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Carrie (1976)

Directed by Brian De Palma1h 38mPublished Jun 20, 2023Episode length 3h 53m
Episode 179 - Carrie (1976)
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Sissy Spacek
Sissy Spacek
Carrie
Piper Laurie
Piper Laurie
Margaret White
Amy Irving
Amy Irving
Sue Snell
William Katt
William Katt
Tommy Ross
John Travolta
John Travolta
Billy Nolan
Nancy Allen
Nancy Allen
Chris Hargenson
Betty Buckley
Betty Buckley
Miss Collins
P. J. Soles
P. J. Soles
Norma
Priscilla Pointer
Priscilla Pointer
Mrs. Snell
Sydney Lassick
Sydney Lassick
Mr. Fromm
Brian De Palma
Brian De Palma
Director
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Overview

Withdrawn and sensitive teenager Carrie White faces bullying from classmates and abuse from her fanatically pious mother. When she begins to suspect that she has supernatural powers, things take a dark and violent turn.

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They're all gonna laugh at you! Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew: Ian, Liam, Ethan and Georgia (Meg's hiding under the stage, ready to tip the bucket) as we're heading to Prom with a guy that's got a helmet of hair in the Brian De Palma classic adaptation of Stephen King's horror debut, Carrie. We're d

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They're all gonna laugh at you! Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew: Ian, Liam, Ethan and Georgia (Meg's hiding under the stage, ready to tip the bucket) as we're heading to Prom with a guy that's got a helmet of hair in the Brian De Palma classic adaptation of Stephen King's horror debut, Carrie.  We're doing etymology on 'dirty pillows' in our 179th episode as we discuss:

  • The believeability that Carrie wouldn't have heard of a menstrual cycle at age 17
  • The number of times that Miss Collins should have been fired in this film
  • Whether the film made Sue & Tommy's intentions clear or if they purposely kept us in the dark (and how it's a much better film in one of those ways)
  • Liam asks if we should forgive Carrie in the end
  • Did they have to go the dream-sequence route in the final sequence?
  • What exactly is Tommy's plan here?  Why does he kiss Laurie?
  • Whether or not Carrie is the Best Film Ever

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