A teenage girl with psychokinetic powers endures a life in hell brought on by cruel classmates and her fanatically religious mother--until she lashes out with catastrophic results.
Subgenres: psychic powers, teenage
Director: Brian DePalma
Starring: Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie
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Carrie is one of my least favorite Stephen King books--it's too short and lacks the depth of character that defines so much of his work. However, it is a great blueprint for a film. Brian DePalma directs this with a sure hand, moving quickly from one startling image to another (including the most frightening crucifix I've ever seen). Sissy Spacek (in a tender peformance) and Piper Laurie are both good as Carrie and her mother, but DePalma's directing is the real star here. (Sep 11, 1999) philjohn.com - approaching the unexplained 
(Oct 20, 1999)
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Later turned into an ill-fated Broadway musical. (It closed after eight performances.)
Followed by The Rage: Carrie 2.
