Principal cast
Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, Amy Irving, William Katt and John Travolta
Film 359 of 498 on the Screen Path
Carrie
If you've got a taste for terror...Take Carrie to the prom!
About the film
Carrie at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1976 film at stop 359 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
Withdrawn and sensitive teenager Carrie White faces bullying from her classmates and abuse from her fanatically pious mother. When she begins to suspect that she has supernatural powers, things take a dark and violent turn.
Key craft credits
Mario Tosi (director of photography), Paul Hirsch (editor), Pino Donaggio (original music composer), Lawrence D. Cohen (screenplay) and Bill Kenney (art direction)
- Director
- Brian De Palma
- Release
- 1976-11-03
- Runtime
- 98 minutes
- Genres
- Horror and Thriller
- Country
- United States
- Quiz
- 50 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
Contains spoilers03
Quiz yourself
Answer 50 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
50 questions in this journeyCitizen Kane is the complete public example: both learning videos and a five-question sample quiz are available below.
Start the example →Full cast
Full cast
- Sissy SpacekCharacter: Carrie
- Piper LaurieCharacter: Margaret White
- Amy IrvingCharacter: Sue Snell
- William KattCharacter: Tommy Ross
- John TravoltaCharacter: Billy Nolan
- Nancy AllenCharacter: Chris Hargenson
- Betty BuckleyCharacter: Miss Collins
- P. J. SolesCharacter: Norma
- Priscilla PointerCharacter: Mrs. Snell
- Sydney LassickCharacter: Mr. Fromm
- Stefan GieraschCharacter: Mr. Morton
- Michael TalbottCharacter: Freddy
Full crew
Full crew
- Brian De PalmaCredits: Director
- Harriet B. HelbergCredits: Casting
- Paul HirschCredits: Editor
- Pino DonaggioCredits: Original Music Composer
- Rosanna NortonCredits: Costume Design
- Stephen KingCredits: Novel
- Paul MonashCredits: Producer
- Jack FiskCredits: Art Direction
- Lawrence D. CohenCredits: Screenplay
- Mario TosiCredits: Director of Photography
- Robert GouldCredits: Set Decoration
- Bill KenneyCredits: Art Direction
- Adele TaylorCredits: Hairstylist
- Greg AuerCredits: Special Effects
- Wes DawnCredits: Makeup Artist
- Glory FioramontiCredits: Stunts
- Janet BradyCredits: Stunts
- Mags KavanaughCredits: Stunt Double
- Bert HallbergCredits: Sound mixer
- Hannah ScheelCredits: Script Supervisor
- Dave FriedmanCredits: Still Photographer
- Dan SableCredits: Sound Editor
- Dick ZikerCredits: Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director
- Joel KingCredits: Camera Operator
- Wynn HammerCredits: Still Photographer
- Michael ArciagaCredits: Music Supervisor
- Mary PetersCredits: Stunts
- David RustCredits: Boom Operator
- Ken MillerCredits: Dolly Grip
- Agnes LyonCredits: Costumer
- James DyerCredits: Best Boy Grip
- Joseph Cosko Jr.Credits: Second Assistant Camera
- Bill ScottCredits: Second Assistant Director
- Gene GriffithCredits: Key Grip
- Ken PattersonCredits: Painter
- Joe PenderCredits: Gaffer
- Lois FreemanCredits: Assistant Sound Editor
- Dustin BlauveltCredits: First Assistant Camera
- Gary SeybertCredits: Property Master
- Michael KirchbergerCredits: Assistant Editor
- Patricia HeadeCredits: Production Secretary
- Donald HeitzerCredits: First Assistant Director
- Louis A. StrollerCredits: Associate Producer
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