Director Brian DePalma constructs a horror movie to exploit the paranoid fears of every teenager.
Sissy Spacek plays the title character, a bullied schoolgirl with a nutty mother (Piper Laurie). She discovers she has telekentic powers, which disgusts her at first, but they prove to be pretty useful as a instrument of revenge when she is pushed to far.
Excellent performances (including those of John Travolta, Amy Irving and Nancy Allen), and a tight script by Lawerence T. Cohen make this an engrossing movie. The prom scene is unforgettable, as are the final scenes between Carrie and her mother.
Based on Stephen King's first novel, it inspired a series of movies based his work, and helped establish him as one of the biggest names in horror. Regrettably 'Rage: Carrie 2' was produced in 1999.