Adapted from Stephen King’s first novel and starring the incomparable Sissy Spacek as a telekinetic high-school wallflower who gets invited to the prom as a prank, plus Piper Laurie as her seething fundamentalist mother (a relationship as resonant as anything in Tennessee Williams), “Carrie” ...
Lon Chaneyhas inhabited so many memorable roles with the use of theatrically exaggerated Gothic embodiment or characters who are ‘other’ on screen. What quickly comes to mind of course is Erik inPhantom of the Operaor Quasimodo in 1925 asThe Hunchback of Notre Dameand of course the cruel ye...
Okay, Piper Laurie was in this. Don't remember much except one scene in which she produces eyeballs in a jar of gook. I think they were supposed to be her husbands. I think she was a power hungry sort. I've actually seen it more than once, but not on purpose. The Sailor Who ...
Most of the girls who applied in the roles of high school alumni were aspiring actresses, though some were local students who merely found the whole thing amusing.” He also mentions that not one of the “pretty maids” wound up becoming a major star but a few went on to do several ...
Today: Piper LaurieTake One: Hesher (2010)Laurie has played the grandmother figure a few times in recent years (Hounddog, Eulogy, The Dead Girl), but she best conveyed matriarchal feeling last year in Hesher. The film uses the familiar narrative coupling of a loveable old person and unruly...
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Richie Merritt, Bel Powley, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Brian Tyree Henry, Rory Cochrane, RJ Cyler, Jonathan Majors, Eddie Marsan, Taylour Paige, Bruce Dern, Piper Laurie Detroit, 1984. Richard Wershe (McConaughey) and his fourteen year old son, Rick (Merritt), are a ...
(Piper Laurie), is the apparent figurehead in the bizarre goings-on at Herrington. Patrick is just one of the many amusing casting touches, along with Hayek, Janssen, Laurie (fromCarrieandTwin Peaks), Neuwirth, Jon Stewart, Susan Willis (known to viewers ofAll My Childrenas malevolent maid ...
Best rock albums of all time 1. Pink Floyd: The Dark Side Of The Moon $9.99Buy now from Amazon Year: 1973 After the initial Syd Barrett-inspired success of their debut album The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn, it took a while for Pink Floyd Mk II to find their feet. There were mo...
With a memorable breakout performance from Sissy Spacek, this chilling and unforgettable horror film continues to endure as a genre-defining classic. Actors: Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, William Katt, Amy Irving, John Travolta Released: 1976 Directed by: Brian De Palma Also ranks #1 ...
is played by Hugh Laurie. In 2008,“House” was the most popular show in the world, with over 81.8 million people tuning in each week. The fame wasn’t easy for Laurie, who admittedhe stopped doing regular tasks like going to the grocery storebecause he couldn’t handle the attention. ...