Carrie
- Director: Brian De Palma
- Writer: Lawrence D. Cohen
- Release: November 3, 1976
We want to make it clear that we are discussing the original and not the remakes. While the remake is fine, most fans of the movie will tell you the original is better. The budget for Carrie was less than $2 million back in the 1970s, and it made a little over $30 million, making it quite successful for its time. It is also widely regarded as one of the best movies ever made, horror or otherwise. It was actually adapted from a Stephen King novel of the same name.
This was one of King’s first book to movie adaptations and certainly made him someone to go back to numerous times. Sissy Spacek was brilliant in the main role of Carrie White, the daughter of an uber-religious mother. Unpopular at school, she is often bullied and put through terrible situations by her peers. This all seems to unlock powers of telekinesis and more that she uses to punish her peers that mock her. No one is safe, and they will all regret their actions.