Christine (1983)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

John Carpenter

Writers:

Stephen King (novel)
Bill Phillips (screenplay)

Release Date:

9 December 1983 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

She'll possess you. Then destroy you. She's death on wheels. She's...

Plot:

A nerdish boy buys a strange car with a evil mind of its own and his nature starts to change to reflect it.

Plot Keywords:

Car | Crushed To Death | 1970s | Automobile | Immolation

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Keith Gordon	...	Arnie
John Stockwell	...	Dennis
Alexandra Paul	...	Leigh
Robert Prosky	...	Darnell
Harry Dean Stanton	...	Junkins
Christine Belford	...	Regina Cunningham
Roberts Blossom	...	LeBay
William Ostrander	...	Buddy
David Spielberg	...	Mr. Casey
Malcolm Danare	...	Moochie
Steven Tash	...	Rich
Stuart Charno	...	Vandenberg
Kelly Preston	...	Roseanne
Marc Poppel	...	Chuck
Robert Darnell	...	Michael Cunningham

Also Known As:

John Carpenter's Christine (USA) (complete title)

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Canada:R (Ontario) | Canada:18A | West Germany:16 (nf) | Finland:K-15 (2004) | Finland:K-16 (1984) | India:A | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Chile:18 | France:Unrated | Germany:16 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Norway:16 (1984) | Singapore:NC-16 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Oak Park High School - 899 Kanan Road, Oak Park, California, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

The movie playing at the drive-in scene is Thank God It's Friday (1978).

Goofs:

Factual errors: There are a few scenes in the movie which show Christine locking her doors and we see that she has common lock "buttons" on the inside door panels. This is incorrect - 1958 Plymouths are not equipped with buttons. To lock the door, the door handle has to be rotated counter-clockwise.

Quotes:

Will Darnell: Ya know Pepper, ya can't polish a turd.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Critic: I Can't Believe It's a Clip Show (#2.10)" (1995)

Soundtrack:

Not Fade Away

how could it be better?

Let's face it. Christine is far from the best novels of King, especially this creepy dead former owner, sitting on the backseats, and teasing Arnie.

Carpenter chose not to put this character into the movie. What a great choice. Which other movie has shown a true love between a human and a machine ever since? I mean, a film with no ridiculous situations and tired old gags. None.

Big John created a weird teenage movie, with a great cast (Keith Gordon has never been better) and a hypercool soundtrack. One of a kind you won't easily forget!