Rotten
This deja vu premise [from the novel by Stephen King] combined with the crazed vehicle format, makes Christine appear pretty shop-worn.
Variety Staff, Variety
Christine
How do you kill something that can't possibly be alive?
1983 · 1h 50m · R
Horror
Directed by
John Carpenter
Overview
Nerdy high schooler Arnie Cunningham falls for Christine, a rusty 1958 Plymouth Fury, and becomes obsessed with restoring the classic automobile to her former glory. As the car changes, so does Arnie, whose newfound confidence turns to arrogance behind the wheel of his exotic beauty. Arnie's girlfriend Leigh and best friend Dennis reach out to him, only to be met by a Fury like no other.
Director and cast
- John Carpenter Director
- Keith Gordon as Arnie Cunningham
- John Stockwell as Dennis Guilder
- Alexandra Paul as Leigh Cabot
- Robert Prosky as Will Darnell
- Harry Dean Stanton as Rudolph Junkins
- Christine Belford as Regina Cunningham
- Roberts Blossom as George LeBay
- William Ostrander as Buddy Repperton
- David Spielberg as Mr. Casey
- Malcolm Danare as Moochie Welch
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
69%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Carpenter's thematic self-consciousness can't entirely overcome a shaky dramatic structure that sacrifices character logic to increasingly meaningless thrills.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Fresh
This is the kind of movie where you walk out with a silly grin, get in your car, and lay rubber halfway down the Eisenhower.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Rotten
Only a moderately engrossing film.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
Rotten
Off the page, a 1958 Plymouth is no more scary than the St Bernard which romped through Cujo.
Time Out
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