November 7, 2010

Tuesday: Carrie


The Paris News
Paris, Texas
September 29, 1978

An unpopular teenager uses her supernatural powers to gain a devastating revenge against her cruel classmates in 'Carrie.' the hit thriller starring Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, John Travolta, Amy Irving and William Katt, premieringon television on 'The CBS Tuesday Night Movies,' Oct. 3.

Carrie (Miss Spacek) is shy, withdrawn, unpopular and naive. At home, her mother (Miss Laurie) runs her life with a fanatically stern hand. At school, her classmates subject her to taunts and cruel jokes. What they don't know is that Carrie has a supernatural power to make objects move through concentration, a telekinetic power she will eventually use against -them.

The scene is set when a sympathetic gym teacher catches some of Carrie's tormentors in action and disciplines them. Their ringleader Chris (Nancy Allen, pictured with John Travolta as her boyfriend), vows to get even with Carrie for spoiling their fun.

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