UW Cinematheque - New Restorations and Special Presentations
Carrie | USA | 1976 | 35mm | 97 min. Director: Brian De Palma
Event Details
Date
Saturday, October 31, 2026
Time
7 p.m.
Location
4070 Vilas Hall
Description
Cast: Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, John Travolta
In the ultra-stylish first screen adaptation of Stephen King’s pop novel, Spacek gives an Oscar-nominated performance as the much-abused adolescent who uses her telekinetic powers to exact revenge on her tormentors. De Palma elevates teen-horror movies to operatic levels with an arsenal of visual tricks including split-screen and slow-motion photography.
In the ultra-stylish first screen adaptation of Stephen King’s pop novel, Spacek gives an Oscar-nominated performance as the much-abused adolescent who uses her telekinetic powers to exact revenge on her tormentors. De Palma elevates teen-horror movies to operatic levels with an arsenal of visual tricks including split-screen and slow-motion photography.
Cost
Free
Contact
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please email jehealy@wisc.edu to make a disability-related accommodation request. Requests should be made by Saturday, October 17, 2026, though reasonable effort will be made to support late accommodation requests.