Carrie White, a shy, unpopular 16-year-old girl, experiences her first period as she showers with her female classmates after high school gym class. Unaware of what is happening, she panics and screams for help. The other girls, led by the arrogant, popular Christine "Chris" Hargensen, begin pelting her with tampons, laughing and chanting "Plug it up! Plug it up!". Miss Collins, the gym teacher, intervenes and slaps Carrie, telling her get up and tend to herself. A light bulb breaks as Carrie is in hysterics. Miss Collins then realizes that this is Carrie's first period and helps her.
MPAA Rating: | R |
Genre: | Horror |
Country: | United States |
Produced By: | Paul Monash, Brian De Palma, Louis A. Stroller |
Directed By: | Brian De Palma |
Written By: | Lawrence D. Cohen, Paul Monash, Stephen King |
Cast: | Piper Laurie, Cindy Daly, Edie McClurg, Priscilla Pointer, John Travolta, Sissy Spacek, William Katt, Noelle North, Deirdre Berthrong, Betty Buckley, Rory Stevens, Michael Talbott, Harry Gold, Amy Irving, Stefan Gierasch, P.J. Soles, Doug Cox, Nancy Allen, Terry Bolo, Anson Downes, Sydney Lassick |
In Theaters: | Nov 16, 1976 |
Runtime: | 1 hour 38 minutes |
Production: | Red Bank Films |
Budget: | $1,800,000 |
Box Office: | $33,800,000 |
Available On: | Amazon, Itunes, Netflix, Vudu |
Read More On: | Wikipedia |