John Carpenter's CHRISTINE is a tragic love story of sorts. Nerdy high school student, Arnie Cunningham (Keith Gordon) has a hard time at school. He spends most of his days being bullied by the odious Buddy Repperton (William Ostrander) and his gang of shop class hooligans. Arnie's only friend, Dennis Guilder (John Stockwell) tries to protect him, but bullies have a way of winning through numbers.
Then, one day, Arnie finds the love of his life, a 1958 Plymouth Fury named CHRISTINE. He is transfixed, even though the car is in terrible shape. Embarking on a mission to restore her, Arnie will never be the same again. He knows nothing of the car's bizarre, deadly history. A history that's about to repeat itself. Everyone else, including Buddy and his pals, had better watch out!
Carpenter has done a masterful job with the original Stephen King novel. As with CARRIE, King is great at portraying those who don't fit in. Gordon plays Arnie with just the right amount of quirky, dorky-ness. The mechanical monster "herself" is beautiful, and Carpenter makes "her" live, kill, die, and resurrect in a very convincing manner. Though it differs in some ways from the book, the movie is memorable in its own right. Arguably, one of Carpenter's truly great horror films.
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