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Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway premiered on NBC on September 27th, 1975.
The made for TV drama stars Eve Plumb (The Brady Bunch) and was Directed by Randal Klieser (Grease).
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| Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway |
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Eve Plumb |
On November 12th, 1976, The Boy in the Plastic Bubble premiered on ABC.
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| John Travolta and Glynnis O’Connor |
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| P. J. Soles |
On November 4th, 2002 a made for TV remake of Stephen King’s Carrie aired on NBC.
Directed by David Carson and written by Bryan Fuller.
Starring Angela Bettis and Patricia Clarkson as Carrie and Margaret White.
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| Angela Bettis as Carrietta White |
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| Patricia Clarkson as Margaret White |
Preceded by Brian De Palma’s film Carrie (1976) starring Sissy Spacek and Katt Shea’s sequel The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999) with Emily Bergl.
This 2002 version is the most faithful to King’s novel.
The biggest difference is that Carrie survives in the end with the hopes that a TV series would develop from the film’s success. Although the airing had strong viewership and the actors performances were praised (especially Bettis’) critics panned as critics will do and the series never came to fruition.
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| Kandyse McClure as Sue Snell |
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| Emilie de Ravin as Chris Hargensen and Katharine Isabelle as Tina Blake |
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| Rena Sofer as Miss Desjarden |
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