Carrie is a movie directed by David Carson in 2002 and based on the book of the same name by Stephen King, first published in 1974. The movie features Angela Bettis, Patricia Clarkson, Rena Sofer, Kandyse McClure, Emilie de Ravin, Tobias Mehler, and others.
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Storyline
In the Maine town of Chamberlain, Carietta ‘Carrie’ White is a lonely and painfully shy teenage girl with telekinetic powers who is slowly pushed to the edge of insanity by frequent bullying from both classmates at her school, and her own domineering and religious, but abusive, mother.
Movie vs Book
Year
2002
Minutes
132
Movie Rate
5.50
Source: IMDb
Year
1974
Pages
253
Book Rate
7.92
S: Goodreads
Book
Carrie
Author: Stephen King
Country: USA
First published in: 1974
Length: 253 pages
Genre: Fiction
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“The job of the screenplay is to extract the essence of the story from the novel and reconfigure it for the screen maintaining its essence.”
BARRY EISLER (Writer)
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