Carrie (franchise)

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Carrie
Created by Stephen King
Original work Carrie (1974)
Owner Amazon MGM Studios
Years1974–present
Print publications
Novel(s) Carrie (1974)
Films and television
Film(s)
Television special(s) Riverdale: A Night to Remember (2018)
Theatrical presentations
Musical(s)
Audio
Soundtrack(s)

Carrie is an American horror media franchise, based on the 1974 novel of the same name by author Stephen King. The series consists of four films, a Broadway musical and a television special.

Contents

Novel

In the novel, which was King’s first work, a slightly overweight, shy, and usually bullied girl named Carietta "Carrie" Nadine White is being raised by Margaret, an unstable religious fanatic who thinks almost everything could be sinful. The book describes an odd incident of her exhibiting signs of telekinesis as a child, before focusing on her as a teen in high school; when she gets her first period in the shower, she panics as Margaret never taught her to prepare for having a period. Popular girls Christine "Chris" Hargensen and Susan "Sue" Snell ringlead the other girls to chant "period" and taunt Carrie. A few of the girls even throw tampons, further confusing Carrie, who believes she is dying. The gym teacher, Rita Desjardin, punishes the girls with a week of detention and suspends Chris when she refuses to comply. Desjardin also sends Carrie home with Margaret, believing Carrie should confront her mother about never being taught about a period. Margaret locks Carrie in the "praying closet," as Margaret believes that periods are a symbol of a sexual sin on Carrie's part. However, she lets Carrie out much earlier than she does normally, and Carrie believes it is because her mother knows that Carrie has become aware of her own powers.

Meanwhile, Chris is furious at her suspension and decides to take revenge on Carrie. Sue, however, feels bad about her part in the incident and wants to apologize, but is too nervous to do so. She tells her boyfriend Thomas "Tommy" Ross to ask Carrie to prom, noting that Carrie has a crush on him “like half the girls in the school.” Carrie originally thinks that the invitation was a means of tricking her, but Tommy pleads, and Carrie realizes that his invitation is genuine and accepts. She then sews herself a beautiful white dress to wear to the prom. Meanwhile, Chris and her boyfriend Billy Nolan collect pigs’ blood in a bucket and hang it over the auditorium stage. Chris employs her friend Tina Blake to make fake Prom Queen ballots with Carrie’s name on them so that she will be called onstage, where the blood will dump on Carrie and humiliate her. On prom night, Margaret initially forbids Carrie to attend prom, claiming that Tommy and the others will laugh at her, but Carrie is tired of her mother controlling her life and uses her powers to shove her mother into the "praying closet." At prom, the blood is dumped on Carrie, but in the process the bucket falls and hits Tommy on the head, killing him.

Carrie at first flees in sadness, but is soon overtaken by rage and locks the gymnasium doors with her powers and sets the room on fire. She continues to wreak havoc on the scene, killing multiple students and teachers. Leaving a path of destruction in her wake, Carrie returns home, where Margaret tells Carrie that she was conceived in a bizarre instance of marital rape. Margaret then comes to the conclusion that Carrie's powers come from Satan and stabs her with a knife. Carrie telekinetically stops Margaret's heart in an attempt to save herself, but is immediately regretful of this and of all she has done. Carrie attempts to flee, but she is bleeding so heavily from the stab wound that she can barely walk. Sue finds Carrie, and after a brief telepathic conversation, Carrie forgives Sue. Soon after, Carrie dies crying out to her mother.

Films

FilmU.S.
release date
Director(s)Screenwriter(s)Producer(s)
Carrie November 3, 1976 Brian De Palma Lawrence D. Cohen Paul Monash
The Rage: Carrie 2 March 12, 1999 Katt Shea Rafael Moreu
Carrie November 4, 2002 David Carson Bryan Fuller David Carson & Stephen Geaghan
Carrie October 18, 2013 Kimberly Peirce Lawrence D. Cohen & Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa Kevin Misher

Carrie (1976)

The Rage: Carrie 2

Carrie (2002)

Carrie (2013)

Television

Special

TelevisionU.S. release dateDirectorScreenwriter(s)Producer(s)
Riverdale: A Night to Remember April 18, 2018Jason StoneTessa Williams & Arabella AndersonJon Goldwater, Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter & Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa

A television special of The CW series Riverdale , based on Carrie: The Musical , from the series second season episode titled "Chapter Thirty-One: A Night to Remember". The series' cast portrayed the characters from the musical, also with their respective characters of Archie Comics from the series. [1] "A Night to Remember" also made references to the 1976 film. [2]

Miniseries

In December 2019, Collider reported that a new adaptation, a miniseries, is in development at FX and MGM Television. [3]

Cancelled projects

A television series which served as a follow-up to the 2002 film was in development, only to be cancelled by NBC due to the 2002 film's low ratings.

Cast and characters

Key
CharactersFilmsStageTelevision special
Carrie The Rage:
Carrie 2
Carrie Carrie Broadway Off-Broadway Revival Riverdale:
A Night to Remember
1976199920022013198820122018
The Cast
Carietta "Carrie" White Sissy Spacek Sissy Spacek A Angela Bettis
Jodelle Ferland Y
Chloë Grace Moretz
Skyler Wexler Y
Linzi Hateley Molly Ranson Madelaine Petsch
(as Cheryl Blossom) [1]
Emilija Baranac
(as Midge Klump) [1]
Margaret White Piper Laurie Piper Laurie A Patricia Clarkson Julianne Moore Betty Buckley Marin Mazzie Mädchen Amick
(as Alice Cooper) [1]
Susan "Sue" Snell Amy Irving Kandyse McClure Gabriella Wilde Sally Ann Triplett Christy Altomare Lili Reinhart
(as Betty Cooper) [1]
Rita Desjardin Betty Buckley
(as Miss Collins)
  Rena Sofer
(as Miss Desjarden)
Judy Greer Darlene Love
(as Miss Gardner)
Carmen Cusack
(as Miss Gardner)
Ashleigh Murray
(as Josie McCoy and
Miss Gardner) [1]
Tommy Ross William Katt William Katt A Tobias Mehler Ansel Elgort Paul Gyngell Derek Klena KJ Apa
(as Archie Andrews) [1]
Chris Hargensen Nancy Allen Nancy Allen A Emilie de Ravin Portia Doubleday Charlotte d'Amboise Jeanna de Waal Camila Mendes
(as Veronica Lodge) [1]
Billy Nolan John Travolta  Jesse Cadotte Alex Russell Gene Anthony Ray Ben Thompson Jordan Calloway
(as Chuck Clayton) [2]
Norma Watson P. J. Soles P. J. Soles A Meghan Black Appears as ensemble Vanessa Morgan
(as Toni Topaz and Norma) [2]
Helen Shyres Edie McClurg   Chelan Simmons MentionedAppears as ensemble Shannon Purser
(as Ethel Muggs and Helen) [2]
Rachel Lang  Emily Bergl
Kayla Campbell Y
 
Barbara LangMentioned J. Smith-Cameron  
Jesse Ryan  Jason London  
Mark Bing  Dylan Bruno  
Eric Stark  Zachery Ty Bryan  
Monica Jones  Rachel Blanchard  
Tracy Campbell  Charlotte Ayanna  
Brad Winters Justin Urich 
Supporting characters
Principal Morton Stefan Gierasch Stefan Gierasch A Laurie Murdoch Barry Shabaka Henley  
Eleanor Snell Priscilla Pointer Priscilla Pointer A Mentioned Cynthia Preston  
Mr. Fromm Sydney Lassick Sydney Lassick A  
Freddy DeLoisMichael Talbott Appears as ensemble 
GeorgeHarry GoldHarry Gold A   Demetrius Joyette Appears as ensemble 
Frank Geen / Freddy Holt
The Beak
Doug Cox  Connor Price   Cole Sprouse
(as Jughead Jones) [1]
Cora WilsonCindy Daly 
Rhonda WilsonDeirdre Berthrong 
Frieda JasonNoelle NorthNoelle North A  MentionedAppears as ensemble 
Kenny GarsonRory Stevens Miles MeadowsKyle Mac 
Tommy ErbterCameron De Palma
Betty Buckley V
 Andrew RobbTyler Rushton 
Lisa Parker  Mena Suvari  
Chuck Potter  Eli Craig  
Arnold  Eddie Kaye Thomas  
Boyd  John Doe  
Emilyn Kate Skinner 
Ralph WhiteMentioned 
Jackie Talbot Malcolm Scott Max Topplin  
Tina Blake  Katharine Isabelle Zoë Belkin 
John Hargensen  Michael Kopsa Hart Bochner  
Detective John Mulcahey  David Keith  
Nicki Watson  Karissa Strain  
Lizzy Watson  Katie Strain  
Heather  Samantha Weinstein  
Erika  Mouna Traoré  
Mr. Ulmann  Jefferson Brown  
Mr. Stephens Wayne Alan Wilcox 
Stokes Appears as ensemble 
Kevin Keller   Casey Cott
Fred Andrews   Luke Perry
Penelope Blossom   Nathalie Boltt
Hiram Lodge   Mark Consuelos
Hal Cooper   Lochlyn Munro

Additional crew and production details

RoleFilmsTelevision special
Carrie The Rage: Carrie 2 Carrie Carrie Riverdale: A Night to Remember
19761999200220132018
Composer(s) Pino Donaggio Danny B. Harvey Laura Karpman Marco Beltrami Blake Neely
Sherri Chung
Cinematography Mario Tosi Donald M. MorganVictor Goss Steve Yedlin Brendan Uegama
Editor(s) Paul Hirsch Richard Nord Jeremy Presner Lee Percy Gaston Jaren Lopez
Production companiesRed Bank FilmsUnited Artists
Red Bank Films
MGM Television
MGM Home Entertainment
Trilogy Entertainment Group
Misher Films
Screen Gems
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures
Archie Comics
Berlanti Productions
CBS Television Studios
Warner Bros. Television
Distributor United Artists Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer NBC Sony Pictures Releasing The CW
Running time98 min105 min132 min99 min42 min

Reception

Box office performance

FilmRelease dateBox office grossBudgetRef.
North AmericaOther territoriesWorldwide
Carrie November 3, 1976$33,800,000$33,800,000$1.8 million [4]
The Rage: Carrie 2 March 12, 1999$17,762,705$17,762,705$21 million [5]
Carrie October 18, 2013$35,266,619$49,524,059$84,790,678$30 million [6]
Total$86,829,324$49,524,059$136,353,383$52.8 million

Critical and public response

Title Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore
Film series
Carrie 93% (67 reviews) [7] 85 (14 reviews) [8]
The Rage: Carrie 2 19% (36 reviews) [9] 42 (21 reviews) [10] C+ [11]
Carrie 20% (10 reviews) [12]
Carrie 50% (183 reviews) [13] 53 (34 reviews) [14] B− [11]
Title Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore
Television special
Riverdale: A Night to Remember 100% (14 reviews) [15]

Music

Musical

In 1988, a Broadway adaptation of Carrie was produced to scathing reviews. It closed after 16 previews and 5 performances. An Off-Broadway revival began previews on January 1, 2012 and officially opened on March 1, 2012. It closed on April 8 of the same year. [16]

Soundtracks

TitleU.S. release dateLengthPerformed byLabel
Carrie: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 197636:02 Pino Donaggio United Artists Records
The Rage: Carrie 2 - Music from and Inspired by United Artists Motion Picture March 23, 199955:14Various artistsEdel Records
Carrie: Music from the NBC Movie Event2002
Carrie: The Musical (Premiere Cast Recording)September 25, 20121:10:29 Ghostlight Records
Carrie: Music from the Motion PictureOctober 11, 201350:27 Columbia Records
Carrie: Original Motion Picture SoundtrackOctober 15, 201348:57 Marco Beltrami Sony Classical
Riverdale: Special Episode - Carrie: The Musical (Original Television Soundtrack) April 19, 201826:38 Riverdale Cast WaterTower Music

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