Daily Dialogue — November 1, 2019

“It’s all right. I’m here.”

— Carrie (1976), screenplay by Lawrence D. Cohen, novel by Stephen King

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Nightmare.

Trivia: Although the house used for the White residence was a real home in Santa Paula California, a smaller replica of the building and it’s neighbor had to be re-constructed in the studio to be burnt down. The original script actually called for the house to be destroyed by falling stones, but the effect proved less than spectacular on film. Traces of the original idea can be seen in the volcanic rocks that fill the White’s empty lot in the last shots, instead of the charred remains of a frame house that would normally be expected.

Dialogue On Dialogue: Oh, no, it’s not all right. Despite the mother’s assurance. Poor Sue will have to live with her choices — and nightmares — for the rest of her life.