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Carrie
Created by	Stephen King
Original work	Carrie (1974)
Owner	Amazon MGM Studios
Years	1974–present
Print publications
Novel(s)	Carrie (1974)
Films and television
Film(s)	Carrie (1976); The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999); Carrie (2002); Carrie (2013);
Television special(s)	Riverdale: A Night to Remember (2018)
Theatrical presentations
Musical(s)	Carrie: The Musical (1988); Scarrie! The Musical (1998); Carrie 2: The Rage (An Unauthorized Musical Parody);
Audio
Soundtrack(s)	Carrie (1976); The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999); Carrie (2002); Carrie: The Musical (Premiere Cast Recording) (2012); Carrie: Music from the Motion Picture (2013); Carrie: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2013); Riverdale – Carrie: The Musical (2018);

Carrie is an American horror media franchise, based on the 1974 novel of the same name by author Stephen King. The series consists of four films, a Broadway musical and a television special.

Novel

In the novel, which was King’s first work, a slightly overweight, shy, and usually bullied girl named Carietta "Carrie" Nadine White is being raised by Margaret, an unstable religious fanatic who thinks almost everything could be sinful. The book describes an odd incident of her exhibiting signs of telekinesis as a child, before focusing on her as a teen in high school; when she gets her first period in the shower, she panics as Margaret never taught her to prepare for having a period. Popular girls Christine "Chris" Hargensen and Susan "Sue" Snell ringlead the other girls to chant "period" and taunt Carrie. A few of the girls even throw tampons, further confusing Carrie, who believes she is dying. The gym teacher, Rita Desjardin, punishes the girls with a week of detention and suspends Chris when she refuses to comply. Desjardin also sends Carrie home with Margaret, believing Carrie should confront her mother about never being taught about a period. Margaret locks Carrie in the "praying closet," as Margaret believes that periods are a symbol of a sexual sin on Carrie's part. However, she lets Carrie out much earlier than she does normally, and Carrie believes it is because her mother knows that Carrie has become aware of her own powers.

Meanwhile, Chris is furious at her suspension and decides to take revenge on Carrie. Sue, however, feels bad about her part in the incident and wants to apologize, but is too nervous to do so. She tells her boyfriend Thomas "Tommy" Ross to ask Carrie to prom, noting that Carrie has a crush on him “like half the girls in the school.” Carrie originally thinks that the invitation was a means of tricking her, but Tommy pleads, and Carrie realizes that his invitation is genuine and accepts. She then sews herself a beautiful white dress to wear to the prom. Meanwhile, Chris and her boyfriend Billy Nolan collect pigs’ blood in a bucket and hang it over the auditorium stage. Chris employs her friend Tina Blake to make fake Prom Queen ballots with Carrie’s name on them so that she will be called onstage, where the blood will dump on Carrie and humiliate her. On prom night, Margaret initially forbids Carrie to attend prom, claiming that Tommy and the others will laugh at her, but Carrie is tired of her mother controlling her life and uses her powers to shove her mother into the "praying closet." At prom, the blood is dumped on Carrie, but in the process the bucket falls and hits Tommy on the head, killing him.

Carrie at first flees in sadness, but is soon overtaken by rage and locks the gymnasium doors with her powers and sets the room on fire. She continues to wreak havoc on the scene, killing multiple students and teachers. Leaving a path of destruction in her wake, Carrie returns home, where Margaret tells Carrie that she was conceived in a bizarre instance of marital rape. Margaret then comes to the conclusion that Carrie's powers come from Satan and stabs her with a knife. Carrie telekinetically stops Margaret's heart in an attempt to save herself, but is immediately regretful of this and of all she has done. Carrie attempts to flee, but she is bleeding so heavily from the stab wound that she can barely walk. Sue finds Carrie, and after a brief telepathic conversation, Carrie forgives Sue. Soon after, Carrie dies crying out to her mother.

Films

Film	U.S. release date	Director(s)	Screenwriter(s)	Producer(s)
Carrie	November 3, 1976 (1976-11-03)	Brian De Palma	Lawrence D. Cohen	Paul Monash
The Rage: Carrie 2	March 12, 1999 (1999-03-12)	Katt Shea	Rafael Moreu	Paul Monash
Carrie	November 4, 2002 (2002-11-04)	David Carson	Bryan Fuller	David Carson & Stephen Geaghan
Carrie	October 18, 2013 (2013-10-18)	Kimberly Peirce	Lawrence D. Cohen & Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa	Kevin Misher

Carrie (1976)

The Rage: Carrie 2

Carrie (2002)

Carrie (2013)

Television

Special

Television	U.S. release date	Director	Screenwriter(s)	Producer(s)
Riverdale: A Night to Remember	April 18, 2018 (2018-04-18)	Jason Stone	Tessa Williams & Arabella Anderson	Jon Goldwater, Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter & Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa

A television special of The CW series Riverdale, based on Carrie: The Musical, from the series second season episode titled "Chapter Thirty-One: A Night to Remember". The series' cast portrayed the characters from the musical, also with their respective characters of Archie Comics from the series.^[1] "A Night to Remember" also made references to the 1976 film.^[2]

Miniseries

In December 2019, Collider reported that a new adaptation, a miniseries, is in development at FX and MGM Television.^[3]

In October 2024, Amazon MGM Studios announced they were developing a series adaptation of the novel with American filmmaker Mike Flanagan.^[4]^[5] Flanagan had previously written and directed the Stephen King adaptations Doctor Sleep, Gerald's Game & The Life of Chuck.

Cancelled projects

A television series which served as a follow-up to the 2002 film was in development, only to be cancelled by NBC due to the 2002 film's low ratings.

Cast and characters

Key

A ^Y indicates the actor portrayed the role of a younger version of the character.

An ^A indicates an appearance through archival footage.

A dark gray cell indicates the character does not appear.

Characters	Films				Stage		Television special
	Carrie	The Rage: Carrie 2	Carrie	Carrie	Broadway	Off-Broadway Revival	Riverdale: A Night to Remember
	1976	1999	2002	2013	1988	2012	2018
The Cast
Carietta "Carrie" White	Sissy Spacek	Sissy Spacek^A	Angela Bettis Jodelle Ferland^Y	Chloë Grace Moretz Skyler Wexler^Y	Linzi Hateley	Molly Ranson	Madelaine Petsch (as Cheryl Blossom)^[1] Emilija Baranac (as Midge Klump)^[1]
Margaret White	Piper Laurie	Piper Laurie^A	Patricia Clarkson	Julianne Moore	Betty Buckley	Marin Mazzie	Mädchen Amick (as Alice Cooper)^[1]
Susan "Sue" Snell	Amy Irving		Kandyse McClure	Gabriella Wilde	Sally Ann Triplett	Christy Altomare	Lili Reinhart (as Betty Cooper)^[1]
Rita Desjardin	Betty Buckley (as Miss Collins)		Rena Sofer (as Miss Desjarden)	Judy Greer	Darlene Love (as Miss Gardner)	Carmen Cusack (as Miss Gardner)	Ashleigh Murray (as Josie McCoy and Miss Gardner)^[1]
Tommy Ross	William Katt	William Katt^A	Tobias Mehler	Ansel Elgort	Paul Gyngell	Derek Klena	KJ Apa (as Archie Andrews)^[1]
Chris Hargensen	Nancy Allen	Nancy Allen^A	Emilie de Ravin	Portia Doubleday	Charlotte d'Amboise	Jeanna de Waal	Camila Mendes (as Veronica Lodge)^[1]
Billy Nolan	John Travolta		Jesse Cadotte	Alex Russell	Gene Anthony Ray	Ben Thompson	Jordan Calloway (as Chuck Clayton)^[2]
Norma Watson	P. J. Soles	P. J. Soles^A	Meghan Black		Appears as ensemble		Vanessa Morgan (as Toni Topaz and Norma)^[2]
Helen Shyres	Edie McClurg		Chelan Simmons	Mentioned	Appears as ensemble		Shannon Purser (as Ethel Muggs and Helen)^[2]
Rachel Lang		Emily Bergl Kayla Campbell^Y
Barbara Lang	Mentioned	J. Smith-Cameron
Jesse Ryan		Jason London
Mark Bing		Dylan Bruno
Eric Stark		Zachery Ty Bryan
Monica Jones		Rachel Blanchard
Tracy Campbell		Charlotte Ayanna
Brad Winters		Justin Urich
Supporting characters
Principal Morton	Stefan Gierasch	Stefan Gierasch^A	Laurie Murdoch	Barry Shabaka Henley
Eleanor Snell	Priscilla Pointer	Priscilla Pointer^A	Mentioned	Cynthia Preston
Mr. Fromm	Sydney Lassick	Sydney Lassick^A
Freddy DeLois	Michael Talbott				Appears as ensemble
George	Harry Gold	Harry Gold^A		Demetrius Joyette	Appears as ensemble
Frank Geen / Freddy Holt The Beak	Doug Cox			Connor Price			Cole Sprouse (as Jughead Jones)^[1]
Cora Wilson	Cindy Daly
Rhonda Wilson	Deirdre Berthrong
Frieda Jason	Noelle North	Noelle North^A		Mentioned	Appears as ensemble
Kenny Garson	Rory Stevens		Miles Meadows	Kyle Mac
Tommy Erbter	Cameron De Palma Betty Buckley^V		Andrew Robb	Tyler Rushton
Lisa Parker		Mena Suvari
Chuck Potter		Eli Craig
Arnold		Eddie Kaye Thomas
Boyd		John Doe
Emilyn		Kate Skinner
Ralph White	Mentioned
Jackie Talbot			Malcolm Scott	Max Topplin
Tina Blake			Katharine Isabelle	Zoë Belkin
John Hargensen			Michael Kopsa	Hart Bochner
Detective John Mulcahey			David Keith
Nicki Watson				Karissa Strain
Lizzy Watson				Katie Strain
Heather				Samantha Weinstein
Erika				Mouna Traoré
Mr. Ulmann				Jefferson Brown
Mr. Stephens						Wayne Alan Wilcox
Stokes					Appears as ensemble
Kevin Keller							Casey Cott
Fred Andrews							Luke Perry
Penelope Blossom							Nathalie Boltt
Hiram Lodge							Mark Consuelos
Hal Cooper							Lochlyn Munro

Additional crew and production details

Role	Films				Television special
	Carrie	The Rage: Carrie 2	Carrie	Carrie	Riverdale: A Night to Remember
	1976	1999	2002	2013	2018
Composer(s)	Pino Donaggio	Danny B. Harvey	Laura Karpman	Marco Beltrami	Blake Neely Sherri Chung
Cinematography	Mario Tosi	Donald M. Morgan	Victor Goss	Steve Yedlin	Brendan Uegama
Editor(s)	Paul Hirsch	Richard Nord	Jeremy Presner	Lee Percy	Gaston Jaren Lopez
Production companies	Red Bank Films	United Artists Red Bank Films	MGM Television MGM Home Entertainment Trilogy Entertainment Group	Misher Films Screen Gems Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures	Archie Comics Berlanti Productions CBS Television Studios Warner Bros. Television
Distributor	United Artists	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer	NBC	Sony Pictures Releasing	The CW
Running time	98 min	105 min	132 min	99 min	42 min

Reception

Box office performance

Film	Release date	Box office gross			Budget	Ref.
Film	Release date	North America	Other territories	Worldwide	Budget	Ref.
Carrie	November 3, 1976	$33,800,000	—	$33,800,000	$1.8 million	^[6]
The Rage: Carrie 2	March 12, 1999	$17,762,705	—	$17,762,705	$21 million	^[7]
Carrie	October 18, 2013	$35,266,619	$49,524,059	$84,790,678	$30 million	^[8]
Total		$86,829,324	$49,524,059	$136,353,383	$52.8 million

Critical and public response

Title	Rotten Tomatoes	Metacritic	CinemaScore
Film series
Carrie	93% (67 reviews)^[9]	85 (14 reviews)^[10]	—
The Rage: Carrie 2	19% (36 reviews)^[11]	42 (21 reviews)^[12]	C+^[13]
Carrie	20% (10 reviews)^[14]	—	—
Carrie	50% (183 reviews)^[15]	53 (34 reviews)^[16]	B−^[13]
Title	Rotten Tomatoes	Metacritic	CinemaScore
Television special
Riverdale: A Night to Remember	100% (14 reviews)^[17]	—	—

Music

Musical

In 1988, a Broadway adaptation of Carrie was produced to scathing reviews. It closed after 16 previews and 5 performances. An Off-Broadway revival began previews on January 1, 2012 and officially opened on March 1, 2012. It closed on April 8 of the same year.^[18]

Soundtracks

Title	U.S. release date	Length	Performed by	Label
Carrie: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack	1976	36:02	Pino Donaggio	United Artists Records
The Rage: Carrie 2 - Music from and Inspired by United Artists Motion Picture	March 23, 1999	55:14	Various artists	Edel Records
Carrie: Music from the NBC Movie Event	2002	—		—
Carrie: The Musical (Premiere Cast Recording)	September 25, 2012	1:10:29		Ghostlight Records
Carrie: Music from the Motion Picture	October 11, 2013	50:27		Columbia Records
Carrie: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack	October 15, 2013	48:57	Marco Beltrami	Sony Classical
Riverdale: Special Episode - Carrie: The Musical (Original Television Soundtrack)	April 19, 2018	26:38	Riverdale Cast	WaterTower Music