A nerdish boy buys a strange car with an evil mind of its own and his nature starts to change to reflect it.A nerdish boy buys a strange car with an evil mind of its own and his nature starts to change to reflect it.A nerdish boy buys a strange car with an evil mind of its own and his nature starts to change to reflect it.
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- 2 nominations
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- Trivia15% of the budget was just on the cars. By the end of filming, all but 2 were destroyed.
- GoofsWhen Christine smashes into the silver Camaro at the gas station, the hood of the Camaro gets knocked off the hinges and twisted sideways. As Christine reverses and drags the Camaro backward, you can see down through the hood that the engine compartment is empty. Minus a transmission, as well.
- Quotes
Arnie Cunningham: Okay... show me.
- Crazy creditsIn the opening credits when the titles are appearing, Christine's engine can be heard.
- Alternate versionsThere was a home video release during the 1980s that was an extended cut which included many of the deleted scenes found on the Special Edition DVD.
- ConnectionsFeatured in At the Movies: Christine/Silkwood/Sudden Impact/Thriller (1983)
- SoundtracksBad To The Bone
Written by George Thorogood
Performed by George Thorogood & The Destroyers (as George Thorogood and The Destroyers)
Courtesy of EMI America Records
Delsound Music
Featured review
Horror done right
WOW! I'm extremely surprised by how much I liked this film. I have never been a fan of the horror genre and I have avoided watching horror for the most part. However, recently I have started to open up to the idea of getting more into horror films and I have been fascinated by John Carpenter as a director ever since I saw Big Trouble In Little China. Since it's Spooktober, and Netflix happened to have Christine in its catalog, I thought to myself, what better time to start getting into horror films.
I'm glad I did. Christine surprised me in a big way. I ended up liking a proper horror film much more than I thought I ever would. The tension was perfectly crafted and the tone and the mood of the film was fantastic. At first, I thought that the second act was quite slow. However, once the movie finished, I realized how important the developments of that second act were. I also thought the way Christine (the car) was handled, was brilliant. I was never 100% sure as to what exactly it could do. From the very get-go, the movie gives little hints and ideas of what is to come and keeps you on the edge.
As mentioned, I'm very glad I expanded my movie radar towards horror. I'm very eager to seek more horror of this era and I'm even more eager to see more of John Carpenter. Christine is a fantastic film that does horror exactly how I think that it should be done. Although there is a lot in the horror genre that doesn't interest me in the slightest, thanks to Christine, I won't be avoiding the genre any longer.
I'm glad I did. Christine surprised me in a big way. I ended up liking a proper horror film much more than I thought I ever would. The tension was perfectly crafted and the tone and the mood of the film was fantastic. At first, I thought that the second act was quite slow. However, once the movie finished, I realized how important the developments of that second act were. I also thought the way Christine (the car) was handled, was brilliant. I was never 100% sure as to what exactly it could do. From the very get-go, the movie gives little hints and ideas of what is to come and keeps you on the edge.
As mentioned, I'm very glad I expanded my movie radar towards horror. I'm very eager to seek more horror of this era and I'm even more eager to see more of John Carpenter. Christine is a fantastic film that does horror exactly how I think that it should be done. Although there is a lot in the horror genre that doesn't interest me in the slightest, thanks to Christine, I won't be avoiding the genre any longer.
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- John Carpenter's Christine
- Filming locations
- Calabasas High School - 22855 Mulholland Highway, Calabasas, California, USA(Football game scenes.)
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Box office
- Budget
- $9,700,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $21,017,849
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $3,408,904
- Dec 11, 1983
- Gross worldwide
- $21,045,293
- Runtime1 hour 50 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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