carrie'' (the 2002 television film) was released on September 14, 2010,<ref>((cite web| title=Carrie Triple Feature: Carrie (1976) / The Rage: Carrie 2 / Carrie (2002)| url=https://shop.tcm.com/carrie-triple-feature-carrie-1976-the-rage-carrie-2-carrie-2002/88390415390| website=shop.tcm.com| access-date=October 8, 2021))</ref> and, as part of MGM's 90th anniversary, the film was included with ''[[Misery (film)|Misery]]'' and ''[[The Silence of the Lambs (film)|The Silence of the Lambs]]'' on June 3, 2014.<ref>((cite web| title=Carrie / Misery / The Silence of the Lambs DVD| url=https://www.blu-ray.com/dvd/Carrie-and-Misery-and-The-Silence-of-the-Lambs-DVD/87318/| website=blu-ray.com| access-date=October 8, 2021))</ref>

The film was released for the first time on Blu-ray in the U.S. and Canada from MGM on October 7, 2008, which contained an [[MPEG-2]] codec, with new DTS-HD 5.1 Master Lossless Audio, while retaining the original English Mono, and included Spanish Audio and French 5.1 Dolby Surround. The only special feature on the set is a theatrical trailer.<ref>((cite web| last=DuHamel| first=Brandon A.| title=Carrie on Blu-ray Disc Review| url=https://www.bigpicturebigsound.com/Carrie_on_Blu-ray_Disc.shtml| website=bigpicturebigsound.com| date=October 14, 2008| access-date=October 8, 2021))</ref> The film was again released on Blu-ray on July 18, 2013, when it was available exclusively through [[San Diego Comic-Con|Comic-Con]] in San Diego from MGM and FoxConnect, containing a slipcover with exclusive artwork.<ref>((cite web| title=Carrie Blu-ray FoxConnect Exclusive / San Diego Comic-Con 2013 Exclusive| url=https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Carrie-Blu-ray/78204/| website=blu-ray.com| access-date=October 8, 2021))</ref> Two further editions were made available from MGM in 2014; a "Carrie 2-Pack" set containing the original film and the 2013 adaptation, released September 9, and finally, a re-issue Blu-ray with a collectible Halloween faceplate, on October 21. Home distribution rights are currently held by [[Shout Factory]], and the film was released via their subsidiary label, [[Scream Factory]] on October 11, 2016, in a two-disc "Collector's Edition", now available with [[MPEG-4]] coding, and a new [[4K resolution|4K]] scan. Special features on the set include the theatrical trailer, ''Carrie'' franchise trailer gallery, new interviews with writer [[Lawrence D. Cohen]], editor [[Paul Hirsch (film editor)|Paul Hirsch]], actors Piper Laurie, P. J. Soles, Nancy Allen, Betty Buckley, William Katt, and Edie McClurg, casting director Harriet B. Helberg, director of photography [[Mario Tosi]], and composer [[Pino Donaggio]], "Horror's Hallowed Grounds" – Revisiting the Film's Original Locations, "Acting Carrie" featurette, "Visualizing Carrie" featurette, a look at "Carrie the Musical", TV spots, radio spots, still gallery, "Stephen King and the Evolution of Carrie" text gallery. The set also includes reversible sleeve containing original artwork and newly commissioned artwork from Shout Factory, and a slipcover containing the new artwork.<ref name="Shout Factory">((cite web| title=Carrie: 40th Anniversary Of Iconic Film To Be Celebrated With A 2-Disc Collector's Edition Blu-ray Arriving October 11, 2016| url=https://www.shoutfactory.com/blog/carrie-40th-anniversary-of-iconic-film-to-be-celebrated-with-a-2-disc-collectors-edition-blu-ray-arriving-october-11-2016/| website=shoutfactory.com| date=June 29, 2016| access-date=October 8, 2021))</ref> Shout Factory additionally released a "Deluxe Limited Edition" of 2000 copies, which includes the slipcover contained in the "Collector's Edition", with an additional poster matching the slipcover, and an alternative slipcover and poster consisting of different artwork.<ref name="Shout Factory" />

In the United Kingdom, the film received its initial DVD release on February 1, 2000, via MGM. A reissue "Special Edition" DVD was made available from MGM on October 22, 2001, while a two-disc standard set was released on September 7, 2006. A DVD set, "The Carrie Collection", consisting of both the original film, and ''The Rage: Carrie 2'', was released from [[20th Century Fox Home Entertainment]] on October 7, 2013, while on the same day, a reissue DVD containing newly commissioned artwork, as well as the first-ever Blu-ray release in the UK was made available from 20th Century Fox. A second Blu-ray edition became available in the form of a [[steelbook]], released on September 29, 2014, a set which reverted to the previous-style artwork.((citation needed|date=November 2023))

''Carrie'' would later receive a "Limited Collector's Edition" Blu-ray of 5,000 copies from [[Arrow Films]], providing the definitive release of the film. The set contained a new 4K restoration, with special features, including commentary by authors Lee Gambin and Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, recorded exclusively for the release; brand-new visual essay comparing the various versions and adaptations of ''Carrie''; "Acting Carrie" featurette, "More Acting Carrie" featurette; "Writing Carrie", an interview with writer Lawrence D. Cohen/"Shooting Carrie", an interview with cinematographer Mario Tosi; "Cutting Carrie", an interview with editor Paul Hirsch/"Casting Carrie", an interview with casting director Harriet B. Helberg; "Bucket of Blood", an interview with composer Pino Donaggio; "Horror's Hallowed Grounds", a look back at the film's locations, gallery, trailer, TV spots, radio spots; ''Carrie'' trailer reel; and 60-page limited-edition booklet featuring new writing on the film by author Neil Mitchell, alongside reversible artwork, poster and art cards. The set was released on December 11, 2017.<ref>((cite web| url=https://www.arrowfilms.co.uk/shop/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=1036| title=Carrie – Limited Edition| publisher=[[Arrow Films]]| access-date=30 September 2017| archive-date=September 27, 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170927113149/https://www.arrowfilms.co.uk/shop/index.php?route=product%2Fproduct&product_id=1036| url-status=live))</ref><ref>Squires, John((cite web| url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/home-video/3460660/arrow-video-bringing-4k-restoration-original-carrie-blu-ray/| title=Arrow Video Bringing 4K Restoration of Original 'Carrie' to Blu-ray| publisher=[[Bloody Disgusting]]| date=22 December 2017| access-date=30 September 2017| archive-date=November 18, 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191118100535/https://bloody-disgusting.com/home-video/3460660/arrow-video-bringing-4k-restoration-original-carrie-blu-ray/| url-status=live))</ref>

On December 13, 2022, [[Shout! Studios|Shout Factory!]] released (under license from [[MGM]]) a 4K Blu-ray with the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1 widescreen and format [[SteelBook]] in United States.<ref>((Citation |title=Carrie 4K Blu-ray (SteelBook) |url=https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Carrie-4K-Blu-ray/325109/ |access-date=2023-10-13))</ref><ref>((Cite web |title=Carrie [Limited Edition Steelbook] |url=https://shoutfactory.com/products/carrie-limited-edition-steelbook |access-date=2023-10-13 |website=Shout! Factory |language=en))</ref> Meanwhile, Arrow Video planned a UK release for the Blu-ray on January 22, 2024.((citation needed|date=November 2023))

==References==
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== Further reading==
* Ehlers, Leigh A. "Carrie: Book and film". ''Literature/Film Quarterly'' 9.1 (1981): 32–39.
* Shih, Paris Shun-Hsiang. "Fearing the Witch, Hating the Bitch: The Double Structure of Misogyny in Stephen King's Carrie" in ''Perceiving Evil: Evil Women and the Feminine'' (Brill, 2015) pp.&nbsp;49–58.
* Tibbetts, John C., and James M. Welsh, eds. ''The Encyclopedia of Novels into Film'' (2nd ed. 2005) pp 49–50.

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* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20111228013421/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/17481/Carrie/ Carrie]'' at the [[Turner Classic Movies|TCM Movie Database]]
* ''[https://www.tvguide.com/movies/carrie/tv-listings/2000046006/ Carrie]'' at [[TV Guide]]

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