Carrie Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
In 1952, a film of Theodore Dreiser's novel Sister Carrie was made under the title Carrie; for that film, see: Sister Carrie
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Carrie (1974) was Stephen King's first published novel. The book uses false documents to frame the story of Carrie White, a high school girl who after years of being bullied at both home and school discovers she has telekinetic powers.
Carrie draws strong parallels between the onset of the title character's adolesence, especially her menstruation and sexuality, and her psychic powers.
Brian de Palma directed a film version of Carrie in 1976 with Sissy Spacek as Carrie. Amy Irving, William Katt, Betty Buckley, Piper Laurie, Nancy Allen and John Travolta are also featured. A much-belated sequel appeared in 1999, and a TV movie remake was released in 2002.
A 1988 Broadway musical, starring Betty Buckley, Linzi Hateley, and Darlene Love closed after only five performances and 16 previews. An English pop opera filtered through Greek tragedy, the show was such a notorious turkey it provided the title to Ken Mandelbaum's survey of theatrical disasters, Not Since Carrie: Forty Years of Broadway Musical Flops.
Carrie is an online digital library project based at the University of Kansas and containing full text books and documents. See also: List of digital library projectsCarrie (novel and adaptations)
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