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{{quote| '''The principal:''' We're really sorry about this incident, Cassie... <br /> |
{{quote| '''The principal:''' We're really sorry about this incident, Cassie... <br /> |
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'''Carrie:''' IT'S ''CARRIE!'' }} |
'''Carrie:''' IT'S ''CARRIE!'' }} |
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* [[No Periods Period]]: Averted in the first five minutes. She gets her first period at age 17 -- and she is under the impression that she is bleeding to death. |
* [[No Periods, Period]]: Averted in the first five minutes. She gets her first period at age 17 -- and she is under the impression that she is bleeding to death. |
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* [[Ordinary High School Student]] |
* [[Ordinary High School Student]] |
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* [[Person of Mass Destruction]]: She burns down her high school and kills scores of people during her rampage. In the book and the remake, she also destroys most of the town. |
* [[Person of Mass Destruction]]: She burns down her high school and kills scores of people during her rampage. In the book and the remake, she also destroys most of the town. |
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* [[Puberty Superpower]]: Semi-averted. She had latent powers since birth, but only managed to gain control over them at adolescence. |
* [[Puberty Superpower]]: Semi-averted. She had latent powers since birth, but only managed to gain control over them at adolescence. |
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* [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]] |
* [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]] |
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* {{spoiler|[[Self-Made Orphan]]}}: In the short time between {{spoiler|Margaret's death and her own}}. |
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* [[Shrinking Violet]] |
* [[Shrinking Violet]] |
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* {{spoiler|[[Spared By the Adaptation]]}}: In the remake. |
* {{spoiler|[[Spared By the Adaptation]]}}: In the remake. |
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* [[Hollywood Heart Attack]]: In the book and in the '02 version, {{spoiler|Carrie kills her by psychically squeezing her heart until it stops beating}}. |
* [[Hollywood Heart Attack]]: In the book and in the '02 version, {{spoiler|Carrie kills her by psychically squeezing her heart until it stops beating}}. |
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* [[Knight Templar]] |
* [[Knight Templar]] |
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* [[Knocking On Heathens Door]]: In the original, she is seen doing this at Mrs. Snell's house. |
* [[Knocking On Heathens' Door]]: In the original, she is seen doing this at Mrs. Snell's house. |
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* [[Large Ham]]: Piper Laurie's performance in the '76 version. Laurie felt that her performance was so over-the-top that the film ''had'' to be a comedy... before she saw the finished product, of course. |
* [[Large Ham]]: Piper Laurie's performance in the '76 version. Laurie felt that her performance was so over-the-top that the film ''had'' to be a comedy... before she saw the finished product, of course. |
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* [[My Beloved Smother]] |
* [[My Beloved Smother]] |
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* [[Religious Stereotype]]: She is every stereotype of Christian fundamentalists rolled into one and mixed liberally with raving insanity. |
* [[Religious Stereotype]]: She is every stereotype of Christian fundamentalists rolled into one and mixed liberally with raving insanity. |
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* [[Woman in Black]]: In the novel, she usually wears black clothing. She's evil, of course. |
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** In the '76 film she not only wears black, ''she wears a cape.'' |
** In the '76 film she not only wears black, ''she wears a cape.'' |
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* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: Everything she does in the story, from [[Knocking On Heathens Door|visiting people's doors]] to {{spoiler|attempting murder}}, is because she believes she's helping people in desperate need of saving. Her intentions are good, but her actions are reprehensible. |
* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: Everything she does in the story, from [[Knocking On Heathens' Door|visiting people's doors]] to {{spoiler|attempting murder}}, is because she believes she's helping people in desperate need of saving. Her intentions are good, but her actions are reprehensible. |
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