Christine

Christine

No Strawberry Girl, Shes Plymouth Fury. CQB 241.

Christine is directed by John Carpenter and adapted to screenplay by Bill Phillips from the novel of the same name written by Stephen King. It stars Keith Gordon, John Stockwell, Alexandra Paul, Robert Prosky and Harry Dean Stanton. Music is by Carpenter and Alan Howarth and cinematography is by Donald M. Morgan.

How Do You Kill Something That Cant Possibly Be Alive?

1983 was a busy year for Stephen King adaptations to the screen, along with Christine there was also Cujo and The Dead Zone, so for fans of the legendary author there was plenty to chew on. Christine tells the story of a possessed car that takes over the life of the school nerd, with devastating consequences...

One of the most intriguing coming-of-age stories in cinema, and this tends to be overlooked, both as a Stephen King story and horror film, in place of the more sensationalized frolic and mayhem of works such as 'The Shining', 'Carrie', 'Misery' and 'The Shawshank Redemption', which is a crying shame, because: a) John Carpenter is probably the finest director (at least Top 3) ever involved with King adaptations; and b) it perfectly conceptualizes, like earlier short experimental films by the likes of Kenneth Anger, the downright uncomfortable sleaziness and fetishism that has existed, mainly in America, between men and their cars.

Keith Gordon does some really fine acting here (as he did previously for Brian De Palma in 'Dressed to Kill')...

Shes a killer! Said one of the promotional posters for John Carpenters feature film, based on the homonymous best-selling novel by famous writer Stephen King. Since its 1983 release, the movie has become a cult-classic, especially for gearheads and horror fans, thanks to its premise.

But is the movie a killer thriller or just a clunker 1980s film? For this reviewer, it is an absolutely enjoyable, fun to watch deep character study. Carpenter turns his wrenches on Kings over the top supernatural material, and polishes it into a clearer, more relatable version of the horror romance.

The plot is intriguing to say the least. In the 1980s, a young, bullied nerd, Arnold Arnie Cunningham, buys a trashed red 1957 Plymouth Fury (named Christin...

"It's going to suck, let's watch something else.... It's going to suck, let's watch something else.... King Adaptations always suck, let's watch something else."

"You realize it's John Carpenter right?"

"Oh, let's rent Christine."

That is honestly how the conversation went when I was in High School.... and I am glad I gave it a chance. It's actually one of the better adaptations of a King novel, and, really, this was CLASSIC King.

Carpenter did a great job of cutting away the fat and making a screen adaptation of a King novel that still held true to the spirit of the novel.

I was surprised, but, then, Carpenter is really great at that sort of thing.

Christine

**USA | Date | **

John Carpenter | Columbia Pictures & Polar Film | #26 of #150Moviesof1983

Christine is an American horror movie from legendary filmmaker John Carpenter. With a screenplay from Stephen King and Bill Phillips. Its based on a Stephen King novel of the same name. The film was produced by Mark Tarlov, Richard Kobritz, and Kirby McCauley with Columbia Pictures and Polar Film. It stars Keith Gordon, John Stockwell, and Alexandra Paul. It was released in North America, Canada, and apparently Turkey, on December 9th, 1983.

Arnie is a nerdy teenager. Bullied but finds refuge in his lone friend Dennis. That is until Arnie becomes obsessed with his possessed car, an evil 1958 Plymouth Fury named Christin...