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Christine (1983)

★ 6.8R110 minDirector: John Carpenter

Film by John Carpenter

Christine (titled onscreen as John Carpenter's Christine) is a 1983 American supernatural horror film co-scored and directed by John Carpenter, and adapted from Stephen King's 1983 novel. The film stars Keith Gordon as Arnie Cunningham, a bullied teenager who buys a sentient 1958 Plymouth Fury, named "Christine", that exhibits a toxic personality and becomes a bad influence on him. John Stockwell, Alexandra Paul, Robert Prosky and Harry Dean Stanton also star.

It was released in the United States on December 9, 1983, by Columbia Pictures. Christine received generally positive reviews from critics, and grossed $21 million at the box office.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is Christine about?
Christine (1983) — 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
Is Christine based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Christine scary?
Content rating: R. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.
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