Brian De Palma's "Carrie" was the film that defined a generation. Its blend of coming-of-age themes, fantastical magic, and slasher-style bloodshed makes it a genre-bending film that time just can't seem to forget.
The 1976 horror tells the story of a sheltered girl who lives under her obsessively religious mother's tyrannical rule, a dictatorship made all the worse by the onset of Carrie's period. Her mother's frenzy combined with a cruel prank at the prom pushes the shy young girl to a mental break, complete with telekinetic powers. The Stephen King adaptation launched some incredibly notable careers, including John Travolta, who plays high school bully Billy Nolan. Sadly, not all of the cast has lived to see the end of 2023, including Piper Laurie, whose performance as Carrie's mother earned her one of three Oscar nominations in her lifetime.
Laurie passed away in October of 2023, but many of the other main cast members are alive,...
The 1976 horror tells the story of a sheltered girl who lives under her obsessively religious mother's tyrannical rule, a dictatorship made all the worse by the onset of Carrie's period. Her mother's frenzy combined with a cruel prank at the prom pushes the shy young girl to a mental break, complete with telekinetic powers. The Stephen King adaptation launched some incredibly notable careers, including John Travolta, who plays high school bully Billy Nolan. Sadly, not all of the cast has lived to see the end of 2023, including Piper Laurie, whose performance as Carrie's mother earned her one of three Oscar nominations in her lifetime.
Laurie passed away in October of 2023, but many of the other main cast members are alive,...
- 12/24/2023
- by Shae Sennett
- Slash Film
It’s hard to believe that Brian De Palma’s “Carrie” came out almost 42 years ago. Star John Travolta took to Instagram to share a set photo from the horror film to remind us.
“On the set of #Carrie over 40 years ago,” Travolta wrote on Instagram on Tuesday. “I don’t think any of us could have known the life the movie would take on for decades…or how many times we’d have to explain to our families the blood was actually corn syrup!”
The photo features Travolta, who portrayed bully Billy Nolan. Sissy Spacek (who played the titular character) also appears in the pic along with Nancy Allen and William Katt.
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1976’s “Carrie” was directed by De Palma, based on the novel by Stephen King. Lawrence D. Cohen wrote the screenplay, and Piper Laurie,...
“On the set of #Carrie over 40 years ago,” Travolta wrote on Instagram on Tuesday. “I don’t think any of us could have known the life the movie would take on for decades…or how many times we’d have to explain to our families the blood was actually corn syrup!”
The photo features Travolta, who portrayed bully Billy Nolan. Sissy Spacek (who played the titular character) also appears in the pic along with Nancy Allen and William Katt.
Also Read: John Travolta's 'Gotti' Whacked at Box Office With $1.6 Million Debut
1976’s “Carrie” was directed by De Palma, based on the novel by Stephen King. Lawrence D. Cohen wrote the screenplay, and Piper Laurie,...
- 10/31/2018
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
John Travolta is serving up a blast from the past — and just in time for Halloween!
The 64-year-old actor shared a black-and-white photo from the set of 1976 film Carrie to Instagram on Tuesday. Travolta, who starred in the film as high school bully Billy Nolan, posed in the picture alongside Sissy Spacek, who portrayed Carrie White.
“On the set of #Carrie over 40 years ago,” Travolta wrote in the caption. “I don’t think any of us could have known the life the movie would take on for decades…or how many times we’d have to explain to our families...
The 64-year-old actor shared a black-and-white photo from the set of 1976 film Carrie to Instagram on Tuesday. Travolta, who starred in the film as high school bully Billy Nolan, posed in the picture alongside Sissy Spacek, who portrayed Carrie White.
“On the set of #Carrie over 40 years ago,” Travolta wrote in the caption. “I don’t think any of us could have known the life the movie would take on for decades…or how many times we’d have to explain to our families...
- 10/31/2018
- by Alexia Fernandez
- PEOPLE.com
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