SIFF Book Club: Carrie (50th Anniversary)
October 11, 2026
Brian De Palma’s 1976 landmark supernatural horror film, based on Stephen King’s first novel, resulted in an Oscar® nomination for Sissy Spacek’s portrayal of a teenaged social outcast wielding fatal telekinetic powers.
Arrive early to peruse a selection of books from Mercer Street Books. Local artists Chloe Ladwig and Max B will be selling prints, stickers, and more featuring the Carrie White.
Festival Senior Programmer Dan Doody will be introducing the screening, providing some book-to-film context before we meet afterwards for our Book Club meeting at The Traveling Goat.
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Sunday, October 11, 2026
Brian De Palma’s classic, supernatural horror film was based on Stephen King’s first novel and resulted in Sissy Spacek earning an Oscar nomination for her portrayal of a teenaged social outcast wielding fatal telekinetic powers. Carrie White (Spacek) is a shy, friendless teenager perpetually at the mercy of her Mean Girls-esque peers, who taunt and deride her on a daily basis. Her blind panic at her first menstruation—a result of her sheltered existence and the conservative, religious guilt drummed into her by her fanatical mother—only causes her classmates’ vicious harassment to escalate. Despite the well-intentioned interference of her protective gym teacher (Betty Buckley), Carrie’s fate as a bullying victim seems sealed. When Queen Bee Chris Hargenson (Nancy Allen) engineers a humiliating prank at the school prom, Carrie lashes out in a horrifying and vengeful display of her violent powers. One of the first mainstream films to focus on the special brand of cruelty unique to teenage girls, and a truly chilling horror film, Carrie endures as one of De Palma’s strongest achievements.
- Director: Brian De Palma
- Principal Cast: Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, Amy Irving, William Katt, John Travolta, Betty Buckley, Nancy Allen
- Country: USA
- Year: 1976
- Running Time: 98 min.
- Producer: Paul Monash
- Screenplay: Lawrence D. Cohen
- Cinematographers: Mario Tosi
- Editors: Paul Hirsch
- Music: Pino Donaggio
- Filmography: Redacted (2007), The Black Dahlia (2006), Femme Fatale (2002), Mission to Mars (2000), Snake Eyes (1998), Mission: Impossible (1996), Carlito's Way (1993), Raising Cain (1992), The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990), Casualties of War (1989), The Untouchables (1987), Wise Guys (1986), Body Double (1984), Scarface (1983), Blow Out (1981), Dressed to Kill (1980), Home Movies (1980), The Fury (1978), Carrie (1976), Sisters (1973), The Wedding Party (1969)
- Language: English
- Format: 4K DCP
- US Distributor: United Artists