FIRST TIME WATCHING * Carrie (1976) * MOVIE REACTION

[@sonofmoss]

Of all the reactors I’ve watched, Hannah seems to have the greatest sense of empathy and understanding

[@mamakat114]

Could you imagine her watching "Sybil" with Sally Field?

[@jacoblantom]

​@@mamakat114that would be quite a sight

[@sonofmoss]

@@mamakat114 or Sophie’s Choice

[@trevor3013]

She's also always the most observant one somehow

[@shakycam3]

Her observations are ridiculously spot on. In this one, she mentioned Sue being pregnant. In the book, she has a pregnancy scare. Carrie ends up dying in her arms crying out for her mom and Sue gets her period.

[@kwanshiyin]

Hannah pointed out exactly what made me so frustrated with this. Carrie is condemned and judged as evil and nothing is said about the extreme bullying and the insanity of her mother that drove her to finally break.

[@julietfischer5056]

Even today, bullying is downplayed. Back in the 1970s, it was something kids were expected to deal with, and teachers could only do so much if the parents didn't see a problem. I doubt anybody knew just how disturbed and abusive Mrs. White was. Neighbors and coworkers knew her as the crazy fanatical Christian, so they had as little to do with her as possible. Carrie was fed, clothed, clean, and not coming to school with odd bruises or cuts. She was the 'weird' kid that people picked on.

[@kennethmarrow3131]

Lots of children as well as adults are bullied on a daily basis, but that does not entitle someone to torch an entire gymnasium full of adolescents to death. Carrie is a sick demented psychopath and anyone who co-signs to this lunacy is just as loony tunes as she is?!

[@sagittarius420cheefie]

I remember going to a Christian School and my teacher said Carrie was the devil😂

[@SergioArellano-yd7ik]

Carrie White eats shit

[@kiranjitKaur61]

@sagittarius420cheefie Wow.

[@adriennerobinson8984]

Tommy and Sue were never in on it, they were really trying to be nice. Also not everybody was in on it, only Chris, Billy, Norma and they're friends. If you notice, not everybody laughed when they pranked her and Tommy got knocked out. Everybody laughing at her afterwards was all in Carrie's head.

[@ericjette2435]

That's an important point. Many people only notice the part where everyone (including the gym teacher) seems to be laughing at Carrie, and miss the fact that it's mostly in Carrie's head. I think some of the "edited for television" versions of the movie are cut in such a way that it seems like everyone really is laughing at poor Carrie.

[@vancelubben4527]

Billy was manipulated into it in a really bad way

[@samanthanickson6478]

absolutely right!

[@robertyeah2259]

@@vancelubben4527i mean he did have to be a twisted individual already to be manipulated into collecting a bucket of pig blood and breaking into a school and trespassing during the prom to dump it on a girl you don’t know, because Chris was banging him lmao

[@rocknroller77]

Her mom's "There all gonna laugh at you!"

[@markalexander3659]

I'm always surprised by how many people don't know that Tommy and Sue were NOT in on it

[@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.

[@tobiabend9411]

thats true

[@TravelsTTG]

Right thanks Tabitha!

[@claymccoy]

Was nominated for an Oscar for her performance in this film.

[@joelwillis2043]

I'd rather thank the author.

[@kenyonsgirl415]

@@joelwillis2043the author, as much as I love and respect him, gave up on it. So in this instance, it's fine to thank his wife. He does.

[@izzonj]

I just have to say that I met Sissy Spacek once and she was the sweetest person in the world. And she's a tiny woman. The idea of casting her as a psychic mass murdering avenger was a stroke of brilliance!

[@simoliz03]

Yes! Only Sissy can play Carrie and give that look!

[@sca88]

I'd like to meet her one day. I met Linda Blair in 2018. She was tiny as well and super sweet. I got to talk to her for a while. I saw Exorcist at 8 when I snuck into the theater with my friend and his older brother. It was pretty intense seeing it that young but Carrie was really upsetting at 11.

[@kirstyhesketh1416]

❤

[@ronbock8291]

One of the most beautiful actresses of all time, IMO, and a total master of her craft - Badlands and Coal Miners Daughter are proof of that. There’s a whole generation of boys who fell in love with her when she twirled a baton on Saturday Night Live, myself included.

[@LiirThropp2687]

Hannah's reaction to the INSANITY of Carrie's mom and just how awful it really is. She caught on immediately while Ash was a bit confused at first. Carrie had no clue what a period was and all she got as an answer was horror and abuse. It's infuriating to witness. This is a fantastic horror film but it's also heartbreaking.

[@ct6852]

Carrie's mom is having a moment right now. She's everywhere.

[@Spindler2007]

I agree that Carrie's mum is absolutely insane. Heck, if she tried to join that Westboro Baptist Church, she probably would have got kicked out for being too extreme.

[@gregwillson7952]

@@Spindler2007 "I don't think I want to protest the funerals of veterans and children with her anymore, she's really antisocial"

[@mrgmusicclass]

@@Spindler2007 i think the Mom believes her insanity. Not so with Westboro. Those are lawyers and professionnel trolls

[@nicktechnubyte1184]

Carrie's mom is everything wrong with christianity!

[@kp22kc]

Hannah was spot on with almost everything....even saying Sue was pregnant...because she was in the book and loses the baby towards the end. The book goes way further than the movie. On Carrie's walk home from the prom she destroys the entire town. This was such a joy to watch with you two! The actress playing Sue's mother is Amy Irving's mother in real life.

[@rachelr.5171]

I’ve been dealing with a bad mental health issue and haven’t left the house in over a month. Watching your reactions really helps me feel less alone. So thanks for taking the time to make these videos and share them with the world.❤️

[@samyheath8103]

Keep your head up

[@krisg3568]

Try to get sunshine on you, it really does heal, even if just from the window..I am rooting for you, you are wonderful!

[@-BuddyGuy]

Wash your bedsheets at high temperature. Remember to keep the blinds open during daylight. Give yourself up to the shite sleeping pattern and go for a walk at 4am. Watch the sun rise. A mental walk in your back garden/balcony does count you know. Clean slowly and methodically, don't rush it, do a bit at a time and start again at the start when you're done, like painting the golden gate bridge. When you talk to yourself, say nice things. If things get too bad, and you're not smoking weed, smoke some weed. If things get too bad, and you have been smoking weed, stop smoking weed. Get off the screen and stare at the wall for an hour just thinking. When you've done all of that you should be able to pop out for a sausage roll in the shop. Use that time in the real world to plan your next move.

[@justtrustash]

Mate we go you always..remember that ❤️ proper appreciate you

[@83gemm]

I’m so sorry you’re going through that. I feel bad giving you tips, because that seems to minimize the weight of it. I’ll put it this way: When I am physically drained from mental health exhaustion, the first thing I do is drink a glass of water and then take a shower. Honestly, dehydration sneaks up on you and needing a shower does too. These things will NOT magically cure your mental health, but they can make you feel a little better and sometimes that little boost can make a real difference. Kind of like taking medicine for a cold won’t cure the cold, but can help you live with it. Getting some exercise helps too, but sometimes that’s physically impossible when it’s bad. Maybe just a walk around the block or your backyard. I really hope you can recover. You’re very much not alone.

[@JoeCool7835]

Sue and Tommy were not in on the prank. Sue legitimately wanted to make amends for what she did in the locker room by giving Carrie a great night, & Tommy was a legitimate nice guy. (Thank the Maker the actor William Katt toned down the fro when he starred in "The Greatest American Hero"!)

[@AbsoluteApril]

believe it or not, he trimmed back the hair, it couldn't be flying so free-ee-eeeee XD have a great day

[@myfriendisaac]

26:02 Tommy genuinely enjoyed Carrie’s company & I can see why! She’s thoughtful, cute, pleasant to be around 💯👑

[@zaftra]

Carrie is based on two girls from his school, both bullied badly, both died young, one of epilepsy and one took her own life, hence his hate of bullies.

[@Sacredloveoracle7]

"They are all going to laugh at you. "

[@daustin8888]

I'm sorry Cathy

[@ArkaeaFCL3]

Things my social anxiety say to me for 500, Alex.

[@Fluer-de-Lis]

That is one of my favorite movie lines in a movie

[@stanleysmith2221]

Best line ever😅😅

[@desisdosis473]

😢

[@Mangolite]

Not only did Carrie kill everyone at the high school, but she also unleashed destruction upon most of the town and its inhabitants on her way home in the book. Carrie, Stephen King's first novel, achieved tremendous success, especially after its film adaptation. While many of King's works feature bullies, Carrie delves into themes of puberty and abuse. By the way, Nancy Allen, who portrayed Chris Hargensen, the main bullying girl in the movie, also played Anne Lewis in RoboCop (1987) . A movie I know both of you guys will love.

[@LA_HA]

Annoying chick in the red baseball cap is PJ Soles, who played Linda in Halloween 78. The girl with the glasses is Edie (forgot her last name), who's the secretary in Ferris Bueller's Day Off. That woman was hysterically funny. Of course John Travolta has a small role. It's so awesome that so many of our favorite actors got their start in horror movies

[@laustcawz2089]

@@LA_HA Edie McClurg Nancy Allen was in two other films by director Brian DePalma (whom she ultimately married): 1980's "Dressed To Kill" & 1981's "Blow Out", reteaming her with Travolta, who had shot to stardom on the sitcom "Welcome Back, Kotter" in 1975.

[@LA_HA]

@@laustcawz2089 Yes. That's her name. Thank you so much

[@wesbeuning1733]

Wow. I did not know that. Glad she got to play a heroic character and didnt get typecast. She wasn't just a bully in this. The character is seriously evil.

[@rashadwalker8218]

​@@LA_HAthe lady in the glasses also played on either different strokes or facts of life

[@dwaynejohn91]

It’s almost scary how Hannah always seems to get the plot right of a movie or damn near close 😂😂

[@ct6852]

She really does...but I don't think she anticipated the hand coming up through the grave. Lol. That was epic. I thought everyone had seen that at this point.

[@GrowingDownUnder]

Wrong turn would be a good one for them to watch

[@ct6852]

@@GrowingDownUnder The original or new one?

[@TooManyThoughts1979]

Hannah - "That shows me, she doesn't have a very good home life" That's for sure. Truer words have rarely been spoken

[@DMovieman]

There are a lot of disturbing images in horror films that have stayed with me over the years. But the image of Margaret comforting Carrie, only to literally stab her in the back.....and all but float towards her gleefully smiling, ready to end her life once and for all? 100% nightmare fuel.

[@diamcole]

The image of her floating towards her always freaked me out. It reminds me a bit of a scene in Perfect Blue.

[@AshLee92490]

My sister used to literally imitate that whole walk sometimes when she would come down the stairs lol...

[@deires77]

Suzy and Tommy were not in on it and if you see the bucket hit Tommy's head... I'm pretty sure that's a killing blow. Carrie just doubted everyone in the end and imagined the teacher and Sue laughing

[@kenyonsgirl415]

Hannah knew.

[@deires77]

@@kenyonsgirl415 that she did 👍 I had posted the comment already when it became obvious 😉

[@ericjette2435]

I never quite understood how getting hit in the head with an empty bucket could knock someone out let alone seriously injure them or even kill them, but maybe I'm wrong.

[@dionysiacosmos]

Being a romantic you man Tommy was falling in love with the night, and Carrie, and loved Sue too. Let's face it the whole plan was born of idealism, and romance, and youth. Poor Tommy was dead the moment the second bucket, still half full of frozen blood struck his head.💔💔

[@DMovieman]

@@ericjette2435 Because the bucket is metal, and if dropped from a certain height, the force of impact could cause blunt trauma or even a skull fracture.

[@Seereene1]

What you two are not comprehending that this behavior (slapping women/girls, bullying, even the clothes) was normal 1970's American culture. The draws for this movie were John Travolta (who was a prominent TV actor in a show called Welcome Back Kotter) and William Katt - Tommy (who was our Greatest American Hero actor). In my school - it was the job of the assistant principal to punish students - slapping, paddling etc. This wasn't stopped until years later. And there are a MILLION Hollywood movies where women were slapped when they got "hysterical." Thus that scene in Airplane where they line up to slap that woman.

[@ericjette2435]

Agreed on all points. Also, at the time it was widely believed at the time that if someone got hysterical, you needed to "snap them out of it" before they "made themselves sick." This applied to children as well as women. (For example, when a young kid gets very upset, they may start hyperventilating.) In such cases, slapping them wasn't really meant to hurt them, it was meant to shock them out of their hysteria and get them to catch their breath and start breathing normally. A less violent method was to throw a glass of cold water in their face (also a method for reviving an unconscious person) or to drag them into the bathroom and dunk their head into a sink full of cold water. I honestly have no idea if any of these methods have any validity or what is now considered to be the correct method to calm down a person who has become hysterical.

[@storageheater]

in the UK we still hit children with canes in the late 80s, and it wasn't officially banned in *all* parts of the UK until 2003, but it's already hard to imagine it was ever acceptable.

[@JoyceDunnell]

@@ericjette2435 That would explain why the gym teacher slapped Carrie when she was in hysterics in the shower.

[@robertmcghintheorca49]

Yeah, sure, it didn't stop the trope, but that scene in "Airplane" is literally what I'll politely call, a urine take on this awful cliche of physical assault being played for laughs.

[@sethwood6501]

In the book Carrie actually levels half the town. It is an interesting twist the you end up feeling so heartbroken for a character who on the surface would be considered a monster and a villain.

[@renzero9206]

The scene of Carrie drenched in blood at the prom is an iconic scene in cinema. Great film imo and great performance by Sissy Spacek as Carrie.

[@markumphrey642]

Amazing reaction!! Funny, insightful, great insights from Hannah calling out from the beginning that Carrie had a horrible home life even before the mom was introduced and calling out the prom … HANNAH: “She’s going to destroy everyone at the prom” ASH: “That would be an amazing scene if it happens.” VIEWERS: “Just you wait!” 🤣😀

[@jamesalexander5623]

One of the Biggest Jump Scares in Movie History! When that Hand came out of the Ground the whole Theatre Screamed!

[@jonm6891]

Good call Hannah on calling out Carrie’s mom when Carrie was so confused and scared about the period, and at that point in the film we hadn’t even met her mom. Great reactions as always 👏 👏!

[@crystalwalker3503]

It doesn't explain it in the film, but the reason why she looks like she's REALLY enjoying that shower in the beginning is because her mother only allowed her to take baths at home bc showers were sinful.

[@addiekaen4185]

Those horrible girls get what they had coming to them. I do feel bad for Tommy and Sue because they actually were only trying to help and be decent. I feel for Carrie as a traumatized kid - everything just spilled out. You guys should do the audiobook; it is read by Sissy Spacek.

[@Ravenscroft82]

Probably the most heartbreaking thing King ever wrote. A simple little story with huge emotion. Sissy Spacek is wonderful, glad you liked it.

[@Nyssa_Bisans_Version]

I really love that Hannah cracks Ash up as much as she cracks US up. Like, what are even some of her comments?? She's pure comedy gold. But I love more that she has so much empathy. She GETS things so quickly. It's incredible.

[@SergioArellano-yd7ik]

Sissy spacek was nominated for an academy award for this. She was one of the finalist to play princess Leia, Lucas told depalma about her for this movie

[@sca88]

Even as kid, I felt really bad for Carrie being bullied. It actually hurt.

[@jesses5463]

You shouldn't have watched this movie as a kid.

[@sca88]

@@jesses5463 It was a different time. I saw all the horror films in the 70's. They sometimes scared me but I liked getting scared by movies.

[@paulinerobertson6836]

​@sca88 Same. I watched Halloween and Freddy etc. with my brothers.I ended up having many nightmares about Michael Myers trying to kill me lol so yeah not the best idea watching stuff like that at that age,but as you say it was a different time. I actually don't watch horror movies anymore lol still love Carrie though.

[@sca88]

​@@paulinerobertson6836 I didn't sleep good for months after seeing Exorcist as a kid. I got to meet Linda Blair in 2018 and talk to her for a while and of course told her how she traumatized my childhood (she's heard that countless times) and I got my autographed photo of her as the Demon.

[@PanzerShrek94]

Ash:"Come on,you can't get knocked out by that bucket" Actually, Tommy got *Killed* by that bucket.

[@Branmuffin7]

Ash not being mortified about a period but instead being mortified that other women would bully her for it. 👏🏼 class act my man

[@giggitygiggity8391]

Tommy was doing it because he loves his girlfriend Sue. They were the only 2 people apart from the teacher who actually cared about Carrie.

[@MrMcsia]

24:09 It's the other way around. "Mathilda" came out over 20 years after "Carrie" and was thought of as an innocent version of "Carrie".

[@lauriebarrett6789]

Linda Blair who played Regan in "The Exorcist" auditioned for the role of Carrie White.

[@hanonondricek411]

Hannah is _so good_ at predicting plot.

[@lizschannel8046]

“Her cooking must be terrible, everything boiled” for the life of me I don’t know why that took me out, but it did 😂😅

[@mamakat114]

Sissy Spacek (Carrie) later played (unbelievably) Country Legend Loretta Lynn in Coal Miner's Daughter. It's not scary, or suspenseful or gorey like y'all watch, but it truly is a Classic movie

[@joeyv8808]

Oscar worthy 😉

[@nathanmcclain8913]

Another great Stephen King movie I recommend is Dolores Claiborne. Not many know about it. Kathy Bates does a remarkable job in it.

[@kensteele5139]

Dolores Claiborne really is Stephen King's lost gem. It's a hard watch, but so well done.

[@Blazingstoke]

Yes! My favorite movie based on any Stephen King book. So well acted and directed.

[@paulinerobertson6836]

Agreed 👍

[@SCPally]

32:47 - Hannah is absolutely correct here. Stephen King worked as a substitute teacher at a High School when he was writing this story, and he loosely based Carrie's character on two girls he knew back then. Another fun fact: Brian De Palma and George Lucas were friends and held a joint casting process for both Star Wars and this film. The girl who played Norma, PJ Soles (the girl with the red cap in every scene), was in every teen movie back then (from comedy to horror) and she has some cult celebrity status (as in cult movies). This movie also has a 1999 sequel, and two remakes, which are also decent.

[@toodlescae]

Back when Travolta still had the Vinnie Barbarino, leader of the Sweat Hogs, hair from Welcome Back Kotter. He was still in the tv show when this movie was made. William Katt (Tommy) later starred on a tv show called The Greatest American Hero from '81-83. His mother is Barbara Hale who played Della Street the secretary of Perry Mason in the old tv show. William made an appearance in the Perry Mason movies as the son of private detective Paul Drake who worked for Perry. He was also a private detective.

[@kensteele5139]

The good old days when you actually looked forward to watching your favorite TV shows on one of the three major networks. Kids nowadays don't know the meaning of anticipation. Everything is instant gratification.

[@toodlescae]

@@kensteele5139 yep and a remote was whichever kid was close enough to change the channel and adjust the rabbit ears.

[@kensteele5139]

@@toodlescae yes indeed. Sometimes I was the rabbit ears. My father would say don't let go or the snow will come back. I would stand there as long as I could so he could watch reruns of Star Trek. I really thought I was the hero of the night. I miss those days so much.

[@kiranjitKaur61]

Instant gratification is a great thing indeed. Rather. Quit complaining !*

[@michaelsweenie-lane359]

Saw this a few times on release in theaters in 1976 - That final shock shot was THE TALK of my High School but still no one spoiled it

[@Seereene1]

I really think that was the first real jump scare. I remember everyone in the theater shot up two feet out of their seats.

[@majesdane]

@@Seereene1it was the first modern jump scare, yes. It was so influential it inspired the (possibly more famous) jump scare at the end of Friday the 13th. The Friday the 13th filmmakers thought the Carrie jump scare was so good they wanted to emulate it.

[@Dimabased]

"Take off that dress.. We'll burn it together and pray for fogiveness" that line is HYSTERICAL im def using that

[@ezelldaniels6064]

I am so anxious to see the two of you experience this incredible film. It's truly one of the greatest horror/drama movies and one of my all time favorite Stephen King movies in the entire world. It's a masterpiece y'all ❤👌🏻

[@smartin807]

FYI the children's book "Mathida" that was made into a movie was written in 1988. Stephen King wrote "Carrie" in 1974!

[@juggalogamer8541]

The woman that actually played Carrie is so nice in real life I actually was an extra on a TV show filmed here or I got to meet her she's so cool

[@joeyv8808]

Sissy Spacek... Legend

[@nickbuchanan190]

I adore both Ash and Hannah's reactions. You both understand and are exasperated by Carrie and her reactions. I was a bullied child too, and I know how bad it gets ...

[@robdario661]

The split screen is classically awesome! They say she’s young enough, she’ll forget… yeah right! The actress Piper Laurie won the Best Supporting Oscar here! 🥇

[@pamelawilliams3144]

Yes, thats always annoyed me! Lol what they mean she wont remember? Shes almost a grown adult!

[@deanwalker9605]

Props to the composition and editing in that bucket scene. An absolute masterclass.

[@catem3102]

I was at school in Essex in 1976 and the teachers hit us, boys and girls. One boy had a wooden blackboard rubber thrown at his head. Scary times.

[@Seereene1]

Hard to explain to someone now how it was back then. It was just normal life in public school.

[@ericjette2435]

One of the French teachers in my high school used to do that to any student who sell asleep in class. She was a tiny old lady but she had great aim, and she threw the erasers hard enough they they really stung when they hit you.

[@Moonless87]

Same in Finland during the 50"s and 60's (and before that) My father grew up during that time and told us how the teachers would hit their fingers with wooden sticks or rulers if they misbehaved in any way. Even if some kid simply questioned a teacher, they were punished. This was especially common in southern ostrobothnia (a region in Finland) were kids were taught to be "tough" by basically physically @busing them. My father was violently @bused at home, so he says that the teachers "simply hitting them on the fingers" felt like nothing 😭

[@Darthbunnyx]

Best reactors by far. So much personality, the way you feed off of each other and reading into the subject matter. Top tier!

[@jesses5463]

This movie is proof positive that the best school teachers are the ones who smack kids around.

[@soupsandwich1]

This is in my top 3 Stephen King books. Such an underrated movie too. The story is so good and almost believable.

[@1s23d]

The mother is the scariest female villian in movies because you know there are people like that mother in real life.

[@joshuaortiz2031]

There are millions of people like that in the United States

[@Spindler2007]

I loved watching your reactions to Carrie as it's one of my favourite horror movies from the 1970s. I've always seen Carrie as a tragic horror movie as this poor girl never catches a break. Carrie is the victim from beginning to end and not just from the bullying at school and the abuse at home but also from her telekinetic abilities as well. The way I see it, when the pig's blood is dumped on her, Carrie went into a state of shock and hallucinated that everyone was laughing at her while hearing her mum's voice repeating in her head. From then on, she lost control and went into a trance while her telekinesis took over. It's still sad that Carrie dies at the end in the prayer closet while her house crumbles around her. That St Sebastian statue still gives me the creeps with it's eyes all lit up like that.

[@kiranjitKaur61]

Being with the gods whilst passing away wouldst actually be rather comforting. Carrie were within the right place at the right time.

[@diamcole]

Always trust your gut, Hannah haha! You're one of the best reactors I've seen and always pick up on details others miss or misinterpret. You were right, Suzy and Tommy weren't in it - they were genuinely trying to be nice.

[@Divamarja_CA]

I wasn’t allowed to see this in the theatre when it came out (my parents were strict that way) but I borrowed the book from the library and read the story instead. Super powerful. The movie revived Piper Laurie’s career (prior highlight was The Hustler). I loved her in The Faculty. If you haven’t seen it, I think you’d enjoy the shit out of it!

[@yoitscait.]

hannah’s face of pure disbelief & disappointment when he said guys would pay to see that hahah took me out

[@kev121]

This is my favorite reaction ever! Fun fact: Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie were nominated for Oscars for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress for their roles in the film.

[@travisgowa5857]

“Billy. Oh, Billy. Billy, I hate Carrie White! *lick*”🤣🤣🤣

[@melhawl3685]

She slapped Carrie to get her snapped out of her hysteria. She wasnt trying to be abusive.

[@meghanworkman6449]

I was bullied all through school until about 10th grade. Can confirm girls are HORRIBLE bullies. I used to actually wish my bullies would just hit me instead of verbally and emotionally bullying me, because at least then I could hit them back harder and maybe make them stop. This movie resonated with me so much, because while I never fantasized about doing anything to my bullies personally myself, I definitely did wish they would get a good dose of karma. I related to Carrie SO much, and this movie still hits hard even though I've been out of school for over 30 years. Invisible scars are still scars. Hannah, I loved your reaction to this movie. I would've loved a friend like you when I was in school.

[@markalexander3659]

Tommy died when the bucket fractured his skull btw. In the book by the time they're on the stage Carrie has like a telepathic kind of connection with Tommy so she knows he wasn't in on it and also that he died (it's actually the moment he dies that she totally snaps as he was the last positive connection she had to anyone*) *she doesn't know the Sue wasn't in on it

[@Life-is-a-birdsong]

Premiering on my Birthday! Lol great movie, can’t wait! Love you guys♥️🍿

[@ACinemafanatic]

Same here 🎉🎉🎉

[@Gothboy95]

Happy birthday stranger 🩷

[@davidfox5383]

Hannah, loved your blood-curdling scream at the end...I nearly jumped out of my skin!😂

[@sallyatticum]

That's just the way it was in the theater, though. ahaha

[@the98themperoroftheholybri33]

Never piss off a ginger woman, they have powers... Ash, you probably already know Hannah has powers

[@ct6852]

She can nut crunch with her eyes 💯

[@Devils_Advocate423]

I just found this channel about 10 days ago and I'm obsessed!! Ash is almost as obnoxious as his intro (and I'm here for the it) and I absolutely love Hannah. Currently watching new and old reactions. 😏

[@BloodofaFool]

Sue really did want to help Carrie. It was just bad timing that she chose to help her while the other kids were planning to prank her. Sue and Tommy got screwed by those bullies when they had good intentions. Not sure why he kissed Carrie though but either way they were doomed when that bucket fell. i must recommend The Lost Boys too. Legendary film from the 80s. Its a thriller film I'd say with a huge presence of character.. or if you want something hilarious the first National Lampoons Vacation is freaking hilarious.. and because its an older film the jokes go pretty far! Thanks for reacting to the older films! They don't make them like they used to!

[@sathvamp1]

Oh gosh The Lost Boys is one of my TOP co-favorite movies from my childhood (the other is The Lion King). It was my first exposure to vampires... no wonder I got so obsessed with them, LOL!

[@BloodofaFool]

@@sathvamp1 same here! My love for Buffy was so natural. 🤣

[@sathvamp1]

@@BloodofaFool Haha I've only recently gotten interested in Buffy... after my roommate played the episode "Once More with Feeling." And after seeing it on TV accidentally, now my MOM is obsessed with it... well mostly she's obsessed with Spike 🤣

[@BloodofaFool]

@@sathvamp1 it's a great show. I feel blessed to have such great television programs when I was growing up. Buffy, Angel, Charles, One Tree Hill, Save by the Bell, Growing Pains, and many more.

[@bluelagoon1980]

This is waaay late, but if anyone is wondering why Tommy kissed Carrie, it's because in the book he found himself starting to fall in love with her during the prom. And Carrie does find out that Sue and Tommy weren't part of the prank. Sue found Carrie and gave her permission to look in her mind for the truth.

[@schlock159]

This movie is one of my all time favorites because it resonates with me in a lot of ways. It sounds weird but in many ways i was Carrie. I have been bullied myself throughout most of my childhood. So i know what it is to be angry at the world, being immensly depressed and having suicidal thoughts. I got past all of that obviously but i can relate to Carrie in soooo many ways.

[@carlosyamara]

First time watching you guys, and I loved it! I think Hannah is an empathetic genius, not only was she calling out what was going to happen, but she was so in tune with what the girl “clique” was about. When she looks at Ash and says, “ You don’t fully understand how horrific this is”, Ash like me, a man, we find that scenario horrible, but we would never fully comprehend how soul breaking that must be. A few points I’d like to make: 1. The slap given to Carrie by the teacher was completely reasonable, at the time, to help someone who was hysterical to snap out of it. 2. In the book, which I find to not be as good as the movie, Carrie destroys the town. The movie didn’t have the budget for that. 3. Both Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie were nominated for Oscars for their performances, a very rare thing for a horror movie. 4. Yes, Stephen King’s wife made him rescue the book from the bin, and informed him that there were feminine hygiene product dispensers in girls locker rooms, something that he and I would guess most guys didn’t know. All in all, you guys are excellent at this, I have subscribed. 👍👍👍👍

[@paulina7539]

Hannah, your facial expressions, Oh my DAYS!! You're the funniest and kindest of them all. Such a lovely combination! You're lovely.

[@peterdennis4394]

In the book, King describes the bucket as being made of galvanized steel. That's a heavy duty metal and a long way from the garden store variety bucket. So, yes, Tommy would definitely have been knocked out.

[@aquatadevore9335]

Carrie was played by Sissy Spacek, she also played as Loretta Lynn in the movie The Coal Miner's Daughter which is really good ❤

[@putinscat1208]

She was nominated for this movie, and won for Coal Miner's Daughter.

[@that.ll_do_pig]

I understand the teacher slapping her; she was trying to snap her out of the fit. Nowadays we employ other methods of course.

[@zeecobra1044]

Stephen King only wrote the original Carrie book. The person you really need to thank for this incredible tension is the film's director, Brian De Palma!

[@jamielong8976]

Another great reaction! I read the book and first watched Carrie years ago & I still haven’t fully reconciled my feelings/opinions on Carrie herself. I feel the utmost sympathy for her having been ostracised her whole life but then, obviously, the mass murder. I think ultimately what I take away from this though is that bullying never just affects the victim, it’ll ripple out and hurt so many others too.

[@julietfischer5056]

Even the bullies are harmed. Even if they don't end up in prison, they have attitudes they'll take into adulthood with them. Every relationship will be tainted by their need to dominate or seem tough and strong. No real friends, loveless and dysfunctional (if not abusive) marriages, and empty lives.

[@kiranjitKaur61]

​​Not necessarily so. Bullies may well be attracted unto other bullies and as such their personal relationship may be exciting and fulfilling.

[@Blazingstoke]

Fun Fact 1: _Carrie_ and _Star Wars_ (1977) were cast from the same pool of actors. There's footage floating around the internet of Sissy Spacek reading for Princess Leia, and William Katt (Tommy) reading for Luke Skywalker. Fun Fact 2: A musical of _Carrie_ premiered on Broadway in 1988, with Betty Buckley (Miss Collins) playing Margaret White. Despite standout performances by Buckley and Linzi Hateley, who played Carrie, the show overall was a disaster and closed after just five performances. 24 years later, a heavily revised version of the musical premiered Off-Broadway, and has enjoyed many productions since, especially in high schools.

[@ct6852]

Sissy Spacek was incredible in this role. Totally nailed it. She's still super talented. She was great in this Stephen King show on Hulu called Castle Rock.

[@lesliedaubert1411]

This is the first Stephen King novel that was later made into a movie. The book was written in 1974 and the movie came out in 1976.

[@phoenixsharpshooter]

Cackled at “see, this is what kids do when they don’t have iPads and PlayStations, they kill pigs” 🤣🤣🤣💀💀💀

[@fuzzballzz36]

31:15 in the novel, Stephen King makes it clear that it's a galvanized steel bucket, not a tin one. A steel bucket dropped from that height CAN kill you. It would be enough head trauma to take you out.

[@BryGoose]

Carrie's killer eye shots terrified me first time watching. Still disturbing but the ending got me real real good lol

[@blueyeshadow2738]

So not only did Carrie kill everyone in that gym in the book it’s also said she kind of killed half the town and set it on fire as everything in her path was destroyed in her telepathic trance

[@elijahbaker781]

This movie is basically why you don’t mess with the nice and quiet people.

[@Gidget-b8s]

Tommy and Sue had no idea about the prank, it was just a coincidence. Tommy actually low key started to fall for Carrie, in the book even thought she was beautiful after she gave him a dark look when she thought he was putting her on

[@waynecheslick3315]

When I was a kid, the cover of the paperback of this novel was a picture from the movie of Carrie stating there drenched in pigs blood and staring all wide eyed, hypnotic-crazy! Sent shivers through me and gave me nightmares for years! I was Terrified to look at that book. It was several years later before I was old enough and brave enough to watch the movie.

[@kensteele5139]

I remember the cover of the paperback. It's unforgettable.

[@ct6852]

That vision of her with the wall of fire and the stars is pretty epic as well. Spacek definitely mastered the crazy eyes. Lol. Chilling.

[@fuzzballzz36]

14:00 what you have to understand is that the gym teacher would NEVER get done for that back then. It was standard discipline. I went to school in that era, and teachers/principals could spank you, paddle you, slap you if you got out of line. We knew not to fuck with them! I once saw a kid I knew and his friend (both about 17) make fun of a teacher's salt-and-pepper mustache. The guy I knew said loudly "I think it's a fungus myself!" as the teacher came down the hall. The teacher grabbed him, shoved him across the hall, and slammed him against the lockers by the shoulders. Told him to shut the hell up, and he did. NOTHING happened to the teacher because of that, because it's the way things were. From what I hear about schools today, I'm not so sure it was a bad thing.

[@carlosurdaneta4361]

Hannah never ceases to impress me! She's so insightful! She was spot on when at 19:36 she began to predict what was going to happen at the prom. She's amazing!!!👍👍😘

[@laniersmith1798]

I just want to say this. I love you guys! Nobody and I mean nobody is more entertaining to watch reacting to a first time watch of a film than you two lovely people. On top of that your takeaway at the end is so intelligent and well thought out. How I would love to show you some of my favorite films and sit down with you to watch them. Best always to you both.

[@justtrustash]

Proper love you mate, thank you for this ❤️

[@laniersmith1798]

@@justtrustash you are very welcome!

[@lynetteoliva1256]

This was Stephen King's 1st novel & movie adaptation. In the book, a group of investigators known as the Carrie White Committee/Council were trying to get down to what lead up to the fire @ the prom & how it was thought Carrie was responsible. Only a handful of people got out. Supposedly Carrie got her ability from her father. Her father went out for cigarettes & never came back. The book gives u more background on Carrie. She had abilities since she was little. There is a part in the book that describes a 6yr old or maybe 8yr old Carrie who was curious about a teenage girl next door sunbathing in a bikini/topless. Carrie's mom came out of the house & slapped the crap out of Carrie for looking @ the older girl's dirty pillows & woman's body. Because Carrie was so upset & trying to defend herself she made it rain rocks. Her mother told her never to do that again because that was the way of the devil. So, Carrie repressed her powers. But, being bullied caused her abilities to resurface. At the end in the book, Carrie made it rain rocks again, but these were the size of large rocks & boulders, & buried herself, her mom & the house under the stones. In the book, it is made a bit clearer that Sue was just trying to do something nice for Carrie by telling Tommy to take her to prom. Sue felt bad for joining in w/the others when Carrie got her period. O, the teacher giving a couple of slaps, back in the day it had been known to happen. Corporal punishment was allowed. When the PE teacher slapped Carrie, it wasn't to be cruel, but to get her out of hysterics. Her smacking Chris, that was a punishment. Even though corporal punishment had been outlawed in the state of California sometime in the early/mid 1970s, I think, my 1st grade teacher didn't get the memo. I was a 6yr old in 1st grade from 1978 to 1979. For any kind of infraction of her rules, she would yank u up out of your chair, take u over to her desk in front of the class, & swat u 3 times w/a wooden paddle. Heaven forbid u cry. If u did cry, then u would be taunted by your classmates w/the chant "Cry baby, cry baby." Yes, I had traumatic school experiences. The reason why Stephen King is my favorite author is because I can relate to his main characters & see a lot of my own experiences w/bullies & supernatural stuff. Hannah, u need to try & contol your outrage. U get so fed up & angry @ what u r watching that I can picture u throwing things across the room.😄 I'm glad u r such a caring person.😊 Anyway, I did enjoy your reaction, & I am looking forward to the next.

[@PaulaABurnham]

From what I remember, I think Carrie was 3 or 4 when she dropped the stones on the house

[@lynetteoliva1256]

@@PaulaABurnham I have to find my book to know for sure, but could have sworn it was around age 6, maybe 5. I didn't think it was as young as you're saying it is. It's been over 25 yrs since I have read CARRIE. I have read a lot of other books since then so my memory might not be completely accurate.

[@auerstadt06]

"Sue" --Amy Irving, married Steven Spielberg in 1985. When they divorced in 1989 she got 100 million dollars.

[@whovianhistorybuff]

13:38 If that slap looked real to you it's because it WAS real, director Brian de-palma wanted the reaction to the slap to be as real as possible so he had Betty Buckley slap Nancy Allen FOR REAL a whole bunch of times, exactly how many times depends on who you ask, one of the film's editors said it was ten times, according to Betty it was twelve, and according to Nancy herself she was slapped TWENTY NINE TIMES, but however many times it was Nancy apparently didn't hold it against Brian De-Palma as she married him 3 years later.

[@JoyfulPeonyFlower-mn8jh]

My favorite Carrie White 1976 movie 🎥🎥🎥🎥🍿🍿🍿🍿 but those bullies are so mean about her period blood 🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸 experience and she has telekinesis powers i love it,,, Margaret white is crazy 😧😧😧

[@dalialto]

My mother told me that teacher's were allowed to hit students back then. And bullying was quite violent as well and sometimes teachers told you to suck it up. Also there were no laws against spousal abuse so you can slap your girlfriend or wife and not get in trouble as well.

[@ericjette2435]

Back then many teachers had little or no sympathy for bullied kids. (Many of them were bullies themselves.) Even the teachers and parents that had sympathy for bullied kids honestly thought that if they interfered, they'd only make things worse for the bullied kid. (I'm not sure they were wrong.) Most of them followed the philosophy that bullies are everywhere, so kids need to learn how to stand up for themselves, and the sooner the better, otherwise they'd be bullied their whole lives.

[@kiranjitKaur61]

As a Female I do not mind being slapped. Rather. By a Man.

[@danwilliams2551]

John Travolta didn't want to slap that girl so they added a slap sound effect when he just lightly brushes his hand against her cheek at 14:55, it's impossible to unsee

[@jolenewitzel7919]

I watched this at the drive in. It was cold and at the time I had a boa constrictor I took everywhere. At the end I jumped so high I accidentally threw the snake to the roof and dropped my cigarette and started a fire in the blanket. There I was outside of car stomping out a fire in the cold while trying to calm down my snake. Great movie. 😂

[@sathvamp1]

On one hand, I hope all of that turned out OK for you... on the OTHER hand, it was a FUNNY IMAGE, lol! Especially for someone who doesn't see a lot of pet snakes watching movies with their owners at drive-ins, LOL!!

[@whovianhistorybuff]

Damn and nowadays I've seen people get thrown out of cinemas for being too noisy and they let you have a live snake in there with you, times have changed.

[@sathvamp1]

@@whovianhistorybuff Well, they did say "drive-in", so it may not have been in a movie theater, but in a car (?)

[@kevinsisler9379]

Pig's blood was to mock Carrie's period. Though there are parts added to the remake that has more parts from the book, the description of Carrie comes closest to this movie.

[@bri-uz6ys]

This is one of my top horror movies. Its so good. Movie recommendations: The Skeleton Key Menace ll Society Ma Rosemary's Baby The Equalizer Set It Off Girl's Trip The Craft The Invisible Man (2020) Missing

[@Gothboy95]

Love me some set if off Chile Ma is hilarious 💯 recommend The craft is iconic af THE ORIGINAL The invisible man is bone chilling! Missing is that bitch! 😂 I’d add the scream franchise 🫶🏾

[@putinscat1208]

The girl who plays Sue was married to Steven Speilberg. Nancy Allen was married to Brian De Palma. The girl with the hat was married to Dennis Quaid.

[@GetMeThere1]

Seeing your reactions to the slapping, etc., makes me wonder whether you noticed the release date on this film: it was nearly FIFTY YEARS AGO. At that time in America corporal punishment was definitely allowed in public schools -- and it was positively ubiquitous in English private schools (which, I think, are actually referred to as "public" schools, lol). It was a different time. MUCH different, lol. (I was born in 1953, btw. I saw this film in the theater -- it was a HUGE hit at the time).

[@chuckleezodiac24]

even in the 80s -- a coach would pull kids out of class, take them into the hallway and swat them with large paddles. but not me. i was a perfect child...