The online woke furore regarding the casting of a non-deaf actor for the lead role in the The Stand reminded us of the same furore that occured around another Stephen King related movie when Sissy Spacek, a non-telekinetic actress, was cast in the lead role of Carrie (1976).

Obviously, casting an actress who could not move objects around with her mind for such an important role was considered a highly problematic at the time as she would have to fake many key scenes in the movie including nailing her mother to a door with multiple knives and controlling a runaway fire hose. It was thought that her lack of telekinetic powers would make it difficult if not impossible for Spacek to act convincingly.

Luckily, when interviewed about this problematic fact at the time, Sissy Spacek managed to screw up her eyes, clench her fists and let out a resounding fart to prove that she could indeed move objects  - in this case hot air - with her mind, thus proving her telekinetic powers whilst clearing the studio at the same time.