![]() ![]() King and Carpenter have always had a great eye for teen talent and it comes through in resounding fashion. In both cases the dialog and interchange between the lifelong friends is incredibly authentic. What the book and film both hold is an exceptionally real and raw friendship between the nebbish nerd, Arnie ( Keith Gordon, Jaws 2) and the hunky quarterback Dennis ( John Stockwell). While the book and film do diverge on a number of important plot points - most importantly Christine “dies” in the film (maybe), but potentially lives on in the book (also maybe). Barely seven months from start to finish. The book was released in April and the film was released in December 1983. ![]() ![]() Interestingly, because King was the hot property in 1983 the book was released the same year as the film. Coupled with the fact that Blumhouse is in the works of producing a questionable remake - due in 2022/2023 - and the fact that this 1983 joint is now streaming on Netflix in UHD, it makes it the perfect time to consider where this fits in to the pantheon of horror greats.įor the deeply uninitiated, Christine, by the Stephen King book of the same name, is the 1983 auto horror classic that follows a possessed 1958 Plymouth Fury. On the edge of the 40th anniversary of the seminal John Carpenter- Stephen King mashup it’s high time we pay proper due to a legitimate horror classic. ★★★★.5 out of ★★★★★ Directed by John Carpenter. ![]()
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