Carrie White

...to say no, even though she has a crush on him. Eventually, she says yes, and is nervous but happy. Her mother attempts to stop Carrie from going, but Carrie insists on trying to fit in, not wanting to be weird anymore. She makes her own...

In this article: Carrie, Tommy Ross, Sue Snell, Margaret White, and Linzi Hateley

...urge to humiliate her. However, in spite of all the traumatic and cruel events that have happened to Carrie, she never truly forgives Sue. Carrie then pleads for her mother and dies. The horrifying events are covered thoroughly in the...

In this article: Carrie, Sue Snell, Stephen King, Tommy Ross, Doubleday, and Hampden Academy

...her powers, and she apologizes as her mother dies. Sue, the only student who was not at the prom, discovers Carrie and comforts her as she dies. Billy and Chris run on stage and throw the blood on Carrie instead of dumping it from the...

In this article: Carrie, Broadway, Michael Gore, and The show

...Love (renamed Miss Gardiner). In the book, she at first feels the same disgust everyone feels for Carrie White, but when she witnesses Carrie being humiliated by the other girls for her hysterical reaction at her first period , she feels...

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...that they each intend to kill the other. Margaret makes the first move, attempting to stab Carrie in the back after telling her how she was conceived. Carrie dodges and the knife is planted to the hilt in her shoulder instead. Carrie slows...

In this article: Margaret White, Tommy Ross, Linzi Hateley, Stephen King, Betty Buckley, and Barbara Cook

...and panics. Tina sees it flow down the drain, and notifies all the other girls. They all surround Carrie's shower stall and tease Carrie, tormenting her. Hearing this, the gym teacher, Ms. Desjardin (Rena Sofer), comes into the shower,...

In this article: Sue Snell, Tommy Ross, Margaret White, and Dartmouth College

...but from the movies based on his novels-specifically, having the hell scared out of me as a kid by TV commercials for the film versions of Carrie (Sissy Spacek covered in blood!), the 'Salem's Lot miniseries (vampires in a small town!!), and...

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...the queen bee/mean girl, is told by the school that because the school is legally in loco parentis while Carrie White is in it, Carrie's mother could sue them and win. (It won a small victory - Chris won't be allowed to go to the prom -...

In this article: Manhattan, New York, Carrie, Lindsay Lohan, and John Coltrane

...enough to catch the eye and rugged enough to withstand a parking-lot brawl and 47 pounds of confetti getting dropped from the ceiling. Carrie White, "Carrie" (1976): Sure, the night didn't end on a celebratory note. But before she used her...

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...full frontal nudity of teenage girls. It takes nerve to begin a movie with such graphic detail, and I admire his courage. Carrie realizes she has great telepathic powers, which come in handy after her fellow students grab the final straw...

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