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* [[Ability Over Appearance]]: Sissy Spacek was widely thought to be too pretty for the title role, the character in the book being described as chunky, mousy-haired and covered in pimples with Spacek being a tall thin redhead with clear skin. But Spacek's Oscar nomination speaks for itself. The character was then rewritten slightly, saying that she would be pretty if she made an effort to tidy herself up a bit. |
* [[Ability Over Appearance]]: Sissy Spacek was widely thought to be too pretty for the title role, the character in the book being described as chunky, mousy-haired and covered in pimples with Spacek being a tall thin redhead with clear skin. But Spacek's Oscar nomination speaks for itself. The character was then rewritten slightly, saying that she would be pretty if she made an effort to tidy herself up a bit. |
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** Angela Bettis from the TV remake is another example, not really matching the book's description but giving a great performance as Carrie. Though she did [[Beauty Inversion|work hard to match other parts of the character's description]]. |
** Angela Bettis from the TV remake is another example, not really matching the book's description but giving a great performance as Carrie. Though she did [[Beauty Inversion|work hard to match other parts of the character's description]]. |
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* [[Billing Displacement]]: [[John Travolta]], who was then the star of ''[[Welcome Back, Kotter]]'', got second billing on the posters behind Sissy Spacek, even though Billy was, at best, the ''seventh'' most important character. Home video releases continue this tradition now that Travolta is a Hollywood icon. |
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* [[Creator Backlash]]: Before he finished writing, [[Stephen King]] threw the entire manuscript in the trash, disappointed with how it was turning out. His wife Tabitha read it, loved it, and pushed for him to continue writing. The rest is history. He still regards the book as one of his weaker efforts, without the polish of his later novels. |
* [[Creator Backlash]]: Before he finished writing, [[Stephen King]] threw the entire manuscript in the trash, disappointed with how it was turning out. His wife Tabitha read it, loved it, and pushed for him to continue writing. The rest is history. He still regards the book as one of his weaker efforts, without the polish of his later novels. |
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** According to his own account, he had originally been challenged to write something with which women could identify. He wrote the shower scene, didn't like it and threw it out; his wife, who had trouble with her periods, rescued it. The shower scene was what amazed every woman at Doubleday. [[Harlan Ellison]] said: |
** According to his own account, he had originally been challenged to write something with which women could identify. He wrote the shower scene, didn't like it and threw it out; his wife, who had trouble with her periods, rescued it. The shower scene was what amazed every woman at Doubleday. [[Harlan Ellison]] said: |
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