"'Carrie' is a terrifying lyrical thriller. The director, Brian De Palma, has mastered a teasing style -- a perverse mixture of comedy and horror and tension."
Brian de Palma’s ‘Carrie’ (50th Anniversary Screening)
If you've got a taste for terror… take Carrie to the prom!
Brian de Palma’s ‘Carrie’ (50th Anniversary Screening)
“They’re all gonna laugh at you!”
The Rio Theatre’s annual deep-dive into Halloween movie goodness continues on Sunday, October 25 with a 50th Anniversary screening of Brian de Palma‘s CARRIE.
In this chilling adaptation of Stephen King‘s horror novel, withdrawn and sensitive teen Carrie White (Sissy Spacek) faces taunting from classmates at school and abuse from her fanatically pious mother (Piper Laurie) at home. When strange occurrences start happening around Carrie, she begins to suspect that she has supernatural powers. Invited to the prom by the empathetic Tommy Ross (William Katt), Carrie tries to let her guard down, but things eventually take a dark and violent turn. With John Travolta, Amy Irving, Betty Buckley.
As always, audience costumes (including ghoulish 70s prom attire!) are very welcome – and encouraged!
CARRIE (Brian De Palma, 1976 / 98 mins / 18A) 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.
