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Legend says that Antonio Bay was built in 1880 with blood money obtained from shipwrecked lepers, which no one believes. On the eve of the town's centennial, many plan to attend the celebrations, including the murdered lepers. Director: John Carpenter A police sergeant and an unlikely band of criminals defend a closing LA precinct office on New Years Eve against an army of gang members. Director: John Carpenter A research team finds a mysterious cylinder in a deserted church. If opened, it could mean the end of the world. Director: John Carpenter An alien takes the form of a young widow's husband and asks her to drive him from Wisconsin to Arizona. The government tries to stop them. Director: John Carpenter Cujo, a friendly St. Bernard, contracts rabies and conducts a reign of terror on a small American town. Director: Lewis Teague Recovering from an ambush that killed his entire team, a vengeful vampire slayer must retrieve an ancient Catholic relic that, should it be acquired by vampires, will allow them to walk in sunlight. Director: John Carpenter In 1997, when the U.S.

president crashes into Manhattan, now a giant maximum security prison, a convicted bank robber is sent in to rescue him. Director: John Carpenter Behind a young family's home in Maine is a terrible secret that holds the power of life after death. When tragedy strikes, the threat of that power soon becomes undeniable. Director: Mary Lambert An insurance investigator begins discovering that the impact a horror writer's books have on his fans is more than inspirational. Director: John Carpenter A drifter discovers a pair of sunglasses that allow him to wake up to the fact that aliens have taken over the Earth. Director: John Carpenter An All-American trucker gets dragged into a centuries-old mystical battle in Chinatown. Director: John Carpenter Snake Plissken is once again called in by the United States government to recover a potential doomsday device from Los Angeles, now an autonomous island where undesirables are deported. Director: John Carpenter Edit Storyline In 1957, in Detroit, a red Plymouth Fury is built and is the cause of two accidents, one of them fatal, still in the assembly line.

Twenty-one years later, the outcast and bullied nerd Arnold "Arnie" Cunningham is getting a ride with his best and only friend Dennis Guilder and he sees the wrecked car for sale in a garden. Arnie immediately falls in love with the car. The car was given the name Christine by it's first owner. He brings the car to a repair shop of the despicable Will Darnell and works hard to restore the classic car. While he works in the restoration, he changes his personality to a cocky teenager and he dates the most beautiful girl in the high-school, Leigh Cabot. Soon Arnie becomes selfish and jealous of the supernatural Christine that kills everyone that is a threat to them. Written by Mitchell McCreath. See All (130) » Taglines: She was born bad. Plain and simple. Somewhere deep on a darkened assembly line. Christine. A '58 Plymouth Fury possessed by Hell. She's taken control of her teenage owner, Arnie. Her previous owner is not alive to warn him. And now she's steering straight for the one person in her way. Arnie's girlfriend, Leigh. The other woman.

See more » Genres: 9 December 1983 (USA) See more » Also Known As: John Carpenter's Christine See more » Filming Locations: Did You Know? Trivia The characters Arnold (Arnie) Cunningham and Roland Lebay first names contain exactly the same letters. See more » Goofs The spot on Dennis's sweatshirt from being grabbed by Moochie during lunch is still moist that night while at the Cunningham house. See more » Quotes In the opening credits when the titles are appearing, Christine's engine can be heard. See more » Connections Courtesy of MCA Records, Inc. MPI Communications, Inc. & Wren Music Co. (United Kingdom) – See all my reviews Remember when you were young and movies where your only friend? Well such is a case in point when it comes to John Carpenter's "Christine" Now as a rule, and a longstanding one at that, I could never read a Stephen King novel but i could always find time to watch an adaptation of the same, if and when it either came to video as was the thing before the wonders of DVD or if it arrived at the local cinema.

My personal highlights from the Stephen King Oeuvre are "Silver Bullet" if only to see the likes of Gary Busey and Everitt McGill ham it up beyond the call of duty. Stanley Kubrick's version of "The Shining" complete with a knockout performance from the maestro of barnstorming himself Mr Jack Nicholson, as we already know there have been so many translations from page to screen of everything and anything the king of horror writing has penned some good, some not so good. However, when it comes to "Christine" it was pitch perfect in every way, shape and form. Directed by John Carpenter, who has been hit and miss down through the years. A wonderful array of golden oldie classics playing throughout the movie itself, a truly wonderful script written by Bill Phillips, containing many a gem which still lingers in the mind even to this day. Which leads me finally to the actors, casting down to a tee, and as i said ably assisted by a good script, well drawn characters, of course from the mind of Stephen King, but brought to vivid life by the likes of Robert Prosky who appears as the junkyard owner Will Darnell, a true standout in the whole movie.

Why even Roberts Blossom, think all the way back to Bob Clarks's take on Ed Gein "Deranged" the man still lends a sense of deadly menace to his character, even though his role is primarily a cameo role but in fairness quite pivotal in terms of progressing the story. However, those two being character parts, we need to see the story unfolds. We begin in prologue fashion, as we see upon fade in, superimposed, the year is 1957, We see a car assembly line, all the new cars are being overseen and given the once over by the foreman, from a distance we get our first glance of how beautiful and intoxicating "Christine" the car is to look at. Of course that illusion is soon shattered when firstly a foreman shatters his hand, then one of the workers decides to take a little rest and relaxation in the front seat, all the while smoking his cigar, when ash from the cigar drops onto the plastic covering, so it begins, and the true nature of "Christine is revealed.

Flash forward to present day and we see Arnie Cunningham the nerdish lead character played with aplomb by Keith Gordon, who would later go on to direct the really excellent "The Chocolate War" as well as many more. However when it comes to acting, Keith Gordon would never better what he had done prior to this or even after. We have all at one point, either been or have known someone like Arnie Cunningham, perennial book worm, not exactly a ladies man, but when he catches first glimpse of the wreck that will forever alter his very being, It is at that point we see that compulsion leads to obsession when Arnie falls under the spell of that 1958 Plymouth Fury. Watch as Arnie emerges from his shell, argues with his parents, something that he would never have done or even finds his first and last girlfriend. All this achieved upon the influence and presence of what would appear to be a car, but for teenager Arnie, it represents his first steps towards independence, but underneath the surface of it all we already know the motive and inevitable end.

With wonderful turns by William Ostrader as chief bully Buddy Reperton and Malcolm Danare as Moochie, along with John Stockwell as Arnie's only friend Dennis and Alexandra Paul long before she donned the lifeguard bikini for Baywatch as Arnie's suffering girlfriend Lee. Watch and be amazed, time has not taken it's toll on John Carpenter's finest hour. 50 of 59 people found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes Film Review: Christine (1983) Home | Film Reviews | Film Review: Christine (1983) Film Review: Christine (1983) Nigel Honeybone 06/23/2015 Film Reviews SYNOPSIS: “Arnie Cunningham is a typical high school nerd who is picked on, overruled by his parents, and has very few friends. Until he meets Christine, a run-down 1958 Plymouth Fury and buys her. Arnie learns that Christine has a thing for him and devotes his time to restoring her to mint condition. But overtime, Arnie begins to change and becomes disconnected with reality and his friends.

Arnie’s girlfriend Leigh and best friend Dennis find out that Christine’s previous owner cared about nothing else when he bought her and find out that Arnie is becoming just like him. The only way they can bring Arnie back to reality is to destroy Christine, but Arnie and Christine are ready to destroy them first and any one else who gets in their way.” (courtesy IMDB) REVIEW: In these enlightened times we look back upon John Carpenter‘s The Thing (1982) with fondness, with many critics and fans recognising its importance and standing as a classic of both horror and film. But such was not always the case. On its initial release in 1982, The Thing was considered a box-office flop and collected some of the most vitriolic reviews ever accorded to a horror film. It was almost as if the disgust factor inherent in John W. Campbell’s original novella simply proved too much for mainstream audience sensibilities and often angered them. As if chastened by this critical and commercial failure, John’s next venture was restrained in the extreme, but nonetheless effective for it.

Christine (1983), adapted from the popular Stephen King novel, told the story of a car apparently possessed of a mind of her own. Bought as a junkyard jalopy by a wimpish put-upon teenager, the 1958 Plymouth Fury – when lovingly restored by the boy – becomes a jealous and murderously demonic vehicle of vengeance. John can work hard and fast when he wants to – Christine was actually scripted, filmed and released within a year of publication of the novel on which it is based. It’s an excellent film, but by no means a great one. There are special problems when transferring a best-selling book to the screen, because it exists already as a series of images in the minds of the public. John treats the story with respect, but with a curious remoteness as well. There is little attempt to involve us directly in the action with, say, subjective camerawork or editing – at no time do we feel personally threatened. Most of Christine’s victims are thoroughly nasty types.

Ably supported by veteran actors Harry Dean Stanton, Robert Prosky and Roberts Blossom, Keith Gordon gives an accomplished performance as the pimply, gangly youth transformed by Christine’s influence into a darkly good-looking young man. He is both her lover and her saddest victim, falling prey (literally) to the great American myth of the machine as god. Also worthy of note is John Stockwell as the concerned best friend, who turned up in Oliver Stone’s Nixon (1995) as a White House staffer – this always amused me as his real-life father, Dean Stockwell, played the infamous Werewolf Of Washington (1973) two decades earlier. The special effects are amazingly good. The car’s ability to reconstruct itself from rusty junk to gleaming sleekness being masterly achieved by Roy Arbogast, responsible for the mechanical effects seen in Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (1977), The Thing, Star Wars VI: Return Of The Jedi (1983), The Fugitive (1993) and thirty other Hollywood blockbusters.

All this cost money, but some of the best effects are the cheap ones, notably the car radio that turns itself on to play fifties rock’n’roll when bent on vengeance. This is the film of an old-fashioned, skillful storyteller. Christine is a finely crafted shocker with just enough shivers along the way to keep thrill-seekers satisfied but, perhaps more importantly, it reveals a more thoughtful understanding of the importance of characterisation, an aspect that John’s more recent efforts are often lacking. He may never make movies that directly reflect his rather enigmatic personality – he is not an auteur in that sense – but he is likely to go on giving us well-made genre movies that, occasionally, transcend their formula to vibrate uneasily within us. One aspect of John’s work may be a strength or a weakness, it’s hard to tell. He seems to be a Manichean, which is to say he seems to believe in Evil as existing outside humanity, as an absolute force which has the same integrity as Good.

In Christine he took away any possible psychological reasons for the car’s behaviour and, in a bravura opening sequence, shows it wholly malicious while still on the assembly line, still wet behind the ears, so to speak. And it’s on that note I’ll bid you a good night and look forward to doing the zombie stomp with you again next week when I have the opportunity to lay at your feet another dead bird from the dodgy chicken shop known as Hollywood for…Horror News! Toodles! Christine (1983) Christine (1983) | Classic-Horror.com Our editor-in-chief Nate Yapp is proud to have contributed to the new book Hidden Horror: A Celebration of 101 Underrated and Overlooked Fright Flicks , edited by Aaron Christensen. Another contributors include Anthony Timpone, B.J. Colangelo, Dave Alexander, Classic-Horror.com's own Robert C. Ring and John W. Bowen. Pick up a copy today from Amazon.com! Christine (1983) Columbia There was a time where you could hardly get away with being a major horror film director without having at least one Stephen King adaptation to your name.

Brian De Palma had one. So did Tobe Hooper and David Cronenberg. George Romero had two. So, really, it's no surprise that John Carpenter also weighed in with his attempt at King's maniac car book "Christine." What is a little odd, though, is that, although the film is entertaining enough, it's more than a little muddled. The essential problem is that Carpenter's working with a lot of different storyline ideas that aren't his own. While he did a fine job with subtext in Halloween (perhaps too good a job - sometimes it seems like sub-subtext), in Christine he misses a few juicy opportunities, seemingly more interested in getting to the monster of the piece (a '58 Plymouth Fury) than developing interesting characters. For example, the movie starts off well enough (after a fairly unnecessary prologue that explains nothing). We meet Arnie (Keith Gordon), who is Exhibit A in the Hall of Nerds. Arnie wears glasses, can't seem to get his brain to relay messages to his body quick enough, and withers under pressure. His best friend Dennis (John Stockwell) is popular and well-liked.

The two make an odd pair, but to see them together is to know their friendship is a true one (and a bit complex - Stockwell, intentionally or not, hints at an edge of repressed homosexual desire for Gordon's character). We also get to see how a nerdy Arnie interacts with the larger world around him. However, once Arnie finds and becomes obsessed with the car Christine, the focus narrows extremely, and we lose the high school setting entirely, as well as most of the supporting characters. The car turns Arnie into a cocky, angry young man... well, we have to assume the car does it, anyway. Carpenter moves the focus to Dennis long enough so that we don't see the gradual metamorphosis. One minute, we're dealing with Arnie-as-nerd, the next, Arnie-as-dude. Personally, I would have been more interested in the corrupting effect of the car, rather than what the film devolves into afterwards: Michael Myers as a classic car with the motives of Carrie White .

After a pivotal scene involving some really mean hoodlums (or sh--ters, as the film's vernacular would have it), we get to see a few scenes of a car running over things, while John Carpenter's adequate synthesizer score plays in the background. Sure, we get it. Christine's a vengeful vehicle. I also get that the car's relationship with Arnie is a bit more weighty than your standard man-and-machine relationship. I like these ideas, but they're useless if you don't do anything with them. Of course, a respected horror director in the good part of his career would see that these things are explored, right? Nope. Carpenter just seems to want to get things moving to his fairly standard and unsuspenseful climax, and isn't particularly interested in the dimensions of the character relationships. I mean, why is this car evil? There's no explanation. Why can it do the things it can? I'm not asking for concrete answers, but all I'm left with is a stupid guess that the automobile's malice comes from its bright red paint job. I have to believe that the King novel goes into more detail about this. To be fair, Gordon's performance is quite excellent.

As hapless as his nerd is, it's a realistic nerd (okay, maybe the glasses were a bit too much). Arnie's just another social outcast, and Gordon resists overplaying him as a stereotyped geek, and never really lets go with the character until he's firmly insane (in which case he's not only allowed, he's practically required to chew scenery). In the end, you really want Arnie to beat the influence Christine has over him, and come back to his outcast status (which is where he really belongs - if "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" taught us anything, it taught us that the cool people aren't worth the flesh they're covered with). Christine is a nice little horror ditty in it's way. It's a good example of how a director can take an adaptation in the wrong direction and still come out with something that's a decent time-filler - though it's barely worth the price of a rental, what with so many other great films out there and all. Trivia: Dennis pulls a copy of Stephen King's original novel off the shelf before he asks Leigh (Alexandra Paul) out.

Login to post comments Kings of Horror #6: Christine (1983) - CraveOnline CraveOnline Here are the strangest sex fetishes that don't even make it onto your favorite porn site. Kings of Horror #6: Christine (1983) VIDEO: Is Christine just Carrie for bros? Bibbs and Ryan review John Carpenter's killer car thriller on Kings of Horror. by William Bibbiani Oct 6th, 2013 Every day throughout the month of October, William "Bibbs" Bibbiani from The B-Movies Podcast and Ryan Turek from Shock Till You Drop are reviewing a different theatrically-released horror movie based on the works of Stephen King. It's Day 6, and that means Bibbs and Ryan are reviewing John Carpenter's killer car coming-of-age drama Christine, starring Keith Gordon as… someone coming of age. With a killer car! Is John Carpenter's Stephen King adaptation just Carrie for bros? Bibbs and Ryan determine Christine's place in the horror pantheon on today's episode of Kings of Horror.

Come back every single day in October as Bibbs and Ryan review another theatrically-released film based on the acclaimed Stephen King's novels, short stories and original screenplays on Kings of Horror! Follow your hosts on Twitter at @WilliamBibbiani , @_RyanTurek and @STYDNews . Christine 1983 John Carpenter ( Filming Location ) - YouTube Christine 1983 John Carpenter ( Filming Location ) Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Sep 1, 2012 FOLLOW ME ON FACEBOOK Christine is a 1983 horror film about a sentient automobile, 1958 Plymouth Fury, named "Christine" and its effects on its teenaged owner, adapted from the novel Christine written by Stephen King. The film was directed by John Carpenter.

Category ‎Christine (1983) directed by John Carpenter • Reviews, film + cast • Letterboxd 27 Is there really a greater feeling than watching a John Carpenter movie for the first time? Come to think of it, is there ANYTHING that sets you in the mood for something great than the words "Directed by John Carpenter"? So far, I've seen about four of his movie previous to this one and to call myself a fan of them would be an understatement. With each film I watch from him, I gain more appreciation for his craft and more importantly, how much of an impact he's left on the medium as a whole. What I love about "Christine" shows a lot of what I love about him as a filmmaker. I love the quite nature of certain scenes… 3 Opening in a 1950s Detroit car factory with "Bad to the Bone" playing as Christine the 1958 Plymouth Fury is made and claims its first victims, this film was always destined to be classic.

From the sumptuous camera shots that feel the male gaze with its scopophilia but towards a car to the classic rock soundtrack, this film is a trim, schlock, and hypnotic 1970s/1980s horror flick. Built for the drive thru era and infused with that old school style with a kooky B-movie premise, Christine is a stylish, sensual, and thrilling experience all the way through. With the capable hands of John Carpenter guiding the ship towards land, Christine is a film about a car that is a little… 5 This film is some kind of perfect. It starts off as a deeply pessimistic and sardonic high school film, exposing the most common and disgusting traits of young men at that age in all their repulsiveness: these boys are the realistic -maybe a bit too mean- versions of the EWS!! dudes. They like girls, want to be cool, spurt out 50 insults per second and even the nerdiest one of the bunch, Arnie, is sick of being a good boy for his parents.

In fact, every character is unlikable, even Arnie's best friend, the cool yet rather nice Dennis, who on the very first day of school mocks Arnie's shyness with girls. Where have all the unlikable lead characters gone?… 5 'Christine' is a terrifying movie in its simplicity and its purity. It is what it is and nothing more. It is a movie about true love, about the fulfillment of true love, about meeting one's destiny, about becoming what one always was going to become, and knowing it, realizing it completely. 'Christine' is a haunted movie. It belongs to the movies, popular in the 1970's, wherein something from the past would grab ahold of someone in the present, and wholly absorb them. First, and foremost, though, It is a love story.

The movie it most resembles is Terence Malick's 'Badlands', another movie about a doomed couple intoxicated with each other to the ultimate detriment of those unfortunate enough to cross… 3 Opening in a 1950s Detroit car factory with "Bad to the Bone" playing as Christine the 1958 Plymouth Fury is made and claims its first victims, this film was always destined to be classic. From the sumptuous camera shots that feel the male gaze with its scopophilia but towards a car to the classic rock soundtrack, this film is a trim, schlock, and hypnotic 1970s/1980s horror flick. Built for the drive thru era and infused with that old school style with a kooky B-movie premise, Christine is a stylish, sensual, and thrilling experience all the way through.

With the capable hands of John Carpenter guiding the ship towards land, Christine is a film about a car that is a little… View All Critic Reviews (25) Audience Reviews for Christine The few changes made in the original story only weakens this flawed adaptation and makes its premise seem even more ludicrous than it already is, but at least all this is compensated well enough by the movie's style, expert editing and Carpenter's firm direction. Carlos Magalhães Super Reviewer Honestly not that great, but has its moments and it is an 80's film based on a good Stephen King book, so can't hate on it too much! Nicki Marie Super Reviewer A minor work by Carpenter but still thoroughly entertaining. Great character acting by Robert Prosky and Roberts Blossom as well. Graham Jones Super Reviewer I usually don't tend to find possessed vehicle movies particularly frightening but there was something really menacing and chilling about "Christine" - the devilish Plymouth Fury that seduces a 17 year-old college boy into fixing her up to her former glory to get up to more murderous mischief.

It's pretty tame violence wise with the bad language being far harsher, but it's a really enjoyable film with good suspense and tongue-in-cheek humour. One of my favourites from Carpenter. Lee ? Horror icons collide as 'Christine' meets 'Sharknado' FacebookEmail Twitter Google+ LinkedIn Pinterest Horror icons collide as 'Christine' meets 'Sharknado' Pensacola resident Christine, the iconic car from the 1983 movie, meets "Sharknado" on Sunday; watch with her at premiere party. Post to Facebook Horror icons collide as 'Christine' meets 'Sharknado' Pensacola resident Christine, the iconic car from the 1983 movie, meets "Sharknado" on Sunday; watch with her at premiere party. Check out this story on pnj.com: CancelSend A link has been sent to your friend's email address. Posted! A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Join the Conversation Horror icons collide as 'Christine' meets 'Sharknado' Julio Diaz , jdiaz@pnj.com Published 2:03 p.m.

CT July 29, 2016 | Updated 8:58 a.m. CT July 30, 2016 A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Buy Photo Owner Bill Gibson with his 1958 Plymouth Fury that used in the 1983 movie "Christine" in Pensacola, FL on Thursday, July 28, 2016. The car is featured in "Sharknado 4." Gregg Pachkowski/gregg@pnj.com Fullscreen Buy Photo A 1958 Plymouth Fury used in the 1983 movie "Christine" owned by Bill Gibson munches on a faux shark tail in Pensacola, FL on Thursday, July 28, 2016. The car is featured in "Sharknado 4." Gregg Pachkowski/gregg@pnj.com Fullscreen Buy Photo Owner Bill Gibson with his 1958 Plymouth Fury that used in the 1983 movie "Christine" in Pensacola, FL on Thursday, July 28, 2016.

The car is featured in "Sharknado 4." Gregg Pachkowski/gregg@pnj.com Fullscreen Buy Photo A 1958 Plymouth Fury used in the 1983 movie "Christine" owned by Bill Gibson in Pensacola, FL on Thursday, July 28, 2016. The car is featured in "Sharknado 4." Gregg Pachkowski/gregg@pnj.com Fullscreen Buy Photo A 1958 Plymouth Fury used in the 1983 movie "Christine" owned by Bill Gibson in Pensacola, FL on Thursday, July 28, 2016. The car is featured in "Sharknado 4." Gregg Pachkowski/gregg@pnj.com Fullscreen Buy Photo A 1958 Plymouth Fury used in the 1983 movie "Christine" owned by Bill Gibson in Pensacola, FL on Thursday, July 28, 2016.

The car is featured in "Sharknado 4." Gregg Pachkowski/gregg@pnj.com Fullscreen Buy Photo A 1958 Plymouth Fury used in the 1983 movie "Christine" owned by Bill Gibson in Pensacola, FL on Thursday, July 28, 2016. The car is featured in "Sharknado 4." Gregg Pachkowski/gregg@pnj.com Fullscreen Buy Photo Owner Bill Gibson feeds a faux shark tail to his 1958 Plymouth Fury "Christine" in Pensacola, FL on Thursday, July 28, 2016. This car was used in the 1983 movie "Christine" and is featured in "Sharknado 4." Gregg Pachkowski/gregg@pnj.com Like this topic? You may also like these photo galleries: Replay Last Slide Next Slide Buy Photo A 1958 Plymouth Fury used in the 1983 movie "Christine" owned by Bill Gibson munches on a faux shark tail in Pensacola, FL on Thursday, July 28, 2016.

The car is featured in "Sharknado 4." (Photo: Gregg Pachkowski/gregg@pnj.com)Buy Photo 80 CONNECT TWEET LINKEDIN COMMENTEMAILMORE Bill Gibson warned that there's always drama where Christine is involved, so perhaps it shouldn't be surprising that this story required two interviews, after notes from the first one mysteriously vanished into the ether. "She loves to cause as much havoc and chaos as she can," Gibson said. "I could easily write a book. My life has been a roller coaster, no doubt about it." Christine isn't just any lady, mind you. She's a cherry-red 1958 Plymouth Belvedere, as featured in the 1983 film "Christine," directed by John Carpenter and based on the novel by Stephen King. While the tagline and King's novel refer to the titular car as a '57 Plymouth Fury, the film actually used the Belvedere and the Plymouth Savoy for its base. The production built 17 cars from parts of 24 that were in various states of repair, most of which were destroyed during filming. Gibson's was rescued from a junkyard and lovingly restored.

He's also collected an impressive array of "Christine" memorabilia and done extensive research on her. Recently, he was able to trace her VIN number with the Chrysler corporation to discover the original car's build date — Oct. 31, 1957. Yes, horror cinema's most iconic vehicle was born on Halloween. "Stephen King himself couldn't have written that," Gibson said with a laugh. Christine comes back into the spotlight this weekend with an appearance in "Sharknado: The 4th Awakens," the fourth film in the campy, spoofy horror franchise about shark-laden tornadoes wreaking havoc. "It all started back in October of last year," Gibson said of Christine's appearance in the film. "We did a Sony Blu-Ray release in Burbank, Calif., there was a 'Christine' cast and crew reunion, and we had a fantastic time. ('Sharknado' director) Anthony C. Ferrante came out there, we got to talking, and he said he'd wished he'd known I was in Florida, because they shot 'Sharknado 3' in Orlando.

I joked, 'well, there's always 4,' and then he ended up inviting us out." Gibson said he doesn't yet know what role Christine plays in the film. He's excited to see what happens when the film debuts at 7 p.m. Sunday on SyFy. Perdido Key kid proud to be a demon child "All I know is the scene that's in the commercial of her zipping down the street with what appears to be a big ball of sharks chasing her," he said. "I don't know what that's about, but it's got to be entertaining." Christine and Gibson will share the debut of "Sharknado: The 4th Awakens" with the community Sunday as they host a free screening at 500 W. Belmont St. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., and the party will feature music and a costume contest before the film, with food and drink available for purchase. Admission is free, but donations for Truth For Youth are requested. "We want to bring individuals' awareness down to the Belmont Arts Center," Gibson said. "The Rev. John Powell is reconstructing that.

Christine will be out front for photo opps, if people would like — if they dare. And we'll see what surprises Christine will have on screen for us. Hopefully, she makes her presence known." Pensacon chairman Mike Ensley, who is providing technical assistance for Sunday's event, is looking forward to Christine's return to the screen. "I have known Bill and Christine since before Pensacon began, and he was a part of our very first Pensacon," Ensley said. "I am just looking forward to a fun night of the community coming together to celebrate Christine and watch a fun movie!" Today, Christine travels with an entourage. "There's a 30-foot post trailer that goes with us," Gibson said. "I have display cases with memorabilia including audio and video, a display of about 130 languages of every language the book was published in — if it's 'Christine'-related, at some point, I probably have it." All of this brings to mind the old joke: "If you love your car so much, why don't you marry it?" Well, Gibson has taken that to heart — with tongue firmly in cheek. "Last October in Las Vegas, on our tenth anniversary, I popped the question," Gibson said.

"This October, for her birthday, we're trying the knot at the University of Maine, where Stephen King is an alumnus." The wedding is part of BanGore Fest, a weekend-long horror celebration in King's hometown, and will feature several cast members from the movie. "The screenwriter of the movie, Bill Phillips, is scripting our ceremony," Gibson said. "Keith Gordon (who played the lead role of Arnie in the film) will try to make it, but if he can't, he said he'd send a video to give his blessing." Gibson claims that he proposed just in time, as Christine was starting to grumble about finding a younger man. Want to go? WHAT: "Sharknado: The 4th Awakens" screening with Christine. WHEN: 5:30 p.m. doors; film starts at 7 p.m. Sunday. WHERE: 500 W. Belmont St. COST: Free admission; donations requested for Truth For Youth.

Christine (1983 film) - Wikiquote Christine (1983 film) Jump to: navigation , search Christine is a 1983 film about a nerdish boy who buys a strange car with an evil mind of its own and his nature starts to change to reflect it. Directed by John Carpenter . Written by Bill Phillips, based on the novel by Stephen King . Once she lures you behind her wheel...You're all hers. Arnie Cunningham[ edit ] Whoa, whoa. You better watch what you say about my car. She's real sensitive. Has it ever occurred to you that part of being a parent is tryin' to kill your kids? George LeBay: Her name's Christine. Arnie Cunningham: I like that. Dennis Guilder: Come on Arnie, we gotta get goin', huh? George LeBay: My asshole brother bought her back in September '57. That's when you got your new model year, in September. Brand-new, she was. She had the smell of a brand-new car. That's just about the finest smell in the world, 'cept maybe for pussy. Arnie Cunningham: I got the car and that's it!

Regina Cunningham: That most certainly is not it! [To Dennis] How could you have let him do this? Dennis Guilder: I didn't let him. I mean he wanted the car and he bought it. I tried to talk him out of it, in fact. Regina Cunningham: [Coldly] Mm, I doubt that you tried very hard. Dennis Guilder: Yeah, well I'm going home. Regina Cunningham: I think you should. Arnie Cunningham: OK that's it, I'm getting the fuck out of here! Michael Cunningham: Oh, Arnie, now what kind of language is that? Regina Cunningham: [Sharply] WHAT did you say? What did you say? Arnie Cunningham: Look, you wanted me in college courses, I'm there. You wanted me in the chess club instead of the band, OK, I'm there too. Now I managed to get through seventeen years without embarrassing your bridge club or landing jail! Now I'm telling you, I'm gonna have this, this one thing! Regina Cunningham: You are not keeping any car at this house! Arnie Cunningham: Fine!

Will Darnell: [as Arnie drives a smoking Christine into the garage] Kiddo, you sold him that piece of shit, you oughta be fuckin' ashamed of yourself. Dennis Guilder: I didn't sell it to him. I tried to talk him out of it. Will Darnell: You shoulda' tried harder. I knew a guy had a car like that once. Fuckin' bastard killed himself in it. Son of a bitch was so mean, you could've poured boiling water down his throat and he would've pissed ice cubes! [to Arnie] Okay. That's the last time you run that mechanical asshole in here without an exhaust hose... I catch you doing it one time, and you're out, you understand? HUH? Arnie Cunningham: Yes, sir. Will Darnell: And I'm gonna tell you something else right now. I don't take any shit from you kids. This place is for working stiffs gotta keep their cars running so they can keep bread on the table, it's not for rich-assed, snot-nose kids who wanna go dragging around on the Orange Belt. I don't allow no smoking in here, neither!

You wanna' butt, you go out in the junkyard! Arnie Cunningham: Oh, well I don't sm... Will Darnell: [interrupting] Don't interrupt me, punk! Don't interrupt me, don't get smart! Dennis Guilder: Uh, sir? Will Darnell: What? Dennis Guilder: [points at Darnell's own men who are smoking at a card table] Those men over there smoking. You better tell then to stop. Will Darnell: You trying to help your buddy right out of here, jerk? Dennis Guilder: Nah. Will Darnell: Then shut your pie-hole. I know a creep when I see one. I think I'm looking at one right now. [turns back to Arnie] You're on probation... you get it? You screw around with me once, I don't care how much money you paid up in front, I'll throw you out on your ass! Now you got it? HUH? Arnie Cunningham: Yessir, yessir. Will Darnell: Good! Now get the hell outta here, we're closed. Mr.

Casey: [after being told that Buddy Repperton has a switchblade] Empty your pockets, Buddy. Buddy Repperton: Fuck I will. You can't make me. Mr. Casey: If you mean I don't have the authority, you're wrong. If you mean I can't turn out your pockets myself- Buddy Repperton: Yeah, try it, you little bald fuck and I'll knock you through the wall! Fuck! Mr. Casey: [turns to Buddy's friends] You two boys go up to the office. Stay there. Don't go anywhere else. You got enough trouble without that. [turns back to Buddy] Now... if you don't empty your pockets right now, I'm gonna call the cops. [Repperton reaches into his pocket, pulls out a switchblade and drops it on the floor] Mr. Casey: Go to the office, Buddy. [Dennis comes back to George LeBay's house while LeBay is working in the yard. He looks up and glares at Dennis.] George LeBay: What the hell do you want? Dennis Guilder: I know about your brother. I know he died choking on exhaust fumes.

George LeBay: You don't know shit, kid. My brother died because he wanted to. He ran a rubber hose from the exhaust pipe. Dennis Guilder: Arnie would have never bought that car if he'd known somebody died in it. George LeBay: Either you're dumber than you look, or you don't know your friend very well. He had the same look in his eye that my brother always had. Probably the only thing my brother ever loved in his whole rotten life was that car. No shitter ever came between him and Christine, if they did... watch out! He had a five-year-old daughter choke to death in her... he wouldn't get rid of her. He just rode around with the radio blaring, not a care in the world except for Christine. Only time I ever interfered with it was when Rita killed herself. Dennis Guilder: Who's Rita? George LeBay: His wife! He didn't care a rat's ass about her! She died the same way he did... then I made him get rid of it... for decency, ya know? Of course, the car came back three weeks later. Dennis Guilder: What do you mean "came back"?

[LeBay just gives him a look that says "You know what I mean."] Arnie Cunningham: Let me tell you a little something about love, Dennis. It has a voracious appetite. It eats everything. Friendship. Family. It kills me how much it eats. But I'll tell you something else. You feed it right, and it can be a beautiful thing, and that's what we have. You know, when someone believes in you, man, you can do anything, any fucking thing in the entire universe. And when you believe right back in that someone, then watch out world, because nobody can stop you then, nobody! Ever! Dennis Guilder: You feel this way about Leigh? Arnie Cunningham: What? Fuck no, I'm talkin' about Christine, man! No shitter ever came between me and Christine... Arnie Cunningham: [after Leigh hits Christine's cushions in anger] No, no. Don't do that. Leigh Cabot: What? You don't like me slapping your girl? Once she lures you behind her wheel...You're all hers. She'll possess you. Then destroy you. She's death on wheels. Body by Plymouth. Soul by Satan.

Seductive. Passionate. Possessive. Say hello to Christine...Your Girlfriend The Car. Hell hath no Fury...like a 1958 Plymouth. How do you kill something that can't possibly be alive?

Question: In the 1983 horror film 'Christine', what was Christine?
Answer: A car