Arrow Video’s January release is the 1970s horror masterwork Carrie, starring Sissy Spacek as a telekinetic title character. If you’ve got a taste for terror – make sure you grab Carrie on 4K UHD from Arrow Video.
The release includes commentaries and visual essays, a wealth of interviews and archive featurettes, and comes in limited edition packaging, with a 40-page perfect bound book, a fold-out double-sided poster, six collector’s postcards!
In 1974, Stephen King published his first novel, the story of Carrie White, a troubled young girl, bullied by her peers and daughter to a fanatical fundamentalist mother, who discovers she has telekinetic powers. In 1976, it became the first of his works to be adapted for the big screen and, to this day, remains one of the very best.
Carrie marked Brian De Palma’s arrival as a major director, following smaller cult films such as Sisters, Phantom of the Paradise and Obsession, and provided a key early role for Sissy Spacek (Badlands), one that would earn her a Best Actress nomination at the Academy Awards®. Piper Laurie would also pick up a nomination as Carrie’s mother, while future stars such as Amy Irving, John Travolta and Nancy Allen were given their first major parts in a big-screen production.
With King’s eerie tale brilliantly realised by De Palma, featuring a virtuoso set-piece finale, and an oft-imitated shock ending that stills grabs the viewer, Carrie remains a masterclass in horror cinema. Restored in 4K from the original negative, this collector’s edition provides the definitive release of a horror classic.
Carrie is a gawky, unloved teenager whose awakening sexuality is at odds with her puritanical mother’s fanatical teachings. Physically abused at home and shunned at school, an unexpected prom invitation seems to be Carrie’s first chance at happiness. But when the prom night ends in a vicious practical joke, Carrie’s despair manifests itself in a fiery telekinetic revenge.
4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS:
4K restoration from the original camera negative
4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray™ presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
Lossless mono and DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio soundtracks
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Commentary by Lee Gambin, author of Nope, Nothing Wrong Here: The Making of Cujo, and Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, author of Cultographies: Ms. 45 and Devil’s Advocates: Suspiria
Acting Carrie – archive featurette containing interviews with director Brian De Palma, actors Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, Amy Irving, William Katt and others
More Acting Carrie – additional interviews with the cast of the film
Visualising Carrie: From Words to Images – archive featurette containing interviews with De Palma, writer Lawrence D. Cohen, editor Paul Hirsch and art director Jack Fisk
Singing Carrie: Carrie the Musical – archive featurette on the stage musical adaptation of King’s novel
Writing Carrie – an interview with writer Lawrence D. Cohen
Shooting Carrie – an interview with cinematographer Mario Tosi
Cutting Carrie – an interview with editor Paul Hirsch
Casting Carrie – an interview with casting director Harriet B. Helberg
Bucket of Blood – an interview with composer Pino Donaggio
Horror’s Hallowed Grounds – a look back at the locations of Carrie
Comparing Carrie – visual essay comparing the various versions and adaptations of Carrie across the years
Alternate TV opening
Image gallery
Trailer
TV spots
Radio spots
Carrie trailer reel
Limited edition packaging with reversible sleeve featuring original and new artwork by Laz Marquez
Limited edition 40-page perfect bound book featuring writing on the film by Neil Mitchell, author of Devil’s Advocates: Carrie, a reprint of the Final Girls’ 40th anniversary Carriezine, and an archive interview with Brian De Palma
Fold-out double-sided poster featuring original and new artwork by Laz Marquez
Six double-sided collector’s postcards
Arrow Video will release the Carrie 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Boxset (Region FREE) on 22nd January 2024
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Since its inception in the UK in 2009, Arrow Video has grown to become the world’s No. 1 Premium label for the very best physical and digital releases of genre, cult and horror films from around the globe. The label has passionately trailblazed a multi-award-winning slate of releases in deluxe, definitive editions with state-of-the-art restorations, in-depth curation of new and archival extra features, newly commissioned artwork, accompanying booklets and special packaging, available from all major retailers and its own world-class direct-to-consumer website at www.arrowfilms.com.
Expanding into North America in 2015, Arrow Video’s best-in-class Blu-ray, UHD releases and extensive catalogue is complemented by premium digital and on demand services with its Channel ARROW (www.ARROW-Player.com) which shares the same ethos, curating the finest cult films from celebrated filmmakers including John Carpenter, George Romero, David Lynch and Dario Argento and many more.
Upcoming releases include classic films from the likes of Brian De Palma and Jim Cummings, whilst also continuing to acquire and champion New Cult content, including Jill Gevargizian’s The Stylist and Eric Pennycoff’s The Leech.
