Mother in original carrie movie

To this day, she still refers to and maintains the movie as a black comedy. Carrie had the power, but mom had the scary going on. Her mother, margaret white, is a pious and paranoid woman that sees sin everywhere and the need of selfinflicting punishment. Nov 17, 1976 it isnt frightening at all until the very end, and then it is briefly and extremely frightening. Her mother, margaret white, is a religious fanatic, her extreme views primarily targeted against. The release of kimberly peirces faithful, solid, efficient, and therefore essentially pointless remake of carrie gives me the opportunity to. Speaking of the cruel women in carrie, i should point out the particularly excellent performances from carries supporting cast.

Original carrie didnt stand up to her mother until near the end of the movie. Sep 19, 2016 but when her psychotic mother and sadistic classmates finally go too far, the onceshy teen becomes an unrestrained, vengeanceseeking powerhouse who, with the help of her special gift, causes. In the original most of these characters can be summed up like i just did. In the final scene of carries story, sue finds a wounded, dying carrie on the road after carrie has killed her own mother and her tormentors, chris and billy. Miss collins, still livid about the incident, berates the other girls and forces them through a detention, deliberately physically exhausting them. Carrie white sissy spacek, a shy and mousy senior at bates high school and the daughter of a religiously fanatical mother piper laurie, is constantly taunted by her classmates. Carries terrifying mother, a religious fanatic that made carrie feel ashamed, guilty. Carrie 1976 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Carrie white is a shy 16yearold girl who lives with her fanatically religious and abusive mother, margaret. It isnt really a spoiler to say that this doesnt last. When carrie has her first period, she does not understand what is happening to her and her classmates humiliate her in the changing room. Carrie 1212 movie clip carries mom 1976 hd youtube. However, even though the films hit all the same beats, share character names, and even some dialogue, the 20 version isnt a total copy and paste job.

Carrie white, a shy, friendless teenage girl who is sheltered by her domineering, religious mother, unleashes her telekinetic powers after being humiliated by her classmates at her senior prom. Oct 18, 20 the carrie remake hits theaters this weekend, which means its time for a fresh take on the telekinetic teen, almost 30 years later. Oct 30, 20 so far, he recent credits include three horror remakes. It isnt frightening at all until the very end, and then it is briefly and extremely frightening. It is the third film adaptation the others were in 1976 and 2002 of stephen king s 1974 novel of the same name and the fourth film in the carrie franchise. Carrie is a horrifying look at supernatural powers, high school cruelty, and teen angst and it brings us one of the most memorable and disturbing. Carrie is unpopular at school and is often ostracized by her peers. Carrie is a 20 american supernatural horror drama film directed by kimberly peirce. Margaret white is carries mother the unstable religious fanatic. As mentioned, there are technological updates which make the film both timely and relevant. Margaret brighamwhite, best known as margaret white, is the seriously mentally ill and abusive daughter of john and judith brigham, the granddaughter of sadie cochran, the stepdaughter of harold allison, the wife of ralph white and the abusive and strict mother of carrie white.

While at home, carrie is tormented by her delusional mother piper laurie, who locks carrie in a closet and forces her to prayshe believes that carrie received her period due to sinning. At the center of the terror is carrie spacek, a high school loner with no confidence. Piper laurie, who earned an oscar nomination for her role as carries fanatical mother, was all but retired when she agreed to play margaret white her last feature had been the hustler in 1961. Because by that moment, the movie has made us believe without quite stating it that carries mother was right.

Patricia clarkson as carries mother margaret white in carrie 2002 remake. The film stars chloe grace moretz as the titular character carrie white, alongside julianne moore as margaret white. The film was produced by kevin misher, with a screenplay by lawrence d. Carries mothers cruelty in suggesting her date might not even show up, never. Speaking of the cruel women in carrie, i should point out the particularly excellent performances from carrie s supporting cast. Meet cast of the 1976 horror movie then and now october 24, 2019 by pedro marrero with halloween around the corner, it is a good time to remember the cast of one of the most celebrated and influential horror films ever made. Based on a stephen king novel, carrie is the story of a girl brought up, almost in isolation, by her psychotically religious mother margaret. The original film came out in 1976 and starred sissy spacek as. But when her psychotic mother and sadistic classmates finally go too far, the onceshy teen becomes an unrestrained, vengeanceseeking powerhouse who, with the help of her special gift, causes.

A dvd set, the carrie collection, consisting of both the original film, and the rage. While the teenaged carrie white is clearly at the center of the story, i think her mother is the more. The outcast teenager carrie white is bullied by her classmates at high school. High school senior carrie white is a social outcast, largely due to being unwise to the ways of the world based on her upbringing.

With chloe grace moretz, julianne moore, gabriella wilde, portia doubleday. Both of its stars were nominated for oscars, almost unheard of for a genre film, and it is number 46 on the american. The cast also features judy greer, portia doubleday, gabriella wilde, ansel elgort and alex russell. In the 1980s, she acted in several big horror films, including a nightmare on elm street 3. Carrie has a small handful of major players, their is the titular carrie, her zealot mother, mean girl chis, chris boyfriend billy, repentant tormentor sue, and sues boyfriendcarries love interest tommy. Carrie fisher follows in steps of hollywood mother, debbie reynolds carrie frances fisher was the daughter of crooner eddie fisher and. Her mother, margaret white, is a religious fanatic, her extreme views primarily targeted against sex, which she believes is a sin. When she first read the script for carrie, she thought it was a sendup. Oct 18, 20 the original carrie is the movie that made me want to be a critic.

Patricia clarkson portrayed margaret white in the 2002 film remake. From there, carrie wanders to the roadhouse, where her mother told her she was conceived, and there she kills chris and billy by hurling them and their vehicle into the sketchy bar. A shy girl, outcasted by her peers and sheltered by her. But peirce sticks to the original model, ushering carrie off to the. Piper laurie is breathtaking as the raving religious mother to carrie. In this version, however, she doesnt try to kill carrie with a knife. So carrie had to stay in the closet for hours on end until her mother decided to release her. Most significantly, sue is the only person who willingly opens her mind to carrie. The film and the novel deal with a socially outcast teenage girl, carrie white, who discovers she possesses telekineticelectric powers. Carrie white, a shy, friendless teenage girl who is sheltered by her domineering, religious mother, unleashes her telekinetic powers after being. In the 1976 movie, actor piper laurie played margaret white. This classic horror movie based on stephen kings first novel stars sissy spacek. With the original film, the mother played by piper laurie is little more than a plot device to explain carries messed up life, with this update, carries relationship with her mother becomes the focus of the film.

Jan 18, 2016 priscilla pointer is actually the real life mother of amy irving who plays her daughter sue in the movie, and she has played her onscreen mother in three different movies, counting carrie. Oct 17, 20 the remake of carrie is not a bad movie. Jul 12, 2016 kimberley pierces 20 adaptation of carrie had a famously troubled production and postproduction. While the teenaged carrie white is clearly at the center of the story, i. When she gets the call, that carrie had her period, she slaps carrie at home and drags her into the closet, where she has to pray because of having committed the original sin of becoming a woman. I hope people that watch carrie better understand how their actions can affect others. The biggest difference between the two movies revolves around how carries lunatic mother margaret white is understood. Allen is also known for playing officer anne lewis in the three original robocop films 19871993. Priscilla pointer is actually the real life mother of amy irving who plays her daughter sue in the movie, and she has played her onscreen mother in three different movies, counting carrie. Played by piper laurie, margaret starts the movie by shaming her daughter for.

The original carrie is the movie that made me want to be a. Kids loved to bully carrie white, and her religious zealot mother made. So far, he recent credits include three horror remakes. With sissy spacek, piper laurie, amy irving, john travolta. But when her psychotic mother and sadistic classmates finally go too far, the onceshy teen. Honestly a great movie, but, it has a sex seen in less than 40 minutes and doesnt have a lot of violence but when it does its disturbing. Homeland abhors a happy carrie, and at some point in the first three episodes as. The remake does not deviate a single bit from the original. She is the main antagonist at the end of the novel and films of carrie. Pierces original aim was to to be a reinterpretation of kings novel. Margaret white in carrie 2002 was portrayed by patricia clarkson this margaret was much calmer than the original, but is still very abusive towards carrie. In homeland, carrie mathison is a doting mom who cant.

Its also and this is what makes it so good an observant human portrait. Help this sinning woman see the sin of her days and ways. Oct 18, 20 just in time for halloween comes a new movie version of stephen kings horror novel carrie. This girl carrie isnt another stereotyped product of the horror production line. Kimberley pierces 20 adaptation of carrie had a famously troubled production and postproduction. The biggest difference between the two movies revolves around how carries lunatic mother margaret white is. Playing carries religiously freaky mother, who stabbed her for being a sinful child, piper laurie gave a wonderfully unhinged performance and was. Not the best sign when looking freshen up something old. But then she uses her new knowledge to practice her power and gain control of it. The carrie remake hits theaters this weekend, which means its time for a fresh take on the telekinetic teen, almost 30 years later. This margaret is much calmer, but she also tries to kill carrie for the same reasons, too. Just in time for halloween comes a new movie version of stephen kings horror novel carrie. See what the stars of the 1976 horror movie has been up to ever since.

This classic horror movie based on stephen kings first novel stars sissy spacek as carrie white, a shy, diffident teenager who is the butt of practical jokes at her smalltown high school. Cohen, based on the novel of the same name by prestigious horror writer stephen king. Show her that if she had remained sinless, this curse of blood would. Carriesissy spacekis a charles addamslike teenager who lives with her mother in a charles. Carrie 2, was released from 20th century fox home entertainment on october 7, 20, while on the same day, a reissue dvd containing newly commissioned artwork, as well as the firstever bluray release in the uk was made available from 20th century fox. In 2008, carrie was ranked 86th on empires list of the 500 greatest movies of all. I do not remember that carrie was showing very much of her powers until the very end in the original. Oct 18, 2019 playing carrie s religiously freaky mother, who stabbed her for being a sinful child, piper laurie gave a wonderfully unhinged performance and was nominated for an oscar for her supporting role. Carrie soon finds out about her powers, just like the other one, looks it up. Carrie white, a shy, friendless teenage girl who is sheltered by her. In the beginning of the movie carrie gets her period and is teased. Instead of helping carrie, momma beats and stabs her.

Carrie is unpopular, her mother is a religious nut, the popular kids are assholes. One of the girls, sue snell amy irving, takes pity on carrie and talks boyfriend tommy ross william katt into asking carrie to the senior prom. The new carrie film, starring chloe moretz, is a pale copy of the classic 1970s horror movie. The original carrie is the movie that made me want to be. Carrie experiences her first menstrual period as she showers with her female classmates after gym class. I was surprised by how much of the film is pulled straight from the book, from dialogue scenes between kindhearted queen bee sue snell and her beloved boyfriend tommy ross, to.

Oct 07, 20 carrie has a small handful of major players, their is the titular carrie, her zealot mother, mean girl chis, chris boyfriend billy, repentant tormentor sue, and sues boyfriend carrie s love interest tommy. Carrie sissy spacek fights back when her mother piper laurie attacks her, for the last time. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. For me this made the movie more interesting to watch as it would have been both boring and frustrating if it had been nothing more than the bullies, and carries crazy mother, harassing carrie until the very end.