An awkward, telekinetic teenage girl's lonely life is dominated by relentless bullying at school and an oppressive religious fanatic mother at home. When her tormentors pull a humiliating prank at the senior prom, she unleashes a horrifying chaos on everyone, leaving nothing but destruction in her wake.
Acting
Angela Bettis plays Carrie like a wounded animal who finally bites back.
Direction
Carson stretches the runtime for slow-burn dread that pays off.
Writing
The courtroom framing device actually adds thematic weight, shockingly.
Director
David Carson
Angela Bettis
Carrie White
Patricia Clarkson
Margaret White
Rena Sofer
Miss Desjarden
Kandyse McClure
Sue Snell
Emilie de Ravin
Christine Hargenson
Tobias Mehler
Tommy Ross
Jesse Cadotte
Billy Nolan
Meghan Black
Norma Watson
Chelan Simmons
Helen Shyres
Katharine Isabelle
Tina Blake
David Keith
Det. John Mulchaey
Sean Tyler Foley
Lou Garson
Laurie Murdoch
Principal Morton
Michael Kopsa
John Hargenson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was actually a backdoor pilot for a 'Carrie' TV series that NBC rejected. The cruelty of networks, honestly.
Bettis later played another lonely, violent woman in 'May' (2002), making her the patron saint of misunderstood horror girls that year.
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