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Christine (1983)
6.4
A nerdish boy buys a strange car with an evil mind of its own and his nature starts to change to reflect it. Director:John Carpenter |
110 min - 
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Cast
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| Keith Gordon | ... | ||
| John Stockwell | ... | ||
| Alexandra Paul | ... | ||
| Robert Prosky | ... | ||
| Harry Dean Stanton | ... | ||
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Christine Belford | ... | |
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Roberts Blossom | ... | |
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William Ostrander | ... | |
| David Spielberg | ... | ||
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Malcolm Danare | ... | |
| Steven Tash | ... | ||
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Stuart Charno | ... | |
| Kelly Preston | ... | ||
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Marc Poppel | ... | |
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Robert Darnell | ... | |
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Storyline
Highschool geek Arnie Cunningham falls in love with "Christine", a bright red 1958 Plymouth Fury which has seen much better days. Setting himself the task of restoring the car to its original condition, his friends notice that the car is not the only thing that is changing. Arnie seems to spend more and more time with his car. He's also developed a sort of cocky arrogance which does not seem like the real Arnie at all. Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>
Plot Summary | Plot SynopsisTaglines:
Seductive. Passionate. Possessive. Say hello to Christine...Your Girlfriend The Car. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
(USA) See more »Also Known As:
John Carpenter's Christine See more »Box Office
Budget:
$9,700,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$3,408,000 (USA) (11 December 1983) (1045 Screens)Gross:
$21,200,000 (USA)Company Credits
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Color (Metrocolor)Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1
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Performed by Buddy Holly
Courtesy of MCA Records, Inc.
MPI Communications, Inc. & Wren Music Co. See more »
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According to Keith Gordon (who plays Arnie) on the DVD Commentary, he kept having trouble with Christine's push-button operated TorqueFlite automatic transmission control. The 1958 Plymouths (along with all other Chrysler products that year) used push buttons to select "Reverse," "Neutral," "Drive," etc. (The buttons can be seen in some shots located near the steering column but are never seen being pushed in the film.) He says that it would routinely take several tries to put the transmission in gear. In a few instances, filming would be delayed so that a technician could repair the selector buttons, and even then he'd still have trouble with it. See more »Goofs
Continuity: When Arnie takes Leigh back home, he switches off the windshield wipers when they're on the outside of the windshield. When he comes back to Christine a few minutes later, the wipers are in their normal position. See more »Quotes
Arnie Cunningham: [commenting on the altercation with Repperton] All in all, it wasn't a bad first day.See more »
Crazy Credits
In the opening credits when the titles are appearing, Christine's enginecan be heard. See more »
Connections
Referenced in "Gilmore Girls: Star-Crossed Lovers and Other Strangers (#1.16)" (2001) See more »Soundtracks
"Not Fade Away"Performed by Buddy Holly
Courtesy of MCA Records, Inc.
MPI Communications, Inc. & Wren Music Co. See more »
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