For a long time now, Matt and I have been wanting to do one massive retrospective that would seem to keep building and building to an unknown number. For awhile, it was looking like Marvel was going to be that series. But after Jack and company did their three hour show on it a couple years ago, that idea went out the door. So what could we do that would could take the place of what we originally had in mind? Enter the works of Stephen King. Often called a master of horror, sometimes called a trashy populist, there is no question that King has transcended horror, and made his own brand of fiction not only popular, but the most massively successful empire of published work of all time. But in order to review the entire run of King's film adaptations, we must first look at the very first published novel of King's career, and the films it inspired.
Carrie was not supposed to happen. After a series of sold stories full of male protagonists, Stephen King accepted a dare from a friend of his and decided to write a novel with a female protagonist in mind. But fifty or so pages in, King felt the story was going nowhere and threw it in the trash. How did it get rescued? And how does director Brian DePalma's adaptation of King's novel hold up after 45 years?
Join myself, Matt, and Adam as we dive into 1976's Carrie, with Adam watching it for the very first time. How did he react to the film, specifically THAT scene? Does any of us not like the film at all? What does George Lucas have to do with its making? Listen below to find out, and continue coming back as this is a series we are in for the long run. And we do mean LONG. That's what she said.
Carrie (1976) (?/10, ?/10, ?/10)
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