If you've got a taste for terror… take Carrie to the prom.
Withdrawn and sensitive teen Carrie White faces taunting from classmates at school and abuse from her fanatically pious mother. When strange occurrences start happening around Carrie, she begins to suspect that she has supernatural powers.
Cast
Sissy Spacek
Carrie
Piper Laurie
Margaret White
Amy Irving
Sue Snell
William Katt
Tommy Ross
John Travolta
Billy Nolan
Nancy Allen
Chris Hargenson
Betty Buckley
Miss Collins
P.J. Soles
Norma
Priscilla Pointer
Mrs. Snell
Sydney Lassick
Mr. Fromm
Stefan Gierasch
Mr. Morton
Michael Talbott
Freddy
Doug Cox
The Beak
Harry Gold
George
Noelle North
Frieda
Cindy Daly
Cora
Deirdre Berthrong
Rhonda
Anson Downes
Ernest
Rory Stevens
Kenny
Edie McClurg
Helen
Cameron De Palma
Boy on Bicycle
Sharon Benson
Ruth Gogan (uncredited)
Terry Bolo
Trudy Bourne (uncredited)
Jean Glaudé
Afro Guy (uncredited)
Katie Irving
Katie O'Shea / The Balladeer (uncredited)
Cynthia Schuler Larsen
Alice Litten (uncredited)
Dan Protheroe
Bassist - Vance or Towers (prom band) (uncredited)
James Saad
Drummer & Percussionist - Vance or Towers (prom band) (uncredited)
Janie Squire
Julia McDermitt (uncredited)
Mike Towers
Vance or Towers (prom band) (uncredited)
Glen Vance
Vance or Towers (prom band) (uncredited)
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- Release Date 11/03/1976
- Language English
- Director Brian De Palma
- Editor Paul Hirsch
- Cinematographer Mario Tosi
- Producer Paul Monash
- Company United Artists
- Budget $1,800,000
| Country | Date | Format | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Nov 3, 1976 | Theatrical (Limited) | R |
| United States | Nov 16, 1976 | Theatrical | R |
| Poland | Dec 31, 1976 | Theatrical | 16 |
| France | Jan 24, 1977 | Premiere | — |
| United Kingdom | Feb 20, 1977 | Theatrical | 18 |
| Italy | Feb 22, 1977 | Theatrical | VM14 |
| Australia | Mar 17, 1977 | Theatrical | R 18+ |
| IE | Mar 25, 1977 | Theatrical | 18 |
| DK | Apr 1, 1977 | Theatrical | 15 |
| France | Apr 22, 1977 | Theatrical | 16 |
| Germany | Apr 22, 1977 | Theatrical | 16 |
| Netherlands | May 5, 1977 | Theatrical (original rating: 18) | 16 |
| Spain | Sep 21, 1977 | Theatrical | 18 |
| PT | Sep 29, 1977 | Theatrical (Fantasporto - Festival Internacional de Cinema do Porto) | M/16 |
| South Korea | Sep 17, 1978 | Theatrical | 18 |
| FI | Nov 1, 1991 | Theatrical | K-18 |
| United States | Aug 28, 2001 | Physical (DVD Release) | R |
| United Kingdom | Oct 22, 2001 | Physical (DVD Special Edition) | 18 |
| Netherlands | Jul 29, 2004 | TV (RTL 5) | 16 |
| United States | Sep 14, 2010 | Physical (Blu-Ray Release) | R |
| Netherlands | Oct 16, 2013 | Physical (DVD, Blu ray) | 16 |
| France | Nov 1, 2017 | Theatrical (Ressortie) | 12 |
| PT | Jun 15, 2019 | Premiere (RTP 1 HD) | M/16 |
| Germany | Oct 31, 2024 | Theatrical (Re-release) | — |
| Italy | Oct 31, 2024 | Theatrical (Limited) (Re-release) | — |
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