What's the Difference between Carrie the Book and Carrie the Movie?
In the Book |
In the Movie |
Carrie White
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Carrie White
Portrayed by: Sissy Spacek
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Boxer
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Boxer
Portrayed by: Maurice Denham
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In the Book |
In the Movie |
Carrie makes her own prom gown--a heavy velvet number in keeping with shyness |
Carrie makes her own prom gown--a chic slinky number out of character |
Carrie's mother stabs her in the shoulder. |
She stabs her in the back.
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Billy and his friends cut the throats of pigs for the blood. |
This scene is not shown. |
Tina Blake replaces the ballots with fake ones so Carrie is elected prom queen. |
Norma Watson and Freddie rig the election after they make a deal with Chris.
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Carrie goes home and her mother tells her she was raped and that is how Carrie was conceived. |
She goes home and takes a bath and cries in her mother's arms. |