Carrie - in film title font

[Member VFX…]

Hey everyone,

 

i was wondering if anyone could help me figure out what font is used for the title card in the film Carrie. 

 

Its the attached lowercase font. 

 

Thanks!

[Member Gec…]

It looks at first like Palatino Bold Italic by Hermann Zapf, but for the 'r' and dot over the 'i'.

Carrie came out in 1978.

Palatino in 1949.

I suggest the movie studio customised Palatino.

Or Hermann Zapf was commissioned to do a custom job for the studio.

[Member Alb…]

Zapf would not have made the i-dot that way. Also he would never make an italic that wide and surely not by mechanically expanding Palatino italic.

[Member Alb…]

But yes, it ‘was’ Palatino …

[Member VFX…]

The i dot has been driving me crazy. I’ve found a few fonts that are comparable but for the rounded/flourished r’s and the i dot. 

 

Thanks so so much for the help!