Kenneth Garson, best known as Kenny, is a minor character in Carrie. He is a friend of Billy Nolan, the brother of Lou Garson and a student at Ewen High School in Chamberlain, Maine.
Novel[]
Kenny Garson is a friend of Billy Nolan.
He participated in the prank against Carrie White by going with Billy, Jackie Talbot, Steve Deighan, Henry Blake and his brother Lou Garson to a pig farm to slaughter a pig, he made jokes on the pig whose blood was then used in the evil prank.
Garson survives the mayhem as he is a drop out, but it is implied he put the blame on Christine Hargensen to save himself.
1976 Film[]
Kenny Garson appears in the 1976 film. He is portrayed by Rory Stevens.
Kenny is one of Billy Nolan's friends and he was one of the few people who contributed in the prank. He is first seen with his friend Freddy DeLois driving there car and tossing Billy a beer, he then appears during the pig farm slaughter, he briefly appears as giving his ballot and dancing with his date at The Black Prom, he and Freddy watch as the pig blood fell on carrie and the bucket fell onto Tommy Ross where he had died.
He, Freddy , and Norma Watson, attempted to escape but he and Freddy were crushed at the door. Kenny is last seen holding onto the door trying to free himself and Freddy. It is possible he burned alive along with everyone else during the massacre.
Trivia[]
- Kenny was one of the few people to really laugh at Carrie White.
- His name was referred once in the film. When he is getting crushed, Norma yells “Kenny!”
- In the novel, he is a drop out but he obviously shouldn’t go to prom unless he had a girlfriend who wanted to go with him.
Kenny Garson (2002)[]
Kenny in the 2002 film
Kenneth "Kenny" Garson was played by Miles Meadows in Carrie (2002).
He was a student at Ewen High School in Chamberlain, Maine, and the brother of Lou Garson. He was one of the people, who tormented Carrie. He also was in the chemistry class with Carrie, and was one of Billy Nolan’s friends.
In the 2002 version, Kenny was the boyfriend of Tina and participated in the evil prank against Carrie that led to Tommy's death, and Carrie's temporal insanity (which, in turn, led to the Black Prom and the destruction of Chamberlain). Initially, he looks puzzled and confused when seeing the bucket up in the rafters (as though wondering what could be taking Chris so long to pull the rope and pour the blood on Carrie).
He is the first to laugh at Carrie along with Tina, and is very passionate in doing so (while also referring to Carrie as a "pig" as though possibly inspired by the pig blood). It is only when Helen angrily slaps him across the face (which Tina sees in both shock and anger) that he stops laughing after that.
In Carrie's murderous rampage, he got his arm crushed between a set of double doors when trying to get them open, and remained in that position throughout the chaos. It is possible that he was electrocuted to death like a catfish along with everyone else when the scoreboard hit the floor.
Kenny Garson (2013)[]
Kenneth "Kenny" Garson was played by Kyle Mac in Carrie (2013).
Kenny Garson was one of two best friends of Billy Nolan. He participated in the killing of the pigs in order to get the blood needed for the prank on Carrie. He also helped in the plot to humiliate Carrie at the prom, in which he laughed, too; however, it was a prank that also led to Tommy's death.
He, Jackie Talbot, and a few others pull out the bleachers. He, Brian Maxwell, Talbot, and Red dress girl run up the Bleachers where Carrie notices this moment and crashes it into each other. Kenny gets his foot caught, he attempts to grab onto a Red dress girl but grabs her dress, Kenny is last seen falling off the Bleachers. It is possible he is one of the people who is electrocuted as he is last seen in the directors bleeding near the bleachers.
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