VIDEO INCORPORATES IMAGES & SOUNDS FROM DE PALMA FILM
CHALLENGES STEPHEN KING & TRAVOLTA, WHO HAVE 24 HOURS TO RESPOND
FELLOW FOO FIGHTERS APPEAR IN SUPPORTING ROLES
Billboard
"Foo Fighters Parody 'Carrie' in Brilliant Ice Bucket Challenge Video"
SPIN
"Foo Fighters Spoof 'Carrie' for Best ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Yet"
Rolling Stone
"Foo Fighters Turn Ice Bucket Challenge Into Epic 'Carrie' Tribute"
"Grohl and Co. do an excellent job sending up Carrie's climactic prom disaster, incorporating actual shots from the movie, while Grohl, in full Prom Queen regalia, offers over-the-top tears (first of joy, and then unquenchable rage after he's doused). While the clip cuts before Grohl can unleash his hellish retaliation, Taylor Hawkins, playing Carrie's date Tommy, dutifully takes one for the team and gets conked on the head with the empty bucket. Fellow Foos Pat Smear and Nate Mendel play the rapscallions who trigger the bucket drop on Grohl's head."
Loudwire
"Foo Fighters Star in Most Awesome ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Video Yet"
Music Times
"Foo Fighters' ALS Challenge Video Is The Best One Yet"
Click Music
"Foo Fighters win the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge with a brilliant Carrie parody"
TIME
"The Foo Fighters Spoof Carrie for Their Ice Bucket Challenge Video"
"Okay, okay, we know you’re probably sick of watching celebrities like Britney Spears (and, worse, randos in your Facebook timeline) do the ice bucket challenge, but it won’t hurt to watch just one more, right? The Foo Fighters put a lot of effort into their contribution to the viral phenomenon by recreating the iconic prom scene from the 1976 horror film Carrie.
"In the movie, Carrie gets drenched with pig’s blood — luckily, the Foo Fighters used ice water instead.
"Grohl nominates a few others to complete the challenge: Stephen King (who wrote the book upon which the film is based), John Travolta (who was in the movie) and Jack Black (for unknown reasons.) But it’s going to be pretty hard for anyone to top this."
Ultimate Classic Rock
"Foo Fighters’ Ice Bucket Challenge May Be the Best Yet"
Huffington Post
"Foo Fighters' 'Carrie' Sendup Just Won The Ice Bucket Challenge"
OC Weekly
"Foo Fighters Ice Bucket Challenge Just Changed the Game"
VanyaLand
"PROM KING: DAVE GROHL AND FOO FIGHTERS RECREATE ‘CARRIE’ FOR THE ALS ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE"
Stereogum
"Watch Foo Fighters Spoof Carrie In Their Elaborate ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Video"
Updated: Tuesday, August 19, 2014 5:16 PM CDT
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