The Stephen King novel adapted into a film starring Sissy Spacek is Carrie. Published in 1974, Carrie was King's first published novel and introduced Carrie White, a bullied teenager whose telekinetic abilities emerge amid an abusive home life and relentless school cruelty.
Brian De Palma directed the 1976 film adaptation, with Sissy Spacek playing Carrie and Piper Laurie portraying her fanatically religious mother, Margaret White. The movie became a major commercial and critical success, earning Spacek and Laurie Academy Award nominations.
A common mix-up is confusing the novel with King's other early adaptations. Firestarter, for example, was adapted with Drew Barrymore as Charlie McGee, while Christine and The Shining have entirely different central characters and stories. Carrie has also received later adaptations, including a 2002 television film, a 2013 theatrical remake, and stage-musical versions.
The 1976 film is especially notable because it was the first feature-film adaptation of any Stephen King work. Its prom sequence, supernatural revenge story, and operatic visual style helped establish Carrie as one of the most influential horror films of the 1970s.