Its still fun, but will probably appeal to casual viewers more than serious horror fans. 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. Find movie and film cast and crew information for christine 1983 john carpenter on allmovie. Spike jonzes new live dance film, john carpenters new christine music video and more. 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. Arnies girlfriend leigh and best friend dennis reach out to him, only to be met by a fury like no other. Plot arnie is a seventeenyearold boy full of complexs with very oppressive parents. Christine 1983 john carpenter cast and crew allmovie. 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. 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. Unpopular nerd arnie cunningham keith gordon buys a 1958 plymouth fury, which he names christine.
John carpenter directed this movie in 1983 title christine. Geeky student 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. Umpi, solar music rights management, and 5 music rights societies. John howard carpenter born january 16, 1948 is an american filmmaker, screenwriter and composer. John carpenter christine soundtrack extended duration. It, john carpenters music video, lore trailer and more. Christine soundtrack score full album original cd press. Christine single version part two splash band pres. Carpenter has directed a new music video based on stephen kings christine 34 years after directing the adaptation of the. Shortly after geeky, hornrimsporting arnie cunningham keith gordon narrowly escapes.
Stanton lived a long, full life he was 91 but will still be immensely missed. Christine 1983 original motion picture score soundtrack. Soul by satan in 1957 detroit, a redandwhite plymouth fury seems to be cursed with death before it even comes off the assembly line. Keith gordon, john stockwell, alexandra paul, robert prosky, harry dean stanton music composers. Christine 1983 show me scene 410 movieclips youtube. Arnie develops an unhealthy obsession with the car, to the alarm of his jock friend, dennis. John carpenter christine soundtrack extended youtube. Find similar and related movies for christine 1983 john carpenter on allmovie. The cracks are starting to show in john carpenters directorial instincts, but christine is. Based on a stephen king novel, the story follows a teenager who buys and rebuilds a broken down 58 plymouth fury named. John carpenter christine official music video youtube. Alexandra pauls identical twin sister caroline paul. When he was young, his family moved to bowling green, ky, where his father served on the music faculty of western kentucky university.
Theres nothing particularly innovative about the films narrative or aesthetics, but its damn entertaining. The lost boys original motion picture soundtrack various artists. Bill phillips based on christine by stephen king starring. 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. 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.
Find release information for christine 1983 john carpenter on allmovie. Now at area theaters, christine does indeed suffer from the. 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. John carpenter just directed a christine short film. 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. All of the songs used here are wellmade, interesting to listen to, and very well suit the scenes to which they are assigned. Christine is a classic, a horror masterpiece, and an undervalued entry in carpenters filmography. But it was difficult to imagine an inventive movie thriller from such material, especially under the direction of john carpenter.
After bully buddy repperton william ostrander defaces christine, the auto restores itself to perfect condition and begins killing off buddy and his friends. Alan howarth, john carpenter, carpenter, john christine. Though john carpenter made the film out of necessity, nothing about christine feels perfunctory. The best movie quotes, movie lines and film phrases by movie quotes. Arnie develops an unhealthy obsession with the car, to the alarm of his jock friend, dennis guilder john stockwell. John carpenter movies ranked from worst to best collider. 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. Christine 1983 body by plymouth, soul by satan scene. She demands his complete and unquestioned devotion and when. Christine was directed by john carpenter, who made halloween, and his method is to take the story more or less seriously. The theme for christine is available as a part of john carpenters anthology. During that scene, leonard wore a nomex firefighters suit complete with breathing apparatus.
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. She demands his complete and unquestioned devotion and when outsiders seek to interfere, they become. John carpenter and keith gordon in christine 1983 bill phillips in christine 1983 keith gordon in christine 1983 john. Christine is a solid entry in john carpenters oeuvre.
A nerdish boy buys a strange car with an evil mind. The 4k disc itself though shows too much grain, especially during the night shots which is most of the movie. 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. John carpenters lost themes hq full album lossless rip aac duration. Christine is a classic, a horror masterpiece, and an undervalued entry in carpenter s filmography. Christine is considered one of the great classic 80s horror movies, based on stephen kings novel and directed by john carpenter. Cbs edited 15 minutes from this film for its 1987 network television premiere. All 20 john carpenter movies ranked from worst to best. This is the kind of movie where you walk out with a silly grin, get in. 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. Christine 1983 body by plymouth, soul by satan scene 110. The movieclips channel is the largest collection of licensed movie clips on the web. 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.
With keith gordon, john stockwell, alexandra paul, robert prosky. Christine movie poster 27 x stephen king, b, john stockwell, licensed john carpenter directed this story written by stephen king. Arnie keith gordon realizes the true power of christine as the automobile supernaturally fixes itself. The theme for christine is available as a part of john carpenter s anthology. Christine is a 1983 american supernatural horror film directed by john carpenter and starring. A nerdish boy buys a strange car with an evil mind of its own and his nature starts to change to reflect it. From john carpenter comes the frightening horror classic christine. Christine includes digital copy 4k ultra hd bluraybluray. She is christine a red and white 1958 plymouth fury whose unique standard.
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