Carrie (1976) | *First Time Watching* | Movie Reaction | Asia and BJ

[@ambercrosland5602]

We can thank Stephen kings wife Tabitha for digging the story out of the trash and telling him to keep writing it because it was really good

[@Serenity113]

She also helped him out with imput on the perspective of high school girls.

[@iveywebb]

Wow, really? Learn something new everyday 😊.

[@kumppi]

@@carlossaraiva8213 Yes in general quality equates to financial success. King has written some poor stuff for sure, but his general level of writing is very good as evidenced not only by his success but also his accolades.

[@transplantman2287]

@@carlossaraiva8213 Exactly. Even my favorite fantasy authors have written books that I felt had a great concept and were written well but dragged at the end or weren't executed as well as some others. What I respect about King is his prolificness (bc it pays, and before "Carrie" he was selling short stories to make ends meet), and the honed quality of how he puts words together into sentences and paragraphs. You can hear his voice in his work because he has so much practice WRITING.

[@chrisgrove7829]

Haha. This one played like a 70’a after school special about the perils of bullying combined a Greek tragedy, and it’s quite effective:)

[@flmlvr]

If only you were alive in 1976...... I saw this movie at a special preview about 2 weeks before the actual release. So nobody - and I mean NOBODY - in that audience knew what was coming at the end of the film. As I remember it, it scared us so bad that I don't recall any screaming. It was like 900 plus tongues were swallowed at once. When it was revealed to be a dream, you would not believe the reverberation that came out of that audience. It lasted a good 15 minutes after the movie ended. Some women were crying, others were giving that nervous laughter, but it seemed like the majority of the audience were lighting up cigarettes with REAL shaky hands. I will never forget it. And a loving RIP to Piper Laurie who left us only 7 days ago at age 91. Though she did a ton of great performances, I really think it will be this performance she'll be best remembered for. Yes, it was over the top, but boy, it was a GREAT over the top performance. This is one of the more unforgettable movie going experiences for me. And BTW, by the time this movie came out, Stephen King had not yet become STEPHEN KING!!!! He was only known as a writer of a couple of horror books. It would be the one published the next year that would fly off the shelves and it was this little book called "The Shining".

[@darthroden]

I was actually born in 1976.

[@jaymanuel3396]

Not everyone at the prom was laughing. Carrie’s mom messed up her head by saying “they’re all gonna laugh at you “, so Carrie hallucinated the entire crowd laughing. Of course the actual bullies did laugh, like girl with the baseball cap. You saw Tommy’s friends, the couple that invited Carrie to sit with them, were looking at baseball girl with a disgusted look on their faces. The gym teacher was not laughing as well. In the book, Carrie destroys half the town, on her way home from the prom. You see a little bit of it in the remake. Great reaction! ❤️❤️

[@kray-z74]

Just think about it Carrie got bullied because she got her period 🤔

[@jaymanuel3396]

@@kray-z74 - Nah they were bullying her in the volleyball court too. They probably bullied her for years.

[@HadassaMoon144]

In the book the bullying began in elementary school when she went to school and knelt down to pray before lunch. After that, The children began calling her Prayin' Carrie I think...and she became the whipping boy amongst her classmates.

[@joellenglass2344]

This is true

[@murrayroodbaard207]

Carrie had a psychotic break. That's why she saw everyone laughing, when only a few did. And that's why she felt justified in killing all of them.

[@Mickkie]

🙏🏾Rest In Peace actress Piper Laurie🙏🏾

[@susanliltz3875]

Yes SUE was the only one along with Tommy and the gym teacher who cared about Carrie and wanted to help her!!

[@alexthomas962]

Freida and George were nice too

[@吉川素子-r8b]

そう思いますが、 スーと体育教師が キヤリーに良かれと思ってやった事は、 結局、キヤリーを追いつめてしまいました。 スーは、一生、悪夢をみつづけてしまう事に... キングとデ・パルマは、本当名作のこしましたね〜！

[@shannon8254]

Yes, Sue and Tommy were so nice to Carrie!

[@jmontenegro1124]

@@alexthomas962who tf are them? LOL

[@alexthomas962]

@@jmontenegro1124 Sue and Tommy’s friends who tried to be nice to Carrie at the prom

[@billwoods9302]

How many of y'all were looking at Asia's face, waiting for that hand to come out of the ground? LOL

[@peterdavis8471]

Exactly 💯😅😅 super gorgeous

[@barrymoreblue]

This movie actually makes me really sad. It was a little scary to me as a kid, but when I got older, it just breaks my heart. This poor girl can’t catch a break. She’s physically and psychologically abused by everyone in her life. The only people who are looking out for her get entangled in Chris’ plot and by then, Carrie doesn’t trust them, either. I don’t think all of those people were laughing (especially not the teacher), but in Carrie’s perspective they are, because her mom put that idea in her head. It almost feels more like some sort of Greek tragedy.

[@beverlyarcher546]

They weren't it was mostly those in on the plot

[@DeadlyBeast205]

Moral of the story is don't bully or make fun of someone who's different. You never know what they've been through or are going through. Angela had to learn that the hard way when she pushed Jane/Eleven to her breaking point in Stranger Things

[@barrymoreblue]

@@DeadlyBeast205 Lol, deservedly so.

[@TheGoldenCapstone]

It means it's good writing. The popular kids have to be cruel to convincingly push the Carrie character over the edge and ignite her mental powers (no pun intended).

[@strogaa]

According to the original book story, at least the kids were all laughing. But it was more a spontanious, almost automatic laughing, cause they were so used to it, laughing whenever Carrie was bullied, humiliated etc. They didn't think, it just happened. What somehow makes it even more tragic in my eyes.

[@christianmichael3120]

RIP to Piper Laurie who played Carrie's mom. The scariest movie mom of all time. Absolute legend.

[@sugarspice1689]

I agreed but not the scariest of all time plenty movies scare the pants off you

[@jessicamacaulay7462]

@@sugarspice1689 Yes, but they didn't say the scariest movie

[@clarencewalker3925]

And a damned fine, and underrated, actress.

[@anoukcarswell6611]

Next to Mrs Vorhooes

[@miavega8888]

Mrs. Voorhees is way scarier!

[@qp773]

The moment when the stage gets engulfed behind Carrie is one of the most beautifully chilling pieces of imagery I've seen in film

[@OlympicLeprechaun]

Definitely iconic, like the scene from The Exorcist where Father Merrin arrives at the house.

[@sleeplessknight00]

100% agree!

[@maisade]

Agreed!

[@Rascool69]

Ngl. It was also satisfying when she walked out those doors & left everyone inside burning up & then closed the doors

[@MegaNiteCat]

@@Rascool69 It was actually quite horrifying!

[@ChanelStuff]

Tommy and Sue were the only students that tried to help her. They actually liked her. Piper Laurie was brilliant as her mom. Sissy Spacek also did a brilliant job as Carrie. Have you watched Coal Miners Daughter yet? Also Sissy Spacek and also a brilliant job portraying the legend Loretta Lynn. My mom was Carrie one year for Halloween at one of the local casinos. She won 1st place and 500$. She scared the bejeezus out of a couple of the judges. She was dripping blood and had the wide-eyed stare. She played Carrie perfectly. The is one of my favorite King movies.

[@Fredo_Viola]

Coal Miner’s Daughter is SOOOOO GREAT! They definitely should watch that one. Excellent Spaces and Tommy Lee Jones!!

[@johnmoreland6089]

Coal Miner’s Daughter is a terrific film with great performances from Sissy Spacek and Tommy Lee Jones. Here’s hoping they react to that film!

[@kaylew108]

Piper Laurie played a mom in an episode of the show Frasier. I never realized it till recently watching it again.

[@bengilbert7655]

@@Fredo_Viola Sissy did all the singing herself in that movie.

[@maddwitch]

To be fair, Sue's friend was being nice to Carrie at the prom and both she and her date just looked shocked when the blood fell her.

[@Cadinho93]

Thank Stephen King's wife for this one. I remember reading that he had thrown this story in the trash, not thinking it was any good, but she took it out, read it and said THIS is the story you need to send out. Now we have a classic. Also, Sissy Spacek wanted to not hang out with the rest of the cast off set so that she remain in her character as being shy and outcast. Goes to show that Sissy Spacek was very talented at her craft. RIP Piper Laurie (1932-2023)

[@GenX7119]

She was just hanging out on the set with her husband, when they cast her; they didn't know who was going to play the lead

[@tamarawallace1184]

Love yall so much thanks for everything😊

[@SergioArellano-yd7ik]

It was supposed to be a short story his wife also said it should be a novel

[@longfootbuddy]

well i dont know if the book is any good or not, but the movie is great so ill thank them mostly for it

[@michaelpratt8150]

Didn't know Piper Laurie died. A lot people do not know she was also Paul Newmans love interest in the hustler.

[@Patrick-df5fo]

The jump scare at the end with Asia's reaction is classic! Also in real life the character Sue was actually married to Stephen Spielberg

[@deborahcornell171]

Five years after this movie came out, while visiting New York, I met William Katt (Tommy). We were sitting at adjoining tables at an outdoor cafe near Lincoln Center. He ended up turning his chair around & joining our table. Sat for about an hour talking about everything from Baryshnikov (we were both going to see him dance!) to the play he was rehearsing for while his TV series, "The Greatest American Hero", was on hiatus for the summer. He was an absolute doll, both in looks & personality. Great conversation & one of the best parts of a wonderful vacation. 💙💫💙💫💙💫💙💫💙💫💙💫💙

[@clemdane]

SO jealous!

[@gerardroll6468]

One of Stephen King’s greatest ever stories brought to the big screen… A true horror classic 🔥🔥🔥

[@DandyMcbasketball]

truly one of the best!

[@gerardroll6468]

@@DandyMcbasketball … I remember seeing it in the theatre with my first ever girlfriend & I lost count of the number of times she dug her nails into my arm which forced me to “jump” at the scary parts 😱😱😱

[@jonm6891]

Another amazing reaction guys. Love October!!

[@DandyMcbasketball]

@@gerardroll6468 Lol, that must have hurt! 🤣 seeing this movie in the theater sounds amazing though, I can imagine it's so much scarier on a big screen especially with the loud speakers, sounds fun!

[@gerardroll6468]

@@DandyMcbasketball … Oh it is 😬😬😬. I momentarily lost the use of my arm while the movie was playing & it took me a while to get the feeling back in my arm. It felt like I was sitting with a descendant of Freddy Kreuger as her nails were awfully sharp 😵😵😵

[@CNFringer]

I felt so bad for Carrie.. the opening scene, her mother never explained "womanhood" to her...she had no idea what was happening to her...and her mother was an abusive whackadoo religious nut. (Nothing wrong with being religious but hermother was way over the top.) The abuse from her mother brought on her psycho/telekinesis.

[@mannysense3703]

Religion cults r crazy

[@meghanworkman6449]

My grandmother (who was also an abusive whackadoo religious nut) never told my mother about her period, either. And my mother was an early bloomer who got her period at 10. She came home from school terrified that she was dying, and also terrified of what her mother would do when she found out what happened. She was right to be afraid; instead of apologizing to my mother for not telling her about menstruation, my grandmother beat her ass for ruining her underwear.

[@lauriebarrett6789]

Linda Blair who played Regan in The Exorcist auditioned to play Carrie White. Sissy Spacek who played Carrie auditioned to play Regan in The Exorcist. I think they both would've done a great job in the opposite roles. In 1977 Linda Blair played Regan again in Exorcist 2.

[@Uniquemum73]

I knew about Blair auditioning for Carrie but not Sissy auditioning for The Exorcist..she would've been in her 20s and Regan was a young child.

[@UlricGrim]

The ending to the book was very sad. Sue finds Carrie near death and the two have a kind of psychic conversation with each other. Sue enters Carrie’s mind and feels for herself the psychological and physical trauma she went through her whole life, and then Carrie enters Sue’s mind and finds out that she was actually genuine and truly sorry about how she treated Carrie and the idea to have Tommy take her to prom was because of her own guilt and disappointment. Carrie then died in Sue’s arms knowing that at least one person wanted the best for her and indeed genuinely cared for her as a person. In the book Carrie doesn’t just burn down her school, but she torches the entire town and burns everything and everyone in her way, there were hundredths of deaths. All these events already happened and the story was told through interviews, news articles, book excerpts, etc. Police were interviewing those that survived prom night, scientist were writing articles about Carrie White and delving into the concept of telekinesis. They hatched a plan that all children around the age of six would be tested for telekinesis because they didn’t want another incident like this to occur. They claimed that Carrie’s unusual circumstances is a once in a lifetime phenomenon, but come to find out there were other children who could do it too, so whose to say they couldn’t take things into their own hands and take over mankind.

[@jimhaggard7436]

Margaret was climaxing as she was dying, probably the first time in seventeen or eighteen years (Carrie’s age fluctuates in the novel), since the night Carrie was conceived.

[@lalareal180]

Wish they would do a mini series event of Carrie closer to the book the way they did with the Shining many years ago. Would be so epic!

[@JsscRchlDrsy]

⁠@@lalareal180they did. It was in 2002, and it was the closest adaption of the book.

[@meheuck]

@@JsscRchlDrsy The 2002 TV adaptation was a sort of back-door pilot for a potential series where Carrie and Sue would have continued their odyssey.

[@chrisharris6206]

Spot on thanks for the summary review of the book.

[@billwoods9302]

Carrie's mother was played by Piper Laurie, who sadly passed away last week. Sissy Spacek got the lead role after being discovered by Brian De Palma while working with her father as a movie production assistant. De Palma noticed the drastic difference between how 'plain' she looked in jeans and a t-shirt with no makeup while sweeping sets and then how pretty she was after cleaning up and dressing up with makeup. It was perfect for Carrie's transition for prom night. The original book is comprised completely of a collection of news articles and diary entries from the survivors of the prom, and is definitely worth reading. De Palma was a true aficionado of Alfred Hitchcock, and a pioneer in the use of split screen photography, which he uses numerous times in his earlier movies to great effect. He often described Carrie as an allegory about awkward adolescence, with her telekinetic powers as an extension of her teenage rage. Other De Palma films worth checking out are Blow Out, Dressed To Kill and Sisters. Great reaction as usual Asia and BJ!

[@auerstadt06]

Sissy Spacek starred in Terrence Malick's "Badlands" in 1973. I don't think that Brian De Palma discovered her.

[@Noel-ji8nm]

@@auerstadt06 That's the film I saw her in

[@Doxymeister]

"Carrie" came out the year I graduated from high school. My Mom would have blown a gasket had she known what the movie was about, LOL. Anyway, it's interesting that Carrie's powers become so strong about the time she becomes an adolescent. From what I've read, poltergeist activity is often associated with adolescence, usually a girl although boys triggering it isn't unheard of. And Alfred Hitchcock was the bomb.

[@bengilbert7655]

Piper Laurie was nominated for an Oscar for this role.

[@Uniquemum73]

Sissy Spacek's husband was the art director on set and Sissy wanted the part. DePalma had another actress in mind but Sissy went home, greased herself up and came in to audition...DePalma loved her and she got the part. (From Sissy herself in The Making of Carrie documentary)

[@susanliltz3875]

Carrie thought everyone at the Prom was laughing at her but they weren’t just the ones who were mean to Carrie in the gym class were laughing.

[@beverlyarcher546]

No it was the ones in on Chris plot to get back at Carrie

[@JVTVUNCUT]

No read the book. Teacher admits laughing. It set off chain reaction of laughing.

[@johnchitwood8799]

I love it when younger reactors watch horror movies before CGI was invented, special effects are so much better

[@jaysax7381]

They’re better SOMETIMES lmao

[@Deathbird_Mitch]

The effects in the remake just didn't hit the same.

[@EL_Duderino68]

Agreed, it's the same with The Exorcist and The Thing.

[@Chris.Davis.2]

CGI is cartoonish to me.

[@MontagZoso]

@@jaysax7381no, Mr. lmao, MOST of the time!

[@alexstanton83]

Carrie never had a chance with a mother like that. Also only the bullies were laughing but in her mind everyone was so they all paid the price, some differences from the novel but still this is a great adaptation, the prom scene is iconic

[@beverlyarcher546]

I bet if she looked down at Tommy she would have found him "laughing" at her too

[@sbrownie]

Masterpiece. Acting is superlative across the board. These were times when Horror films didn't get the respect that non-horror films did. The two leads were nominated for Oscars, but people assumed they would not win because of the genre. Akin to actors in The Exorcist. Kathy Bates' win for Misery shifted that perception years later. Piper Laurie (who just passed) as her mother KILLED IT, no pun intended. 😂 Glad you watched and reacted to this gem!❤❤❤

[@kev7161]

And, of course, Misery was also a S. King adaptation.

[@sbrownie]

​@@kev7161I call him the King of Kings. Obviously I get side-eyes with that one.😂😊

[@cainealexander-mccord2805]

Last one, I promise. My Pops and I saw this in the cinema when I was 12. (Can you believe King's wife had to rescue this manuscript from the trash?) This was the first movie to have the soon-to-be-famous jump scare ending. My Pops was a ju-jitsu master. Guess who got a reaction wallop when the entire cinema jumped a foot? This dude. RIP Pop.

[@Buckaroo_Baldwin]

Priscilla Pointer who plays Sue's mother who is also Amy Irving's real life mother celebrated her 100th birthday a few weeks ago.

[@smilingface4761]

Never knew that. Amy Irving does favor her. ❤

[@katwebbxo]

RIP Piper Laurie ❤ This is definitely up there with my favorite movies of all time, not just horror movies.

[@Setharino009]

Fun fact: The audiobook for Stephen King's Carrie is narrated by Carrie herself, Sissy Spacek!

[@planetthunderstorm]

PIPER LAURIE was one of the greatest actresses in American cinema, who had such a versatile and fascinating career. R.I.P. Piper Laurie 💗

[@JulianoHuerta]

This movie is a classic! Always felt bad for Carrie. an outcast with no one to turn to , pushed to the edge. Carrie is a story about what loneliness can do to a person. Sissy & Piper's performance is top tear. both were nominated for Academy Awards! one of Kings best stores !

[@gwendolynfullard6539]

The last scene is actress Amy Irving and her real life mom, actress Priscilla Pointer❤️❤️ Actress Sissy Spacek(Carrie) received an Oscar nomination for this awesome performance 👍🏾👍🏾 as did actress Piper Laurie(Carrie's mom)👍🏾👍🏾 Critically acclaimed. 🏆🏆🏆

[@cmo6055]

Priscilla even calls her "Amy" while comforting her in that scène.

[@glennallen2605]

For the circular dance, Tommy & Carrie were standing on a machine that did spin them around. The firehouse burst actress PJ Soles's eardrum & she blacked out (the firehouse turned her head & she seems angry, but is unconscious). Brian DePalma was unaware of this & I've no idea if he compensated her (a guess: unlikely!). Piper Laurie (Mom) suggested that her death be orgasmic as she dies, & DePalma thought it a good idea. Holes punch thru the ceiling as Carrie destroys the house. That's from a cut opening scene (also in the bk) of a rain of stones when Carrie was little & Mom was punishing her (for watching the teen neighbor girls sun themselves nude?). But that was cut from the movie (stills are online/KZbin). Dawn was coming & they needed to destroy the house, so they just went w/what they had. I think it was a model or something. The end scene was filmed in reverse (Sue S. walks backward, but that was reversed). It really was Sissy S.'s hand reaching up! She insisted on it, & was in a special hole or some such so she could reach her hand up. The school is known as Bates H.S., a nod to Norman of "Psycho." The mascot is a bee, I think (it's all on the gym floor), to indicate stinging/stabbing. The violin shrieks are similar to "Psycho"'s, too. Much of the music b4 the blood dump has been reused, notably in the 1st ep of American Horror Story: Asylum (a season I didn't like, btw). Mom's death pose was reminscent of that of St. Sebastian, who's in the prayer closet, stabbed w/arrows. A making-of feature of "Carrie" is free on KZbin!

[@teri7398]

Watch Sissy Spacek in the movie: Coal Miner's Daughter. The movie is about country singer Loretta Lynn. She won an Oscar for this role. She also sang Loretta's songs in the movie & became close friends with the real Loretta while filmig the movie.

[@donniehagy5125]

Carrie snapped when she realized Tommy was dead. In the book, she destroyed half the town! She blew up all the fire hydrants because she "didn't want anyone to put out her pretty fires." Both Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie were nominated for Oscars for this movie. They were both brilliant.

[@ginawhisnant9966]

The jump scare with Sue's dream was epic. Tommy was killed by the metal bucket hitting his head, Carrie didn't kill him. The mother was wacko religious. In the book the end is a letter from one of Carrie's relatives to another talking about a girl in the family who had the powers their grandmother had.

[@ViolenziaDomestica]

“Nothin but shrubs and hedges””ima need you to focus” 😂😂😂😂 y’all are seriously the funniest couple ❤

[@AliciaHudson-ui6dh]

70's on FULL display. :)

[@ryanje8147]

Tommy's blond curly hair was so cool.

[@browntabproductions]

The actor who played Carrie, Sissy Spacek, is an Academy Award Nominee & Grammy Winner as a Female Vocalist in Country Music.

[@SergioArellano-yd7ik]

She is an Academy Award Winner. She won for Coal Miners Daughter

[@browntabproductions]

@@SergioArellano-yd7ik Absolutely. I should’ve clarified that I was referring to the film Carrie. ✌️

[@theashgirl8662]

She’s a country singer too?

[@browntabproductions]

Big Time @@theashgirl8662 According to Wikipedia “Spacek recorded vocals for the soundtrack album of Coal Miner's Daughter, which peaked at number two on the Billboard Top Country Albums Chart and garnered her a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance. She also released a studio album, Hangin' Up My Heart (1983), which peaked at number 17 on Billboard Top Country Albums chart.”

[@guitarman8462]

The director wanted to throw one more final scare in the movie when the hand pops up. And Stephen King went to see the matinee show. Everyone in the theatre started to grab their things getting ready to leave. And when the hand popped put , the whole theatre screamed. And Stephen King just sat there with a smile😊

[@NyaNya_Uwu_Dahling]

Valuable lessons I got from this film when I saw it years ago and every time after that including watching your amazing reaction: 1. Never bully anyone. 2. Be brave enough to stand up for those that in some ways cannot stand up for themselves. (But woe to those that did person wrong when they finally fight back.). 3. As BJ and Asia said, "You reap what you sow."

[@arrow1414]

I always thought of "Carrie" as the nightmare version of "Cinderella".😢

[@djb10]

Never thought of it that way but, that's a perfect breakdown.

[@Missjunebugfreak]

Damn! That's actually a pretty fitting description of this film. Made me see the story in an even darker light.

[@sleeplessknight00]

*mind blown*

[@cmo6055]

The og cinderella story is already a nightmare. To fit in the shoe, the stepsisters cut pieces of their foot... among other horror 😂

[@arrow1414]

@@cmo6055 Yes I know. The step sisters and step mother also get their eyes plucked out by crows in the end IIRC, but Cinderella herself has a happy ending with her prince.😁

[@michaelstefanik5918]

Betty Buckley the gym teacher, is clearly unbothered and says: " you're out of the Prom Hargenson" Does it look like she feels she's in trouble?...No! 😂😂 I was in school in 1976 So normal...

[@scottcole6093]

Just to clarify, telekinesis doesn’t let her see the future (like that her crazy mom will stab) but just lets her make things happen with her mind. Great video! Sissy Spacek is so great in this movie. Actually of her movies are great in the 70s up to her Oscar win in 1980. And RIP Piper Laurie, she was so good.

[@MarieAnne.]

I think Asia thought Carrie should have been able to read her mom's mind, but telekinesis doesn't do that either.

[@ddiamondr1]

Stephen King threw the beginning of this story in the garbage. His wife, Tabatha fished it out of the garbage, and said ‘I think you have something here.’ He said of all the things he’s written the way the girls treated each other in this story was he thought the greatest horror of all. The great Sissy Spacek played her so well. Your heart goes out to her.

[@TSIRKLAND]

I always feel bad for Tommy, and the teacher. They were some of the few people who were genuinely on Carrie's side. Perhaps a little on the condescending end, but their care was genuine. They didn't deserve to get got like they did. But in the wake of Carrie's pent-up wrath being unleashed, nobody was safe, not even the innocent.

[@TheGoldenCapstone]

Brian DePalma is one of the greatest American directors. He made Carrie, Blow Out, Scarface, Dressed to Kill, and more!

[@dustinpulliam583]

I saw an analysis of the film that said the camera movement while Carrie and Tommy were dancing was intentional. They wanted to give a real feeling of high school love. Gullible but unsure of first time love. It's supposed to show the emotions of adolescents happening so fast it makes you feel dizzy and makes you sick to your stomach (or gives you butterflies).

[@Jason-ib4fk]

I just knew y'all would get "Carrie'd" away by this film! 😛 Especially when that hand comes up outta the ground!🤣 🤣🤣 I knew Asia was'bout to jump! 😛 Was in high school when this came out new, back when Drive In movies were still a thing... 5 of us went in a station wagon to see this and when that hand came up at the end we left 5 dents in the roof o' that car! 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪 lol! But, yup, this was one of John Travolta's first film roles and Carrie is Sissy Spacek, a great actress in one of her first roles too! She also played the mother of Bryce Dallas Howard's (Ron Howard's daughter) character in "The Help" (super great story 'n flick!) that ate the "chocolate pie!" 🤣 Sissy Spacek has been in many, many good films! Also, btw, yes back in the 70s we all had to shower after P.E. class! It wasn't usually at the end of the day, but often in the a.m. Loving the "Spooktober" reactions U 2!!! ❤️❤️❤️ Keep up the awesomeness👍👍👍 A coupla real cool down to earth cats!🐱🐱 ...BJ... "Shrubs n' hedges!!!" Lmbo! 🤣

[@Citizenesse8]

Yes, the locker rooms looked like that in junior high and high school. And long after 1976. There were group showers and some individual showers that went quick.

[@alyxgriffen5073]

A bit of trivia -- that creepy, glowing-eyed "crucifix" in Carrie's prayer closet wasn't actually Jesus. It was a figure of St Sebastian, who the Romans tried to martyr by shooting him with arrows. I'm sure that particular artistic rendition was chosen both for the resemblance to a crucified Christ, and so that Carrie's dėåd mom would look like the statue in the end, tying all the religious, shame, and fear imagery together by the juxtaposition.

[@xmegan427o]

That statue still scares me as a 38 years old😂

[@susanliltz3875]

I saw this in the theater when it first came out… The scene where Carrie’s hand came up out of the ground at the end , everyone in the theater jumped and screamed!! Me included!!! And now you guys did too!!

[@hrcutz]

Tommy and Sue had no idea about the blood. 😊

[@chochonero3419]

One of my favorites. Not terribly scary just very sad. It’s scary that there are still bullies around. RIP Piper Laurie, a fine actress as well as Sissy Spacek.

[@deontaedouglas]

Agree, It is sad

[@howrued1500]

I’ve seen this film dozens of times over the decades, and only now did I recognize the late great Edie McClurg in the ‘PhysEd’ scenes! WOW!!! One of those ‘before they were…’ roles. She’s so classic in Planes, Trains, & Automobiles and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. She’s also in the far too ‘underseen’ imho ‘A River Runs Through It’, based on the life of American author Norman Maclean. A child actor named Joseph Gordon Levitt can also be seen here😉☺️ I’ve never seen the remake of Carrie bc, well- some things are just sacred- pardon the pun! lol Never wasted time watching a flick w you 2; Appreciate y’all!! Stay safe & love big💖

[@PollyTheWog-ff8rt]

“Shrubs and hedges!” ….. aaaaand I’m DONE!!!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@TheMtVernonKid]

Sissy Spacek (Carrie) was so good in this. Everything with her eyes was key

[@barblessable]

PIPER LAURIE [moma]was terrifying , really good, well made , great story and cast , one of the best Stephen King stories on film .

[@Music-Is-Real-Love]

💯

[@JayG63]

Fun Fact: The dark-haired girl, who asked William Kat (Greatest American Hero, House the horror movie) to take Carrie to the prom would later marry Steven Spielberg.

[@tinyguy9398]

In the book the teacher actually laughs at Carrie along with the rest of the crowd. It is not just implied to be a hallucination as it is in the movie. In the book the teacher also get out of the gym and survives. In the book the teacher later explains her laughing at Carrie at the prom as being shameful; a reaction she was not proud of induced by a sort of mob mentality / getting temporarily caught in the moment and losing her sense of humanity and morals. It is in fact quite real. Do you think the Germans somehow all magically turned into a bunch of psychopaths in the 1940’s? No. In fact THAT would be unbelievable. Most just got caught up in group hysteria. Not all were card carrying members of the NSDAP. In fact a lot of them were good people who in normal circumstances would have seen their behavior appalling, but through varying circumstances were taken in by the prevailing spirit of the time and were temporarily turned into monsters. I think the teacher’s reaction in the book, although very shameful and tragic, makes a lot of sense. She was caught up in the moment and laughed. She lost her sense of humanity she gained in maturity and reverted to her days of being a popular girl in high school. I think that makes her very believable and makes the moral the story is trying to tell a lot more compelling. Carrie is not a horror story. It more fits the model of a tragedy. How our human flaws can seal our fate and a warning to watch out for the evil that exists within all of us.

[@guitarman8462]

Every reaction to this movie when tommy & carrie were dancing and spinning, they all said " This Is Making Me Dizzy". The director put them both on a spinning wheel while they danced while the camera followed them in circles. Even the camera man said " It's Giving Me Vertigo " .

[@walkofnails2923]

Tommy didn’t know about the bucket prank and was angry. Then the bucket falling and cracking him in the head actually killed him before the fire (from what I remember). Poor guy

[@claymccoy]

I was under the impression it knocked him out unconscious.

[@walkofnails2923]

@@claymccoy I thought so to as in the book, he is unconscious and the fire kills him. In the movie, it is written that the head injury kills him instantly, which is another reason Carrie killed everyone. She cared about him, and Tommy was angry about what they did to her when he died.I guess in the movie they wanted another big reason why Carrie burns them all, and didn’t want her responsible for killing the good guy

[@gerardoreyes602]

😅😅😅 Lol that ending makes you think twice about when you go to take flowers to a loved one who passed. I'm dropping and running. Lol 😂😂😂

[@Laura-rm6us]

That ending was the original jump scare in films

[@octoberguy]

Sissy Spacek has gone on to be an esteemed, award-winning actress -- I love her. And the great Piper Laurie, who played her mom, just passed away a couple days ago at 91. That final scene with both of them... classic!

[@stuff3829]

Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie were nominated for Oscar's that year and deservedly so

[@brendaklies205]

Piper Laurie who played Carrie's mom passed away last week age 91. She almost didn't take the role and ended up being nominated for an Oscar as Best Supporting Actress and Betty Buckley who played the Teacher won a Tony for her performance in Cats

[@susanalexander6721]

John Travolta got famous for the hit t.v. show Welcome Back Kotter that debuted in 1975. Carrie was his first big screen role. Sissy Spacek has been nominated for 6 Academy Awards. Winning best actress for Coal Miner's Daughter.

[@CNFringer]

LOL I remember the end scene. I was in bed and supposed to be asleep. My mom said to turn the tv in my room off but I was sneaking to watch this... (I was 11)...and I'll never forget my scream when Carrie's hand came outta that ground...my mom wanted to whoop my butt for not being asleep and having the tv on...LOL

[@AstraArtsTM114]

I’ll always never forget that car explosion, such a classic scene

[@Zuxiasunicorn]

Stephen King based the character of Carrie on two individuals he went to high school with. Both had rather unfortunate childhood's and neither of them made it to the age of 40. I graduated the year this came out. I remember sitting in the theater with my boyfriend and his friend, and that guy freaked out when Carrie's hand came out of the dirt. As I look back on it every time I watch this movie I see what we were wearing in high school, the hairstyles, the fashion, the shoes. There were many good movies made in the 70s. Another good one is The Omen with Gregory Peck. The anti-Crist is born to an ambassador.

[@philliptucker4788]

I remember corporal punishment by teachers at school very well in the ‘70s! It was condoned and accepted. And yes, they sometimes slapped. And you know what? It worked!

[@eq1373]

Agreed

[@danielupsdell2697]

not today students get off to easy

[@ContrarianCorner]

I think I was in 9th grade when this movie came out and I can confirm. I got an ass paddling by teachers on a couple of occasions for acting up. Not saying I condone it but kids were certainly a lot more respectful towards teachers and adults in general back then.

[@Cre80s]

I call bullshit on the "it worked".

[@cainyourkids]

Where I'm from, it was still prevalent in some schools. Students who were not paying attention during lectures had wooden rulers slapped against their fingers

[@andieolson5693]

This movie did a terrific job of making me fill up with rage. I feel so terribly for Carrie and the difficult hand she's been dealt with in life. Kudos to the actors and set designers for making a performance elicit such a wild response from viewers 🖤

[@evabyrum3327]

The guy that took Carrie to prom and his girlfriend was not aware of the pig blood prank.

[@ACinemafanatic]

@@deontaedouglasno he didn’t know at all he genuinely ended up falling for her that’s why when the blood spilled he yelled “what the hell?!”

[@deontaedouglas]

@@ACinemafanatic Ok, I know he yelled wth, But I couldn't tell if he was really liking carrie

[@CaramelPrincess1990]

@@deontaedouglas he truly liked Carrie, he didn’t mean to fall for her but clearly he did. Also most of the students & teachers were not laughing at her. Her mind imagined that part.

[@especiallyleslie5052]

"She slapped her with the Word!"

[@andreworeilly5676]

This movie is way more sad than scary. So tragic but so good. One of my top 5 horror films.

[@bookwoman53]

I recommend that you watch Sissy Spacek in the movie “coal miner’s daughter”. She plays country singer Loretta Lynn. It covers her life as a teenager and her rise to success. Spacek won an Oscar for best actress.

[@putinscat1208]

That teacher slapped everyone in the movie. Carrie and her mother were both nominated for Oscars. RIP Piper Laurie.

[@tamikobogad6306]

Reel talk! Just realized Tommy went on to be the Greatest American Hero.🤦🏽‍♀️ "They're all gonna laugh at you" a line every Gen X heard regardless if you saw the movie. I was terrified of Sissy Spacek for a long ass time bc of this movie. She had the blood and creepy peepers. 👀

[@BlackavarWD]

She was the only one in "makeover" movies that was believable. Other movies used a pretty girl with a ponytail and glasses and tried to pass her off as *socially awkward.*

[@patrickwork6579]

Carrie (1976) is A-MAZING. Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie were excellent.

[@eddiewyand63]

Great choice!! I hope you all watch Christine, another Stephen King Classic!!

[@missydehart6920]

Omg. Carrie. I was 7 when this came out. My parents took me with them to the theater (didn’t have a babysitter). To say that this movie terrified me would be an understatement. I saw Carrie EVERYWHERE! lol. Rest in Peace to Piper Laurie. Great actress.

[@tamikobogad6306]

Your parents and my parentals took the same adulting classes. 😂

[@chrissgchriss]

I also saw this movie in Big Screen with my parents. You can handle anything after you saw that ending scene as a kid! And yes. DayMares! But you get over it. No safe spaces back then! We had awesome parents - compared to Carrie’s LOL!

[@Doxymeister]

Oh man, the memories. My Dad and my Uncle Jim used to pack all of us kids into our ex-Checker Cab (sorry, can't remember make and model--a 60's model) and haul us to the scary/science fiction movies at the drive in. I was a senior the year Carrie came out, but there were some great scary or sci fi movies before that. There was a trilogy that featured a story where an artist's hand got cut off in an accident, and it crawled around until it found the driver of the car that hit him, and strangled him. OMG, I had nightmares about that hand for years. And yes--RIP, Piper Laurie. She was indeed, an excellent actress.

[@missydehart6920]

@@tamikobogad6306 it happend again a few years later with Alien. I was 10 years old for that one.

[@paulwolffart1251]

Hilarious. My parents took me to it when I was 8. They took us to any movie with them no matter what the rating. 😂

[@CofyjunkyPNW]

Earrrrrrrly Stephen King! ❤️👍 The old legend about his manuscript for 'Carrie' was he'd tossed it in the garbage after several publishing rejections. But his wife fished it out, helped him revise it, and history was made. 👍📚 Does that mean Tabitha's a 'King-maker'? 😁

[@3DJapan]

The people at the dance weren't really laughing at her, it was all in Carrie's mind after the mother said "they're all going to laugh at you".

[@thomashaneckow7003]

ALOT of people dont know this BUT.. PJ Soles who played the character Norma with the red hat. When the water hit Norma's ear, it knocked out her eardrum and PJ had to be rushed to the ER (Real Life while filming the prom scene) So when you see PJ (Norma) knocked out on the ground, she really was KNOCKED OUT 4real) I learned that from the actor herself on the special features on Carrie - DVD

[@kathleenclark815]

RIP Piper Laurie

[@ninamravlja3632]

I have so much to say about this movie, but a lot of commenters have already said much of it. This movie was a launchpad for a lot of successful actors. I think Piper Laurie (Mrs. White) was the only established actor a the time, but Sissy Spacek has had great success, John Travolta, obviously; Betty Buckley (the gym teacher) had a long-running stint on Eight is Enough and on Broadway in Cats; Nancy Allen (Chris) married director Brian de Palma and starred I several of his movies; Amy Irving (Sue) was married to Stephen Spielberg for awhile and starred in several movies (she was also the voice of Jessica Rabbit in Who Framed Roger Rabbit?); PJ Stoles (Norma) became a cult favorite in a lot of horror movies. William Katt (Tommy Ross) starred in a TV series called The Greatest American Hero for several years. I believe this was actually Stephen King’s debut novel, Brian de Palma (director) was just making a name for himself. Like I said, a launchpad 😁 Also, that is one of the best jump scares ever! 😁😱

[@CollideFan1]

This movie was a bully victims revenge story. I'm sure many victims of bullying cheered on Carrie at the end. The book is a good read, even though I haven't read it since my teens. Carrie was an unplanned/unwanted pregnancy. She was the ultimate religious zealot, she was actually showing ecstasy as she got crucified by the knives like that dark Jesus. If I remember the book correctly, she got her powers from her mothers side of the family, believe her grandmother had it also. Her mother severed contact with the family because she was a bat sh*t crazy religious nut. The remake of Carrie with Chloe Grace Moretz is pretty good also

[@chrisschneider850]

mos def!

[@davep1103]

I don’t know how Sissy DIDN’T WIN ACTRESS OF THE YEAR, JUST off the prom scene ! SHE WAS AMAZING !

[@stevenweatherman7325]

Asia was caught unaware. She didn't even have time to hold her blanket up at the end!

[@nicolesaunders2964]

Not everyone was laughing, only the ones who pulled the prank, but in Carrie's mind everyone was laughing at her so she decided enough was enough

[@dustinpulliam583]

The ending with Sue to me was reminiscent of high school. The whole film was really about adolescents in high school learning to control their emotions and struggle with entering adulthood and leaving childhood. When Sue's mom is on the phone and she say Sue is young and will forget she was wrong. It's almost symbolism about how what happens in that time during high school shapes us all for better or worse. We think it won't matter as we get older but we carry the experiences with us and they shape and haunt us through adulthood. It's like Carries hand on Sue was the high school experience for all of us and as much as we want to forget, it never lets go.

[@haveanicedave1551]

I see it as, the doctor didn't wanna say, your daughter will never gonna get over it.

[@nancytoothaker3224]

Yay, more King! This is one of my favorites, Piper Laurie scared the CRAP out of me as Carrie's mom and the image of Carrie drenched in blood with her eyes wide open and the gym in flames was just plain traumatizing as a kid.

[@gregyear201]

The ending with Carrie grabbing her arm was a dream. The best reaction to this iconic movie.

[@Crimsonams]

A couple of great bits of trivia about the movie. -The director, Brian De Palma, had auditions for the movie the same time that George Lucas was casting for Star Wars. So almost everyone auditioned for both movies. Imagine Harrison Ford playing Billy and John Travolta playing Han Solo. Or Carrie Fisher playing Carrie White?! -While filming the prom footage, Sissy Spacek (Carrie) said that the Karo syrup used for the blood was so sticky that a woman had to follow her around with a water bottle and spray Spacek down so she wouldn't stick to the chairs she would sit in between takes. -That's also Sissy Spacek's arm coming out from the ruins of the house at the end of the film. No one would have ever known if they'd used a stunt double for that scene, but Sissy wanted to do it herself.

[@auntvesuvi3872]

Many thanks to Asian & BJ! 🩸 I love this one so much... even read the novel when I was a kid. The great Piper Laurie who played 'Margaret White' just died a few days ago at age 91. #ReelinWithAsiaAndBj #BrianDePalma #Carrie #Carrie1976

[@tacobellalugosi2527]

Asia “I’m not licking ur dirty fingers ‘ oh Lordy had me cryin 😆 great reaction to a great classic story and sadly Piper Laurie (Carrie’s mom) passed away earlier this week she was an amazing actress

[@gwendolynfullard6539]

Rest In Peace Actress Piper Laurie(Carrie's Mother)🙏🏾

[@sbrownie]

They weren't all laughing at her. It was in her mind. She was so gone after that drop of blood.

[@MAGACherbear]

I read this story in junior high when it came out. I fell in love with Stephen King and would search for any new novel. When this movie came out I was obsessed.

[@emoartist12]

Great movie! Rest in Peace Piper Laurie. You know Piper Laurie had a hard time filming her scenes because she broke out laughing all the time because she thought it was hilarious. Then her and Sissy were both nominated for the Oscar for their performances.

[@PrettyFixedStars]

“They’re all gonna laugh at YOU!!”

[@penoyer79]

Carrie was the OG Mad Queen. burn'em all. The best part of this movie is the back and forth between Travolta and Nancy Allen. lol hysterical