Christine [Includes Digital Copy] [4K Ultra HD Blu-ray/Blu-ray]

Director: John Carpenter John Carpenter

Overview

Director John Carpenter returns to the suburban landscape he explored so chillingly in Halloween (1978) with this lean, stripped-down adaptation of the Stephen King best-seller about a haunted car with a devilishly bad attitude and the teen underdog who falls head-over-heels for her chrome-accented charms. Shortly after geeky, horn-rim-sporting Arnie Cunningham (Keith Gordon) narrowly escapes a beating at the hands of shop-class bully Buddy Repperton (William Ostrander) on the first day of his senior year, he soon falls prey to a far more duplicitous villain in the form of a rusted-out 1958 Plymouth Fury nicknamed "Christine" by its crusty owner George LeBay (Roberts Blossom) -- who sells wide-eyed Arnie the old hulk despite the protests of best friend Dennis (John Stockwell) and the admonition of his domineering parents. As Arnie sets to the task of restoring Christine, his hobby grows into an obsession -- and the real power that hums beneath her hood begins to emerge, seemingly granting newfound coolness and sex appeal to the once-nerdy outcast, while simultaneously drawing away his very soul. A vengeful spirit, Christine lashes out violently at those who dare to stand between her and Arnie -- starting with Repperton and his gang, who completely trash the car, but are soon hunted down one by one and pulverized beneath the whitewalls of the miraculously-restored Fury. When Arnie's pretty, popular girlfriend Leigh (Alexandra Paul) begins to suspect she may soon be on the receiving end of automotive vengeance, she calls on Dennis for help... but a frightening midnight ride in Christine convinces Dennis that Arnie's only hope lies in destroying the demonic vehicle.

Product Details

Release Date:	09/11/2018
UPC:	0043396529069
Original Release:	1983
Source:	SONY PICT
Language:	English
Format:	Blu-ray
Sales rank:	8,867

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Keith Gordon	Arnie Cunningham
John Stockwell	Dennis Guilder
Alexandra Paul	Leigh Cabot
Robert Prosky	Will Darnell
Harry Dean Stanton	Rudolph Junkins
Christine Belford	Regina Cunningham
Roberts Blossom	George LeBay
William Ostrander	Buddy
David Spielberg	Mr. Casey
Malcolm Danare	Moochie
Steven Tash	Rich
Stuart Charno	Vandenberg
Kelly Preston	Roseanne
Marc Poppel	Chuck
Robert Barnell	Michael Cunningham
Robert Darnell	Actor
Douglas Warhit	Bemis
Keri Montgomery	Ellie
Jan Burrell	Librarian
Daniel A. Lomino	Liquor Store Clerk
Barry Tubb	Football Player
Karen Rea	Actor
Richard Collier	Pepper Boyd
Bruce French	Mr. Smith
Alan Howarth	Composer
John Carpenter	Composer

Technical Credits

John Carpenter

Stephen King

Bill Phillips

John Carpenter	Director,Screenwriter
Roy Arbogast	Special Effects
Richard Kobritz	Producer
Kirby McCauley	Executive Producer
Mark Tarlov	Executive Producer
Ted Allen	Special Effects
Buff Brady	Stunts
Stephen King	Screenwriter
Larry Franco	Producer
Thomas Causey	Sound Effects
Michael C. Gutierrez	Sound Effects
Jim Wilkey	Stunts
Tom Elliott	Stunts
Donna Evans	Stunts
Bill Phillips	Screenwriter
Ted Duncan	Stunts
John-Clay Scott	Stunts,Stunts
Walter Wyatt	Stunts
Kerry Rossall	Stunts
Dean Smith	Stunts
Mike McGaughy	Stunts
Karen Rea	Casting
John Meier	Stunts
Norman Howell	Stunts
Conrad Palmisano	Stunts
Steve Maslow	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

An agreeable (if not entirely frightening) adaptation of Stephen King's novel about an evil car, Christine has some nicely atmospheric sequences which somewhat compensate for its lack of horrific impact. The auto of the title, a cherry-red 1958 Plymouth Fury, takes on a personality of its own as a homicidally jealous female who is willing to kill to preserve the affections of its owner, a put-upon teenage nerd (Keith Gordon). The young cast is appealing enough, and director John Carpenter manages a few creepy scenes, but the story bogs down into yet another trite nerds & bullies drama whenever Christine is offscreen. It's still fun, but will probably appeal to casual viewers more than serious horror fans.

All Movie Guide - Robert Firsching