CHRISTINE (1983) Reviews of John Carpenter’s take on Stephen King

Choice dialogue:
George LeBay: “She had the smell of brand-new car. That’s just about the finest smell in the world… Except maybe for pussy.”

Cast and characters:
Keith Gordon … Arnie Cunningham
John Stockwell … Dennis Guilder
Alexandra Paul … Leigh Cabot
Robert Prosky … Will Darnell
Harry Dean Stanton … Detective Rudolph Junkins
Christine Belford … Regina Cunningham
Roberts Blossom … George LeBay
William Ostrander … Buddy Repperton
David Spielberg … Mr Casey
Malcolm Danare … Moochie
Steven Tash … Rich
Stuart Charno … Don Vandenberg
Kelly Preston … Roseanne
Marc Poppel … Chuck
Robert Darnell … Michael Cunningham
Richard Collier … Pepper Boyd
Bruce French … Mr Smith
Douglas Warhit … Bemis
Keri Montgomery … Ellie
Jan Burrell … Librarian
Charlie Steak … Shoppie

Filming locations:
Christine was shot largely in Los Angeles, California, while the location for Darnell’s garage was located in Santa Clarita. Filming began in April 1983, merely days after Stephen King’s novel had been published, the rights having been purchased based on the author’s manuscript alone.

Technical details:
110 minutes
Metrocolor
Aspect ratio: 2.35: 1
Audio: Dolby Stereo | Dolby Digital | Dolby Atmos

Box office:
Christine grossed $21 million at the US box office against a reported budget of $10 million.

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