Christine (1983 film)
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| Directed by | John Carpenter |
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| Screenplay by | Bill Phillips |
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Christine by Stephen King |
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| Cinematography | Donald M. Morgan |
| Edited by | Marion Rothman |
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| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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110 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $10 million |
| Box office | $21 million (US) |
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| Film score by John Carpenter & Alan Howarth | |||||||||||||
| Released | June 1, 1990 | ||||||||||||
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| Length | 33:14 | ||||||||||||
| Label | Varèse Sarabande | ||||||||||||
| Producer | John Carpenter, Alan Howarth | ||||||||||||
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Christine is a 1983 American horror film directed by John Carpenter and starring Keith Gordon, , Alexandra Paul, and Harry Dean Stanton. The film also features supporting performances from Roberts Blossom and Kelly Preston. Written by Bill Phillips and based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King, the plot follows a sentient and violent vintage Plymouth Fury named Christine, and its effects on the car's new teenage owner.
Upon its release, the film has grossed $21 million at the US box office. Despite a lukewarm reception among critics, the film has become a cult classic.
Arnold "Arnie" Cunningham (Keith Gordon) is an awkward, unpopular teen with only one friend, Dennis Guilder (). Arnie's life begins to change when he buys a used red-and-white 1958 Plymouth Fury, nicknamed "Christine", in need of extensive repairs. Arnie begins to restore Christine at a local junkyard, Darnell's Autobody, but as he spends more of his time working on the car, he discards his glasses, dresses differently, and develops an arrogant personality. Dennis and Arnie's new girlfriend, Leigh Cabot (Alexandra Paul), discover the car's previous owner was obsessed with Christine and had died in it due to carbon monoxide poisoning.
A group of bullies at school—angry with Arnie after a shop class confrontation results in the lead bully, Buddy Repperton (William Ostrander), getting expelled—vandalize Christine. Arnie is devastated and determined to repair Christine. As he examines the ruined car, he hears the creaking of metal and notices the engine is now fully restored. Arnie tells the car "show me"; Christine restores itself to showroom quality, then seeks out the vandals; Moochie Wells (Malcolm Danare) is targeted first and crushed to death in an alley. Buddy, Richie Trelawney (Steven Tash) and Don Vandenberg (Stuart Charno) are then killed: Richie and Don are caught in a gas station explosion (which sets Christine on fire), and Buddy is run over and burned by the flaming car. The owner of the junkyard is eventually killed in the garage when he sits in the car and is crushed by the seat adjuster.
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