QWas a soundtrack ever released?
AThe songs from the film (predominantly by indie band Hypnogaja) were pressed on a CD that was given away as promotion. Although the CD was never available for sale in stores, copies turn up on eBay from time to time and mp3s aren't difficult to find online. The film's musical score by Laura Karpman has never had a CD release, but selected tracks have been made available on the composer's official website.
QHow much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?
AFor detailed information about the amounts and types of (a) sex and nudity, (b) violence and gore, (c) profanity, (d) alcohol, drugs, and smoking, and (e) frightening and intense scenes in this movie, consult the IMDb Parents Guide for this movie. The Parents Guide for Carrie can be found here.
QWhich is more accurate, this or the DePalma film?
AMore time was allowed and therefore more elements of the book could be shown in this version. Also the addition of CGI helped with certain scenes that would have been difficult to achieve in the 1970s. This version keeps the original plotline of the novel, with the prom incident having already happened and the story unfolding through a series of police interviews. Also included is the scene from Carrie's childhood where she makes stones rain down on the house, a scene where Chris's father attempts to have his daughter's suspension lifted as well as more overall character time. This version does include the destruction of the town and Carrie's mother being killed in the same way as the book. However this version changes the ending drastically from the book, as Carrie survives the aftermath of the prom and confronting her mother, being brought back to life by Sue with CPR and leaving Chamberlain for Florida. This was done in the hopes of a Carrie TV series which never got off the ground. Also, the characterizations are closer in the original version; Carrie is not treated as though she went into a trance and didn't remember attacking the prom kids, as she is in this version, but as both sympathetic and dangerous. Differences in this film from the book also include the survival of the coach who sympathized with Carrie. The original overall spent more time on music and getting a strong feel for the story similar to the book. Also this version updates the text and the setting to suit a modern audience whereas the book and the DePalma film are set in the 1970s.
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