Christine (1983)

We’ve reached the end of our weekday sub-theme discussions for Halloween Humpfest and we pop back into the 80s to end JOHN CARPENTUESDAY on a high note. It seems like a rather insane idea to adapt this Stephen King story about a killer car. In lesser hands it could be a laughable mess but John Carpenter’s 1980 horror “CHRISTINE” is an excellent example of how he can, more often than not, execute what seems to be a lofty idea onto film. Say a prayer for any shitter that would get between a car and her boyfriend. Arnie was a dripless nerd until he bought a busted looking 1958 Plymouth Fury from a strange man. The car is Christine and after Arnie puts his heart and soul into fixing her up, nothing can keep them apart. Not the cranky garage operator. Not his girlfriend who dresses like an English schoolboy. Not some dirtbag bullies and not his player hating best friend who can’t wait to movie in on his girl. While this movie opens up with the awful George Thoroughgood rendition of “Bad to the Bone”, Christine would never sully her speakers by playing that goofy nonsense. Though, what did Christine do with the poop on her dashboard? Hear us tell the story of a unique horror romance. Harry Dean Stanton appears so you know it’s good. 

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