Christine 1983 body by plymouth, soul by satan scene 110. As the car changes, so does arnie, whose newfound confidence turns to arrogance behind the wheel of his exotic beauty. Christine is a classic, a horror masterpiece, and an undervalued entry in carpenter s filmography. Christine soundtrack score full album original cd press. Christine 1983 body by plymouth, soul by satan scene. When he was young, his family moved to bowling green, ky, where his father served on the music faculty of western kentucky university.
A nerdish boy buys a strange car with an evil mind of its own and his nature starts to change to reflect it. Soul by satan in 1957 detroit, a redandwhite plymouth fury seems to be cursed with death before it even comes off the assembly line. But it was difficult to imagine an inventive movie thriller from such material, especially under the direction of john carpenter. Christine 1983 show me scene 410 movieclips youtube. Christine includes digital copy 4k ultra hd bluraybluray. Its still fun, but will probably appeal to casual viewers more than serious horror fans. Stanton lived a long, full life he was 91 but will still be immensely missed.
Christine is a 1983 american supernatural horror film directed by john carpenter and starring keith gordon, john stockwell, alexandra paul, robert prosky and harry dean stanton. Find movie and film cast and crew information for christine 1983 john carpenter on allmovie. All 20 john carpenter movies ranked from worst to best. The film also features supporting performances from roberts blossom and kelly preston written by bill phillips and based on stephen kings 1983 novel of the same name, the movie follows the changes in the lives of. Find similar and related movies for christine 1983 john carpenter on allmovie. John carpenter directed this movie in 1983 title christine. John stockwell 21 alexandra paul 16 william ostrander 7 malcolm danare 5 robert prosky 5 harry dean stanton 4 roberts blossom 4 christine belford 3 douglas warhit 3 john carpenter 3 kelly preston 3 steven tash 3 stuart charno 3 art evans 2 robert darnell 2 bill phillips 1 david spielberg 1 dawna oak 1 jan. Stanton was one of the great character actors of the last sixty years, a continual presence in movies from the moment i first started watching them, and appeared memorably in two john carpenter films, escape from new york and todays subject, christine. Alan howarth, john carpenter, carpenter, john christine. Arnie keith gordon realizes the true power of christine as the automobile supernaturally fixes itself.
She demands his complete and unquestioned devotion and when outsiders seek to interfere, they become. Bill phillips based on christine by stephen king starring. Although carpenter has worked with various movie genres, he is associated most commonly with horror, action, and science fiction films of the 1970s and 1980s most films of carpenters career were initially commercial and critical failures, with the notable exceptions of halloween 1978, the. A geeky student restores a classic 1958 plymouth fury but once. Plot arnie is a seventeenyearold boy full of complexs with very oppressive parents. Christine 1983 john carpenter cast and crew allmovie. Christine single version part two splash band pres. John carpenter christine soundtrack extended youtube. John carpenter christine official music video youtube. Now at area theaters, christine does indeed suffer from the. A director whose quickwitted and fullblooded approach to genre filmmaking has won him both mainstream success and a cult following, john carpenter was born in carthage, ny, in 1948. After bully buddy repperton william ostrander defaces christine, the auto restores itself to perfect condition and begins killing off buddy and his friends.
With keith gordon, john stockwell, alexandra paul, robert prosky. Though john carpenter made the film out of necessity, nothing about christine feels perfunctory. John howard carpenter born january 16, 1948 is an american filmmaker, screenwriter and composer. Christine movie poster 27 x stephen king, b, john stockwell, licensed john carpenter directed this story written by stephen king. A girl hitching a ride as her car is broken stumbles upon a familiar plymouth fury. John carpenter is back, and hes brought an old friend with him.
The lost boys original motion picture soundtrack various artists. Unpopular nerd arnie cunningham keith gordon buys a 1958 plymouth fury, which he names christine. Arnie develops an unhealthy obsession with the car, to the alarm of his jock friend, dennis guilder john stockwell. The theme for christine is available as a part of john carpenter s anthology. She is christine a red and white 1958 plymouth fury whose unique standard. John carpenter christine soundtrack extended duration. Spike jonzes new live dance film, john carpenters new christine music video and more.
Christine was directed by john carpenter, who made halloween, and his method is to take the story more or less seriously. Alexandra pauls identical twin sister caroline paul. Christine is a 1983 american supernatural horror film directed by john carpenter and starring. Cbs edited 15 minutes from this film for its 1987 network television premiere. From john carpenter comes the frightening horror classic christine. The cracks are starting to show in john carpenters directorial instincts, but christine is. Theres nothing particularly innovative about the films narrative or aesthetics, but its damn entertaining. John carpenter movies ranked from worst to best collider. Christine is considered one of the great classic 80s horror movies, based on stephen kings novel and directed by john carpenter. Christine 1983 original motion picture score soundtrack. The best movie quotes, movie lines and film phrases by movie quotes. During that scene, leonard wore a nomex firefighters suit complete with breathing apparatus. Arnie develops an unhealthy obsession with the car, to the alarm of his jock friend, dennis. But by the end of the movie, christine has developed such a formidable personality that we are actually taking sides during its duel with a.
Christine is a solid entry in john carpenters oeuvre. In the spirit of halloween, were ranking every movie from horror legend john carpenter from worst to best, from his thrilling classics to his lesser known pics. The 4k disc itself though shows too much grain, especially during the night shots which is most of the movie. Shortly after geeky, hornrimsporting arnie cunningham keith gordon narrowly escapes.
This is the kind of movie where you walk out with a silly grin, get in. John carpenter and keith gordon in christine 1983 bill phillips in christine 1983 keith gordon in christine 1983 john. The theme for christine is available as a part of john carpenters anthology. John carpenters lost themes hq full album lossless rip aac duration. The movieclips channel is the largest collection of licensed movie clips on the web. Umpi, solar music rights management, and 5 music rights societies. Arnies girlfriend leigh and best friend dennis reach out to him, only to be met by a fury like no other. Anyway, john carpenter, the director of the film christine and alan howarth are chiefly responsible for the scores creation, and it was published through the golden torch music corporation. Christine is a classic, a horror masterpiece, and an undervalued entry in carpenters filmography. A nerdish boy buys a strange car with an evil mind. The new video for the john carpenter directed christine theme comes to us courtesy of the sacred bones records youtube channel and is a reimagining of. It, john carpenters music video, lore trailer and more. Find release information for christine 1983 john carpenter on allmovie.
Director john carpenter returns to the suburban landscape he explored so chillingly in halloween 1978 with this lean, strippeddown adaptation of the stephen king bestseller about a haunted car with a devilishly bad attitude and the teen underdog who falls headoverheels for her chromeaccented charms. Keith gordon, john stockwell, alexandra paul, robert prosky, harry dean stanton music composers. Geeky student arnie cunningham falls for christine, a rusty 1958 plymouth fury, and becomes obsessed with restoring the classic automobile to her former glory. Based on a stephen king novel, the story follows a teenager who buys and rebuilds a broken down 58 plymouth fury named. Christine 1983 though adapted by screenwriter bill phillips from the soso 1983 bestseller of the same name from stephen king, carpenter added many of his distinctive flourishes to christine, ostensibly the story of a demonic automobile and a young mans obsession with it. All of the songs used here are wellmade, interesting to listen to, and very well suit the scenes to which they are assigned. She demands his complete and unquestioned devotion and when. Carpenter has directed a new music video based on stephen kings christine 34 years after directing the adaptation of the. John carpenter just directed a christine short film.
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