In honor of the recent passing of Piper Laurie (1932-2023), we are replaying our 2018 episode that revisits a classic Stephen King tale–Carrie, which we originally covered in 2014 (using the old, old way we recorded back in the early days.) This is not only King’s first movie adaptation but also based on his first published novel. There are so many changes between book & movie that we wanted to give it a modern treatment (meaning better sound and lots of clips!)
Just how different is the original novel versus the Brian DePalma masterpiece of horror? Whoo boy—there were some major changes made (and for very good reason, in many instances.)
So which did the Margos like better? Book or Movie? Check out the link below to find out!
In this ep the Margos discuss :
- 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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