A scene from Carrie 1976
Margaret White

[The thunderstorm is heard]

Carrie, you haven't touched your apple cake.

Carrie White

It gives me pimples, Momma.

Margaret White

Pimples are the Lord's way of chastising you.

Carrie White

[after long pause]

Momma?

Carrie White

Momma, please say that I've to try and get along with people better.

Margaret White

[giggles]

What are you going on about, Carrie?

Carrie White

I've been invited to the prom.

Margaret White

[long pause, then looking sternly at Carrie]

Prom?

Carrie White

Yeah, the prom... everyone's goin'.

Margaret White

It was that teacher that called, wasn't it?

Carrie White

Please see that I'm not like you, Momma, I'm funny... I mean, all the kids think I'm funny I don't wanna be. I wanna be normal. I wanna start to try me, a whole person before it's too late for me!

Carrie White

[Margaret throws tea on her face and Carrie wipes it off.]

His (Carrie's boyfriend's) name is Tommy Ross, and he's a very nice boy, Momma...

Carrie White

and he promised to come in and meet you--

Margaret White

I said no.

Carrie White

and he'd have me home by midnight and--

Margaret White

No. [Carrie bangs the table] No, no, no!

Carrie White

I ACCEPT IT, MOMMA! I ACCEPT, MOMMA, I accepted!

Margaret White

Go to your closet!

Margaret White

[pause]

After all, you've been taught, Carrie!

Carrie White

Everyone ain't bad, Momma. Everything ain't no sin!

Margaret White

Go to your closet and pray, ask to be forgiven.

Carrie White

He's a nice boy, momma, We like you, mama, You'll like him.

Margaret White

Boys? [laughs and claps] The boys, the boys? Yes, the boys. [The thunderstorm is heard] After the blood, comes the boys like sniffing dogs, grinning and slobbering and trying to find out where that smell comes from!

Carrie White

Momma, momma, make it stop, momma.

Margaret White

Where that smell has that smell! Listen, I know where they take them, because I've seen it all right! Well, you're not going.

Carrie White

Already said I would.

Margaret White

Tell that boy you're not going, or we're gonna move from here!

Margaret White

We're gonna move from here and you'll never see that boy again. The rain's coming in. I'm gonna close the window.

Carrie White

[crying]

Please sit and talk with me. momma, I'll get him, PLEASE, SIT DOWN AND TALK TO ME! [Carrie's telekenetic powers make shades/windows/doors closed and the thunderstorm is heard again] I'm going, momma, things are gonna change around here.

Margaret White

Witch, Got Satan's Power.

Carrie White

[crying]

There's nothing to do with Satan, Momma, it's me, me, if I concentrate hard enough, I can move things.

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