Christine
How do you kill something that can't possibly be alive?
Country
Production
Genre
Budget
$9 700 000
Box office
$21 017 849
Director
Actors
Keith Gordon, John Stockwell, Alexandra Paul, Robert Prosky, Harry Dean Stanton, Christine Belford, Roberts Blossom, William Ostrander, David Spielberg, Malcolm Danare
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
Richard Kobritz, Mark Tarlov, Kirby McCauley
Camera operator
Donald M. Morgan
Composer
Artist
Daniel A. Lomino
Audition
Karen Rea
Editing
Marion Rothman
Whole Team (55)
Whole Team (55)
Short description
Nerdy high schooler Arnie Cunningham falls for Christine, a rusty 1958 Plymouth Fury, and becomes obsessed with restoring the classic automobile to her former glory. As the car changes, so does Arnie, whose newfound confidence turns to arrogance behind the wheel of his exotic beauty. Arnie's girlfriend Leigh and best friend Dennis reach out to him, only to be met by a Fury like no other.
What's left behind the scenes
- The lead role in the film was offered to Kevin Bacon, but he declined it in favor of the movie "Footloose" (1984).
- Stephen King's popularity was such that the film was released before his book was published.
- Detective Jenkins drives a Plymouth Fury (the same make as Christine), but a 1977 model.
- In the book, Roland LeBay's corpse appears before Arnie several times, and LeBay's spirit possesses Arnie, altering his personality. This is shown later when LeBay's spirit takes control of the car to take revenge on the ruthless tormentors. In the film, however, LeBay's spirit is omitted, and the car itself is depicted as evil. John Carpenter noted that this simplifies the plot and that the appearance of the corpse somewhat resembled scenes from "An American Werewolf in London," which had been released shortly before "Christine."
- The film is based on the novel of the same name by American writer Stephen King.
- One of the Plymouth stunt cars used in the film—the one that kills Moochie—had a fake front end. The car was assembled from parts of similar vehicles found in a junkyard. The car is now in private hands.
- Kevin Bacon was offered the lead role in the film, but he turned it down in favor of "Footloose" (1984).
- On one of the filming days, Alexandra Paul brought her twin sister Caroline to the set, who secretly, as a joke, replaced Alexandra in the scene with the bulldozer.
- In the book, Roland LeBay's corpse appears before Arnie several times, and LeBay's spirit possesses Arnie, altering his personality. This is later shown when LeBay's spirit takes control of the car to avenge his cruel tormentors. The film, however, abandons the spirit of LeBay and depicts the car itself as evil. John Carpenter notes that this simplifies the plot and that the appearance of the corpse somehow resembles scenes from "An American Werewolf in London," which was released shortly before "Christine."
- The movie being shown at the drive-in theater is "Thank God It's Friday" (1978).
- The book Dennis pulls from the shelf in the library before inviting Lei is "Christine" by Stephen King.
- Stephen King's popularity was such that the film was released in theaters before his book was published.
- To create the effect of the car self-repairing, hydraulic pumps were installed inside certain areas of the Plymouth Fury stunt double. These pumps were attached to the car's body and, when compressed, sucked parts of the body inward. The inward movement of the car was filmed and then played in reverse in the film, creating the impression that the car was spontaneously restoring its shape.
- According to the book, Arnie receives Christine from Roland D. LeBay, who dies two weeks later. In the film, Arnie receives it from his brother – George LeBay.
- The movie being shown in the open-air cinema is titled "Thank God It's Friday" (1978).
- The book that Dennis takes off the library shelf before inviting Leigh is Stephen King's 'Christine'.
- The role of Christine was played by both a 'Plymouth Fury' and a 'Plymouth Belvedere' from 1958, which were externally almost indistinguishable from each other and were purchased in large quantities for filming.
- One of the Plymouth stunt doubles used in the film—the one that kills Murch—had a non-original front end. The car was assembled from parts from similar cars found in a junkyard. The vehicle is now privately owned.
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