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• The backstory behind Stephen King’s first novel (and why his wife Tabitha is a hero to King fans everywhere!)
• The major differences between the book and the 1976 movie
• How "Carrie" became a famous “musical flop” in the 80s and is now considered a camp classic
• The casting of the movie included Sissy Spacek "Carrie," Piper Laurie "Margaret White," Amy Irving "Sue Snell," John Travolta "Billy Nolan" and William Katt "Tommy Ross".
• The music was used by famed composer Bernard Herrmann, who died just before the movie’s release.
• The various “Carrie” TV movies and films that have been created since 1976
  Clips Featured:
  
  
  • Stephen King interviewed by MPR’s “Talking Volumes” in 2009
  • Carrie 1976 trailer
  • Carrie White being told she is a sinner by her mother
  • Miss Collins (Betty Buckley) talks with Tommy Ross and Sue Snell
  • Carrie unleashes her power at the prom
  • Outro Music: Carrie closing credits
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Charles Skaggs & Xan Sprouse continue their retrospective of Twin Peaks Actors in Other Films by discussing Carrie, the 1976 supernatural horror film based on the novel by Stephen King and directed by Brian De Palma, starring Sissy Spacek as Carrie White, Piper Laurie as Margaret White, Nancy Allen as Chris Hargensen, and John Travolta as Billy Nolan!

They’re all going to laugh at you, throw tampons at you and lock you in the Jesus closet. But you’ll show them when you set the dance floor on fire. Literally.