--- title: ALS Ice Bucket Challenge: Foo Fighters Dave Grohl Make Carrie Video description: Ever wanted to see Dave Grohl in a prom dress? 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Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters performs at the 9:30 Club in Washington D.C. as part of the birthday celebration for Big Tony of Trouble Funk. Kyle Gustafson—The Washington Post/Getty Images by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Aug 19, 2014 9:34 PM UTC Okay, okay, we know you’re probably sick of watching celebrities like [Britney Spears](http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/shut-it-down-britney-spears-just-won-the-als-ice-bucket-chal) (and, worse, randos in your Facebook timeline) do the[ ice bucket challenge](http://time.com/3111699/ice-bucket-challenge-als-donations/), 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. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3145571/als-ice-bucket-challenge-foo-fighters-video/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3145571/als-ice-bucket-challenge-foo-fighters-video/"},"headline":"The Foo Fighters Spoof Carrie for Their Ice Bucket Challenge Video","datePublished":"2014-08-19T21:34:42.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:12:35.006Z","description":"Ever wanted to see Dave Grohl in a prom dress? 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