The biggest difference between the two movies revolves around how carries lunatic mother margaret white is understood. I hope people that watch carrie better understand how their actions can affect others. Patricia clarkson as carries mother margaret white in carrie 2002 remake. This girl carrie isnt another stereotyped product of the horror production line. With the original film, the mother played by piper laurie is little more than a plot device to explain carries messed up life, with this update, carries relationship with her mother becomes the focus of the film.
Homeland abhors a happy carrie, and at some point in the first three episodes as. Meet cast of the 1976 horror movie then and now october 24, 2019 by pedro marrero with halloween around the corner, it is a good time to remember the cast of one of the most celebrated and influential horror films ever made. A dvd set, the carrie collection, consisting of both the original film, and the rage. While the teenaged carrie white is clearly at the center of the story, i. In the 1976 movie, actor piper laurie played margaret white. Both of its stars were nominated for oscars, almost unheard of for a genre film, and it is number 46 on the american. Carrie is a 20 american supernatural horror drama film directed by kimberly peirce. But then she uses her new knowledge to practice her power and gain control of it.
Carriesissy spacekis a charles addamslike teenager who lives with her mother in a charles. Honestly a great movie, but, it has a sex seen in less than 40 minutes and doesnt have a lot of violence but when it does its disturbing. With chloe grace moretz, julianne moore, gabriella wilde, portia doubleday. With sissy spacek, piper laurie, amy irving, john travolta.
So carrie had to stay in the closet for hours on end until her mother decided to release her. Carrie fisher follows in steps of hollywood mother, debbie reynolds carrie frances fisher was the daughter of crooner eddie fisher and. Jan 18, 2016 priscilla pointer is actually the real life mother of amy irving who plays her daughter sue in the movie, and she has played her onscreen mother in three different movies, counting carrie. High school senior carrie white is a social outcast, largely due to being unwise to the ways of the world based on her upbringing. This margaret is much calmer, but she also tries to kill carrie for the same reasons, too. From there, carrie wanders to the roadhouse, where her mother told her she was conceived, and there she kills chris and billy by hurling them and their vehicle into the sketchy bar. Carrie 1976 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Priscilla pointer is actually the real life mother of amy irving who plays her daughter sue in the movie, and she has played her onscreen mother in three different movies, counting carrie. One of the girls, sue snell amy irving, takes pity on carrie and talks boyfriend tommy ross william katt into asking carrie to the senior prom. Nov 17, 1976 it isnt frightening at all until the very end, and then it is briefly and extremely frightening. The carrie remake hits theaters this weekend, which means its time for a fresh take on the telekinetic teen, almost 30 years later. Margaret white is carries mother the unstable religious fanatic. I was surprised by how much of the film is pulled straight from the book, from dialogue scenes between kindhearted queen bee sue snell and her beloved boyfriend tommy ross, to.
Playing carries religiously freaky mother, who stabbed her for being a sinful child, piper laurie gave a wonderfully unhinged performance and was. The biggest difference between the two movies revolves around how carries lunatic mother margaret white is. While at home, carrie is tormented by her delusional mother piper laurie, who locks carrie in a closet and forces her to prayshe believes that carrie received her period due to sinning. Because by that moment, the movie has made us believe without quite stating it that carries mother was right. Margaret white in carrie 2002 was portrayed by patricia clarkson this margaret was much calmer than the original, but is still very abusive towards carrie. It is the third film adaptation the others were in 1976 and 2002 of stephen king s 1974 novel of the same name and the fourth film in the carrie franchise. Oct 07, 20 carrie has a small handful of major players, their is the titular carrie, her zealot mother, mean girl chis, chris boyfriend billy, repentant tormentor sue, and sues boyfriend carrie s love interest tommy.
Based on a stephen king novel, carrie is the story of a girl brought up, almost in isolation, by her psychotically religious mother margaret. Instead of helping carrie, momma beats and stabs her. The original carrie is the movie that made me want to be a. But peirce sticks to the original model, ushering carrie off to the. See what the stars of the 1976 horror movie has been up to ever since. Miss collins, still livid about the incident, berates the other girls and forces them through a detention, deliberately physically exhausting them. See the full list of carrie cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Not the best sign when looking freshen up something old. Kids loved to bully carrie white, and her religious zealot mother made. So far, he recent credits include three horror remakes. In this version, however, she doesnt try to kill carrie with a knife. Carrie has a small handful of major players, their is the titular carrie, her zealot mother, mean girl chis, chris boyfriend billy, repentant tormentor sue, and sues boyfriendcarries love interest tommy. But when her psychotic mother and sadistic classmates finally go too far, the onceshy teen becomes an unrestrained, vengeanceseeking powerhouse who, with the help of her special gift, causes. Speaking of the cruel women in carrie, i should point out the particularly excellent performances from carrie s supporting cast.
The cast also features judy greer, portia doubleday, gabriella wilde, ansel elgort and alex russell. In 2008, carrie was ranked 86th on empires list of the 500 greatest movies of all. Patricia clarkson portrayed margaret white in the 2002 film remake. Carries mothers cruelty in suggesting her date might not even show up, never. In the beginning of the movie carrie gets her period and is teased. The film stars chloe grace moretz as the titular character carrie white, alongside julianne moore as margaret white. The new carrie film, starring chloe moretz, is a pale copy of the classic 1970s horror movie. Carrie 2, was released from 20th century fox home entertainment on october 7, 20, while on the same day, a reissue dvd containing newly commissioned artwork, as well as the firstever bluray release in the uk was made available from 20th century fox. Cohen, based on the novel of the same name by prestigious horror writer stephen king. I do not remember that carrie was showing very much of her powers until the very end in the original.
Her mother, margaret white, is a religious fanatic, her extreme views primarily targeted against sex, which she believes is a sin. Carrie white is a shy 16yearold girl who lives with her fanatically religious and abusive mother, margaret. Carrie 1212 movie clip carries mom 1976 hd youtube. In the 1980s, she acted in several big horror films, including a nightmare on elm street 3. A mother carries mom physically and mentally abuses her daughter.
As mentioned, there are technological updates which make the film both timely and relevant. However, even though the films hit all the same beats, share character names, and even some dialogue, the 20 version isnt a total copy and paste job. This classic horror movie based on stephen kings first novel stars sissy spacek as carrie white, a shy, diffident teenager who is the butt of practical jokes at her smalltown high school. Carrie experiences her first menstrual period as she showers with her female classmates after gym class.
Originally, piper laurie, who played carries mother margaret, thought that the movie was a dark comedy based on the script. Her mother, margaret white, is a pious and paranoid woman that sees sin everywhere and the need of selfinflicting punishment. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. Oct 18, 2019 playing carrie s religiously freaky mother, who stabbed her for being a sinful child, piper laurie gave a wonderfully unhinged performance and was nominated for an oscar for her supporting role. Margaret brighamwhite, best known as margaret white, is the seriously mentally ill and abusive daughter of john and judith brigham, the granddaughter of sadie cochran, the stepdaughter of harold allison, the wife of ralph white and the abusive and strict mother of carrie white. Oct 17, 20 the remake of carrie is not a bad movie. For me this made the movie more interesting to watch as it would have been both boring and frustrating if it had been nothing more than the bullies, and carries crazy mother, harassing carrie until the very end.
We think mommas character is a good lesson in the fact that certain beliefs can be blinding. Piper laurie is breathtaking as the raving religious mother to carrie. Its also and this is what makes it so good an observant human portrait. Carrie had the power, but mom had the scary going on.
Carrie soon finds out about her powers, just like the other one, looks it up. In the original most of these characters can be summed up like i just did. Show her that if she had remained sinless, this curse of blood would. She is the main antagonist at the end of the novel and films of carrie.
The film was produced by kevin misher, with a screenplay by lawrence d. Oct 30, 20 so far, he recent credits include three horror remakes. Oct 18, 20 just in time for halloween comes a new movie version of stephen kings horror novel carrie. Oct 18, 20 the original carrie is the movie that made me want to be a critic. When carrie has her first period, she does not understand what is happening to her and her classmates humiliate her in the changing room. In homeland, carrie mathison is a doting mom who cant. In the final scene of carries story, sue finds a wounded, dying carrie on the road after carrie has killed her own mother and her tormentors, chris and billy.
Sep 19, 2016 but when her psychotic mother and sadistic classmates finally go too far, the onceshy teen becomes an unrestrained, vengeanceseeking powerhouse who, with the help of her special gift, causes. When she first read the script for carrie, she thought it was a sendup. It isnt frightening at all until the very end, and then it is briefly and extremely frightening. Kimberley pierces 20 adaptation of carrie had a famously troubled production and postproduction.
Oct 18, 20 the carrie remake hits theaters this weekend, which means its time for a fresh take on the telekinetic teen, almost 30 years later. Carrie white, a shy, friendless teenage girl who is sheltered by her. Jul 12, 2016 kimberley pierces 20 adaptation of carrie had a famously troubled production and postproduction. Carrie sissy spacek fights back when her mother piper laurie attacks her, for the last time. Help this sinning woman see the sin of her days and ways.
The film and the novel deal with a socially outcast teenage girl, carrie white, who discovers she possesses telekineticelectric powers. The original film came out in 1976 and starred sissy spacek as. To this day, she still refers to and maintains the movie as a black comedy. Allen is also known for playing officer anne lewis in the three original robocop films 19871993. While the teenaged carrie white is clearly at the center of the story, i think her mother is the more. This classic horror movie based on stephen kings first novel stars sissy spacek. Original carrie didnt stand up to her mother until near the end of the movie. Speaking of the cruel women in carrie, i should point out the particularly excellent performances from carries supporting cast. At the center of the terror is carrie spacek, a high school loner with no confidence. A shy girl, outcasted by her peers and sheltered by her.
The remake does not deviate a single bit from the original. Most significantly, sue is the only person who willingly opens her mind to carrie. Carrie is unpopular, her mother is a religious nut, the popular kids are assholes. Carrie is unpopular at school and is often ostracized by her peers.
It isnt really a spoiler to say that this doesnt last. Just in time for halloween comes a new movie version of stephen kings horror novel carrie. Carrie white, a shy, friendless teenage girl who is sheltered by her domineering, religious mother, unleashes her telekinetic powers after being humiliated by her classmates at her senior prom. When she gets the call, that carrie had her period, she slaps carrie at home and drags her into the closet, where she has to pray because of having committed the original sin of becoming a woman.
Carries terrifying mother, a religious fanatic that made carrie feel ashamed, guilty. Played by piper laurie, margaret starts the movie by shaming her daughter for. The original carrie is the movie that made me want to be. Carrie is a horrifying look at supernatural powers, high school cruelty, and teen angst and it brings us one of the most memorable and disturbing. Her mother, margaret white, is a religious fanatic, her extreme views primarily targeted against.
But when her psychotic mother and sadistic classmates finally go too far, the onceshy teen. Pierces original aim was to to be a reinterpretation of kings novel. The outcast teenager carrie white is bullied by her classmates at high school. The release of kimberly peirces faithful, solid, efficient, and therefore essentially pointless remake of carrie gives me the opportunity to. Carrie white, a shy, friendless teenage girl who is sheltered by her domineering, religious mother, unleashes her telekinetic powers after being. Carrie white sissy spacek, a shy and mousy senior at bates high school and the daughter of a religiously fanatical mother piper laurie, is constantly taunted by her classmates.
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