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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language, Profanity Movie Release: 1983 DVD Release: 08/03/1999 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV,Pan and Scan Audio Tracks: English, Spanish Subtitles: English, Korean, Spanish, Thai SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 51 mins Studio: Columbia TriStar Members Wishing: 1 Genres: Horror, Thriller See Also: Christine [Special Edition]

Director John Carpenter returns to the suburban landscape he explored so chillingly in Halloween (1978) with this lean, stripped-down adaptation of the Stephen King best-seller about a haunted car with a devilishly bad attitude and the teen underdog who falls head-over-heels for her chrome-accented charms. Shortly after geeky, horn-rim-sporting Arnie Cunningham (Keith Gordon) narrowly escapes a beating at the hands of shop-class bully Buddy Repperton (William Ostrander) on the first day of his senior year, he soon falls prey to a far more duplicitous villain in the form of a rusted-out 1958 Plymouth Fury nicknamed "Christine" by its crusty owner George LeBay (Roberts Blossom) -- who sells wide-eyed Arnie the old hulk despite the protests of best friend Dennis (John Stockwell) and the admonition of his domineering parents. As Arnie sets to the task of restoring Christine, his hobby grows into an obsession -- and the real power that hums beneath her hood begins to emerge, seemingly granting newfound coolness and sex appeal to the once-nerdy outcast, while simultaneously drawing away his very soul. A vengeful spirit, Christine lashes out violently at those who dare to stand between her and Arnie -- starting with Repperton and his gang, who completely trash the car, but are soon hunted down one by one and pulverized beneath the whitewalls of the miraculously-restored Fury. When Arnie's pretty, popular girlfriend Leigh (Alexandra Paul) begins to suspect she may soon be on the receiving end of automotive vengeance, she calls on Dennis for help... but a frightening midnight ride in Christine convinces Dennis that Arnie's only hope lies in destroying the demonic vehicle. ~ Cavett Binion, All Movie Guide

Keith Gordon - Arnie Cunningham
John Stockwell - Dennis Guilder
Alexandra Paul - Leigh Cabot
Robert Prosky - Will Darnell
Harry Dean Stanton - Rudolph Junkins
Christine Belford - Regina Cunningham

Horror master John Carpenter's adaptation of Stephen King's Christine comes to DVD with two images. The widescreen transfer preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 2.35:1 and is preferable to the standard, full-frame, pan-and-scanned image. An English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Surround, while Spanish and Portuguese soundtracks are recorded in Dolby Digital Stereo. Neither subtitles nor closed-captions are accessible. Supplemental materials include talent filmographies. This fine, but rather uninteresting package befits this fine but rather uninteresting film. Fans will not be disappointed, but this disc does nothing to win over the unconverted. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide