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Carrie (1976) More at IMDbPro »

Followed by
The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999)
Version of
Carrie (2002) (TV)
 -  Both are adapted from the Stephen King novel of the same name
Edited into
Squirm (1976)
Bride of Monster Mania (2000) (TV)
 -  The trailer is shown and the film discussed
"The 100 Scariest Movie Moments" (2004)
References
Bronenosets Potyomkin (1925)
Psycho (1960)
Lord of the Flies (1963)
Un homme et une femme (1966)
The Screaming Woman (1972) (TV)
Deliverance (1972)
Sisters (1973)
Una breve vacanza (1973)
Referenced in
Il mostro (1977)
 -  a movie poster can be seen in a cinema
Water Power (1977)
 -  Burt walks past a theater with a promotional display.
"Saturday Night Live: Sissy Spacek/Richard Baskin (#2.16)" (1977)
 -  mentioned during Sissy's monologue
Rabid (1977)
 -  A poster of Carrie (1976) can be seen on the wall as Marilyn Chambers walks down the street.
Ruby (1977)
Alucarda, la hija de las tinieblas (1978)
The Initiation of Sarah (1978) (TV)
The Fury (1978)
Jennifer (1978)
A Wedding (1978)
Maniac (1980)
 -  The director admitted to ripping off the hand-from-the-grave scene from Carrie.
Prom Night (1980)
Ms. 45 (1981)
The Evil Dead (1981)
 -  The scene where Ash had finished burying his girlfriend, when he reached over the grave her hand came out and grabbed him is a homage to the end scene from Carrie, where Sue dreamed she puts flowers on Carrie's grave and her hand came out and grabbed her.
Creepshow (1982)
 -  On one of the movie posters there is a poster of the film Carrie which is also from Stephen King.
Wacko (1982)
"Saturday Night Live: Joan Rivers/Musical Youth (#8.17)" (1983)
 -  Referenced by Joan Rivers
Sleepaway Camp (1983)
 -  In one of the taglines it reads: "Carrie" meets "Friday the 13th." It mentions the movie Carrie.
¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto!! (1984)
 -  Daughter of an abusive mother possesses telekinetic powers.
Dead End (1985)
 -  sign on burned lawn saying "Carrie White burns in hell"
Phenomena (1985)
Weird Science (1985)
Harry and the Hendersons (1987)
Aenigma (1987)
Hairspray (1988)
Poltergeist III (1988)
Akira (1988)
Mirror Mirror (1990)
"Quantum Leap: The Boogieman - October 31, 1964 (#3.5)" (1990)
 -  Telekenisis
"Wings: High Anxiety (#2.8)" (1990)
 -  Brian tells nurse Carrie she does not resemble the one from the film.
"The Wonder Years: The Yearbook (#4.19)" (1991)
 -  Kevin's nightmare.
Omen IV: The Awakening (1991) (TV)
"Roseanne: Promises, Promises (#5.22)" (1993)
 -  Darlene says the only way she'd be at the prom would be if she were sitting in the rafters with a bucket of pig's blood. That is a reference to the Brian dePalma movie "Carrie" (based on a Stephen King book) in which a bucket of pig's blood was poured on the prom queen.
"The X Files: Shadows (#1.5)" (1993)
 -  When Mulder mentions psychokinesis, Scully says "Like Carrie used at the prom?"
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (1994)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Creeping Terror (#7.6)" (1994)
 -  Servo: Now they're gonna dump pig's blood on him.
"The Nanny: The Playwright (#2.2)" (1994)
 -  Fran mentions the movie when she talks to Brighton about tortured highschoolers.
Hideaway (1995)
Tales from the Hood (1995)
The Frighteners (1996)
"Life's Work: Pilot (#1.1)" (1996)
 -  Lisa claims to have had "a Carrie's prom with extra pig's blood kind of day."
The Last of the High Kings (1996)
Scream (1996/I)
 -  Billy uses corn syrup for blood, and he mentions how they did this for the movie Carrie
"ER: A Bloody Mess (#4.17)" (1998)
 -  Open reference by a character.
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)
 -  same-name character Norma Watson, played in "Carrie" by PJ Soles, who also was in the original "Halloween".
The Faculty (1998)
"The Directors: The Films of David Cronenberg (#1.10)" (1999)
 -  Mentioned by Cronenberg.
"Saturday Night Live: Bill Paxton/Beck (#24.10)" (1999)
 -  Referenced during the monologue
Jawbreaker (1999)
 -  Joke about pig's blood; ugly duckling turned Swan story, the Purr family (all Carrie 1 & 2 cast members)
Silent Hill (1999) (VG)
 -  Movie poster at the theatre across the street from Antique Shop
Never Been Kissed (1999)
The Mummy (1999)
Terror Firmer (1999)
 -  split-screen tribute to Carrie at the end of the movie
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Prom (#3.20)" (1999)
 -  Reference in Buffy's dialogue: "I've got to stop a crazy from pulling a Carrie at the prom." and also one of the videos used to brainwash the hounds
The Virgin Suicides (1999)
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
 -  "Dirty pillows" referenced
"HBO First Look: The Haunting (#6.6)" (1999)
 -  mentioned once
'Halloween' Unmasked 2000 (1999) (V)
Superstar (1999)
 -  Molly Shannon makes numerous references to wanting to be like Carrie... and she gets her chance
"The X Files: Rush (#7.5)" (1999)
 -  Max says to Mulder: "Am I Carrie or something?"
Yeogo goedam II (1999)
Bride of Monster Mania (2000) (TV)
Under the Bunker: On the Set of 'Three Kings' (2000) (V)
 -  referenced in documentary
Ringu 0: Bâsudei (2000)
Love & Sex (2000)
"Frasier: Big Crane on Campus (#7.14)" (2000)
 -  character mentioned by Frasier
"Angel: She (#1.13)" (2000)
 -  When Angel says he's found the demon suspected of burning a man, Cordelia asks: "Did she 'Carrie' you?"
What Lies Beneath (2000)
Iki-jigoku (2000)
Ginger Snaps (2000)
 -  uses horror-movie conventions as an inspired metaphor for puberty
Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop' (2001) (V)
Valentine (2001)
Gypsy 83 (2001)
 -  Kett Turton carries around a "Carrie" lunchbox.
Tuno negro (2001)
Singing 'Carrie': Carrie - The Musical (2001) (V)
Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature (2001) (TV)
 -  mentioned once
"Rose Red" (2002)
Bubba Ho-tep (2002)
 -  The way Elvis rolls over and dies looking at the night sky is the same as in "carrie"
Drive (2002)
The Ring (2002/I)
"Taken" (2002)
"Backstory: Halloween" (2002)
 -  Briefly mentioned by the narrator
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003)
 -  referenced as part of the documentary
Party Monster (2003)
Silver Scream (2003) (V)
 -  the pigs blood splatterd scene
"The King of Queens: Cowardly Lyin' (#5.19)" (2003)
 -  Doug mentions there is no horror film called Doug, but that there is one called Carrie.
'Halloween': A Cut Above the Rest (2003) (TV)
Tarnation (2003)
The 100 Greatest Scary Moments (2003) (TV)
 -  Makes the countdown, is talked about.
"Just Shoot Me!: Evaluate This (#7.23)" (2003)
 -  Nina tells Maya that she is being set up to get pig's blood dumped on her; Maya mentions that this is the plot of Carrie.
Postcards from the Future: The Chuck Palahniuk Documentary (2003)
Something to Scream About (2003) (V)
 -  "Something to Scream About" is a documentary that references (and features) a wide variety of motion pictures as actresses discuss being in the B-Movie business.
Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
 -  The stars hanging from the gymnasium ceiling at the dance
"Charmed: Hyde School Reunion (#6.17)" (2004)
 -  When Phoebe turns into her younger and angrier self at the high school reunion, Paige says: "As someone who's seen 'Carrie' - both versions - I'd say the reunion is over."
"Wonderfalls: Pink Flamingos (#1.4)" (2004)
 -  When mentioning ways to destroy Gretchen, Jaye mentions a pig blood shower. This is what caused the Black Prom in Carrie
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
 -  the Bride's hand coming up from the grave like the "Carrie" finale
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004) (TV)
 -  "Z Channel" documentary references and features scores of movies that were seen on the "Z Channel."
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy (2004) (TV)
 -  mentioned once
"The Venture Bros.: The Trial of the Monarch (#1.12)" (2004)
 -  The Monarch refers to Dr. Girlfriend's breasts as "dirty pillows", a strange term used by Carrie's mother.
Killer Bash (2005) (TV)
 -  plain-looking girl is made fun of by other girls/she uses psychic powers to kill others
The Descent (2005)
 -  When the main character comes out of the pond covered in blood with wide eyes; a hand comes out of the ground at the end
"Veronica Mars: Betty and Veronica (#1.16)" (2005)
 -  "A bucket of blood. Have we learned nothing from Carrie?"
Headhunter (2005)
 -  hand bursts out of grave and grabs someone
"Tripping the Rift: Chode & Bobo's High School Reunion (#2.10)" (2005)
 -  Darth Bobo is mistreated like Carrie and uses telekenesis to avenge himself
"The Suite Life of Zack and Cody: The Ghost in Suite 613 (#1.19)" (2005)
 -  Cody leans to pick something off a pile of cushions, Zach who is underneath the pile, shoots his hand up and grabs Cody's hand in a reminiscent scene of Carrie's ultimate scene.
"Nobuta wo produce" (2005)
 -  Shittaka tells Nobuta about it while on their date at the aquarium.
"Grey's Anatomy: Into You Like a Train (#2.6)" (2005)
 -  Meredith "Carrie at the prom with the pig's blood, horrifying!"
"The IT Crowd: Aunt Irma Visits (#1.6)" (2006)
 -  Roy uses "the first scene in Carrie" to refer to a woman's period.
CHEM087 (2006) (V)
 -  Pig blood spills on singers head in school hall
"Medium: Mother's Little Helper (#3.7)" (2007)
 -  Allison has a dream in which Ariel is crowned queen of the school dance, only to have a bucket of blood dumped on her onstage, after which Ariel unleashes her telekinetic fury just like Carrie.
I Really Hate My Job (2007)
 -  "You're like Carrie."
"The L Word: Lexington and Concord (#4.8)" (2007)
 -  The opening with Jenny is a re-imagination of the ending of the movie
Strictly Background (2007)
 -  clip included in documentary
"Ugly Betty: Petra-Gate (#1.20)" (2007)
 -  In Betty's flashback Betty watches 'Carrie' on her prom night and gets a bucket of blood dumped on her head.
"Metalocalypse: Dethlessons (#2.2)" (2007)
 -  Skwisgaar pulls a rope to unleash a bucket of blood onto Toki, mirroring the famous scene from this film.
"Grey's Anatomy: Crash Into Me: Part 2 (#4.10)" (2007)
 -  "you look like Carrie at the prom"
Be Kind Rewind (2008)
 -  listed as a "sweded" movie
"Eli Stone: Father Figure (#1.3)" (2008)
 -  Eli equates his embarrassment during a staff meeting to Sissy Spacek's at the prom in "Carrie."
Gonger - Das Böse vergisst nie (2008) (TV)
 -  constellation between Helma and her craze mother
"Chuck: Chuck Versus the Cougars (#2.4)" (2008)
 -  The premise of a high school outcast winning a "queen" contest and being crowned while covered in blood
"True Blood: Plaisir d'amour (#1.9)" (2008)
 -  Shot of Sookie covered in blood in front of mirror, just like Carrie after the prom.
"30 Rock: Reunion (#3.5)" (2008)
 -  The people at the reunion want to "carrie" Liz Lemon, like in the movie.
"Dollhouse: Gray Hour (#1.4)" (2009)
 -  Topher says that he doesn't know how Echo could react to the wipe. One possibilty he mentions is Carrie at the prom.
"The Bold and the Beautiful: (#1.5604)" (2009)
 -  The bucket of blood becomes a bucket of honey in an homage to the famous scene
"The Bold and the Beautiful: (#1.5605)" (2009)
 -  Thomas compares Donna's situation to Carrie's.
The Id Proxy (2009)
 -  scene discussed by characters
"Jeopardy!: (#26.56)" (2009)
 -  Subject of a $1,200 clue in the category "Film School"
Features
Duel at Diablo (1966)
"Nichols" (1971)
Featured in
Terror in the Aisles (1984)
Precious Images (1986)
The Witching Hour (1996) (TV)
The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999)
Superstar (1999)
 -  Molly Shannon watches the film (in reverse) at work.
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies (2001) (TV)
 -  This film is #46 on the list.
Acting 'Carrie' (2001) (V)
Visualizing 'Carrie' (2001) (V)
Brian De Palma, l'incorruptible (2002)
A Decade Under the Influence (2003)
"SexTV: Dark Desires: Sexuality in the Horror Film (#5.15)" (2003)
 -  Clips from movie used in episode.
"I Love the '70s" (2003)
The 100 Greatest Scary Moments (2003) (TV)
 -  Clips are shown.
Knocked Up (2007)
 -  The opening shower sequence is shown in a scene.
"Best! Movies! Ever!: Proms (#1.17)" (2007)
 -  clips are shown to illustrate the best prom scenes in movies
"Cinemania: Stephen King: O vasilias tou tromou" (2009)
 -  Clips are shown
Spoofed in
H.O.T.S. (1979)
Friday the 13th (1980)
 -  Final scare spoofs Carrie
Full Moon High (1981)
Student Bodies (1981)
 -  The hands burst out of a grave
Pandemonium (1982)
Zapped! (1982)
 -  Telekinetic kid with crazy mother who destroys the Senior prom with magical powers.
The Creature Wasn't Nice (1983)
Bloodbath at the House of Death (1984)
Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (1987)
Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988)
Addams Family Values (1993)
Matilda (1996)
Twin Town (1997)
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Nightmares (#1.10)" (1997)
 -  Buffy's hand comes up from out of the grave and grabs Giles' hand like in the final scene of the film.
Dead Man on Campus (1998)
Jawbreaker (1999)
 -  Slow motion prom sequence
"That '70s Show: Prom Night (#1.19)" (1999)
 -  Hyde's Mom says,"They're all gonna laugh at you" like Carrie'e Mother from the movie
The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999)
Never Been Kissed (1999)
Idle Hands (1999)
The Virgin Suicides (1999)
"3rd Rock from the Sun: Dick's Big Giant Headache: Part 2 (#4.24)" (1999)
 -  At Tommy's prom his date has red punch poured over her head just before they are crowned King and Queen.
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
Superstar (1999)
Ringu 0: Bâsudei (2000)
"Girlfriends: Loose Lips Sink Relationships (#1.21)" (2001)
 -  In a fantasy sequence, there's a spoof of the ending of "Carrie" where Tracee Ellis Ross's character kneels by a grave and a hand comes out of the ground and grabs her.
Scary Movie 2 (2001)
"Garth Marenghi's Darkplace: Hell Hath Fury (#1.2)" (2004)
 -  The basic plot about a woman with psychic powers being driven to lose control by stress and killing people with regular objects. The scene where Carrie kills her mother is parodied almost shot for shot with Liz and the intern, with screwdrivers instead of cutlery. The music is similar throughout the episode.
White Chicks (2004)
 -  The scene where the Vandergeld sisters end up with red paint poured on them on a stage, it was an obvious spoof of the pig's blood scene from "Carrie."
"South Park: Cartman's Incredible Gift (#8.13)" (2004)
 -  The last scene, where Kyle accidentally blows up the lights with his mind
Foon (2005)
 -  prom night outcome
"American Dad!: It's Good to Be the Queen (#1.19)" (2006)
 -  At the prom, Stan Smith has a crate filled with pigs dropped on him (the guy pulling the prank thought they used pigs and not pigs' blood).
Another Gay Movie (2006)
 -  teen pretends he's Carrie during bucket-dropping scene
Be Kind Rewind (2008)
 -  Characters spoof the film.
Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild! (2008)
 -  Perez Hilton dresses up as a character and quotes dialogue from this movie
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto (2009)
 -  "They're all gonna laugh at you"/bucket of blood on Dr. Satan dumped during his wedding, his revenge
2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams (2010)
 -  Bucket of blood poured on Granny on stage

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