"They're all gonna laugh at you!"

The Rio Theatre's annual deep-dive into Halloween movie goodness continues on Monday, October 27 a very special screening of Brian de Palma's CARRIE.

Even better? This screening will be hosted by filmmaker Mike Flanagan (DOCTOR SLEEP, THE LIFE OF CHUCK, Netflix's "Midnight Mass"), who is (probably) bringing along some very special guests... the cast of the upcoming Amazon TV series "Carrie", which is currently shooting here in Vancouver!

In this chilling adaptation of Stephen King's horror novel, withdrawn and sensitive teen Carrie White (Sissy Spacek) faces taunting from classmates at school and abuse from her fanatically pious mother (Piper Laurie) at home. When strange occurrences start happening around Carrie, she begins to suspect that she has supernatural powers. Invited to the prom by the empathetic Tommy Ross (William Katt), Carrie tries to let her guard down, but things eventually take a dark and violent turn. With John Travolta, Amy Irving, Betty Buckley.

"'Carrie' is a terrifying lyrical thriller. The director, Brian De Palma, has mastered a teasing style -- a perverse mixture of comedy and horror and tension." (New Yorker)

"De Palma at the top of his game." (Empire Magazine)

"Grounded by the incredible and unforgettable performance of Sissy Spacek and the masterful direction of De Palma, Carrie is a horror masterpiece that defies convention and proves itself timeless." (Film Inquiry)

"It opens with an insidiously brilliant update of Psycho's shower scene and ends with a jump scare that Hitchcock would have envied; in between, it's merely the tenderest and most affecting movie ever made out of one of King's novels." (The Ringer)

As always, audience costumes (including ghoulish 70s prom attire!) are very welcome - and encouraged!

Monday, October 27
Doors 10:20 pm | Movie 10:45 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.

CARRIE (Brian De Palma, 1976 / 98 mins / 18A) Carrie White, a shy, friendless teenage girl who is sheltered by her domineering, religious mother, unleashes her telekinetic powers after being humiliated by her classmates at her senior prom.