Carrie (2002 film)

Carrie is a 2002 horror television film based on the novel Carrie by Stephen King, originally intended as a pilot for a TV series in which Carrie moves to Florida to help others with telekinetic problems, which never materialized. NBC executives were hoping the series idea would follow the success of an earlier similar effort, The Dead Zone, but due to poor ratings, NBC soon dropped the idea of the Carrie TV Series. Therefore, the movie stands today on its own as a "modern" version of the original story.

This version of Carrie has only been released on Region 1 DVD.

Plot

The film begins in a police station. A high school senior named Sue Snell is being interviewed by a detective about what has become known as "The Black Prom," and the disappearance of her classmate, Carrie White.

The film then flashes back to one week before the prom, particularly to the students at Ewen High School and finally Carrie White. The popular girls at school constantly harass Carrie, with Chris Hargensen being especially vicious. After another routine humiliation by her peers during gym class, Carrie has her first period in the shower room and panics. Tina, Chris' best friend and flunky, sees it flow down the drain, and notifies all the other girls, who proceed to torment Carrie. Hearing the commotion about this, the gym teacher, Ms. Desjardin (Rena Sofer), comes into the shower, and finds Carrie lying by the drain in a fetal position as the other girls hound her. As she...
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