Rating: R
Genre: Thriller
Release Date: 09/28/2004
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol/Por/TH
Dubbed: English/French/Espanol/Por
Sound: DDS
Run Time: 110 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language, Profanity
Distributor/Studio: Columbia TriStar

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.

~ Cavett Binion, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
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
Malcom Danare - Moochie
Steven Tash - Rich
Stuart Charno - Vandenberg
Kelly Preston - Roseanne
Marc Poppel - Chuck

Production:
John Carpenter - Director
Richard Kobritz - Producer
Larry J. Franco - Co Producer
John Carpenter Alan Howarth - Composer
Marion Rothman - Editor
John Carpenter Stephen King Bill Phillips - Screen Writer
Cloudia William Joseph Durrell, Jr. - Set Designer
William Joseph Durrell, Jr. - Art Director
Barry Bernardi - Associate Producer
Stephen King - Book Author
Karen Rea - Casting
Darryl Levine - Costume Designer
Mark Tarlov - Executive Producer
Larry J. Franco - First Assistant Director
Daniel Lomino - Production Designer
John Loggia - Production Designer
Robert Doudell - Production Designer
Robert Doudell - Production Manager
Steve Maslow - Sound/Sound Designer
Roy Arbogast - Special Effects
Roy Arbogast - Special Effects Supervisor
Ben R. Scott - Stunts
Conrad Palmisano - Stunts
Dean Smith - Stunts
Donna Evans - Stunts
Jim Wilkey - Stunts
John Meier - Stunts
John-Clay Scott - Stunts
Kerry Rossall - Stunts
Mike McGaughy - Stunts
Norman Howell - Stunts
Ted Duncan - Stunts
Tom Elliott - Stunts
Walter Wyatt - Stunts
Donald M. Morgan - Cinematographer

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