Christine
Overview
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.
Reviews (5)
John Chard (Rated: 8)
Christine
No Strawberry Girl, She’s 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. M...
talisencrw (Rated: 9)
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...
DrewBlack (Rated: 10)
“She’s a killer!” Said one of the promotional posters for John Carpenter’s 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 t...
GenerationofSwine (Rated: 8)
"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 Hig...
RottenPop (Rated: 8)
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. It’s based on a Stephen King novel of the s...
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