But Christine is no ordinary car and Arnie slowly finds himself possessed by the spirit of her former owner, transforming into a classic example of toxic masculinity. When Arnie sees Christine, then a rusty, broken-down heap of metal, he feels an instant connection and buys her from an old man named LeBay (Roberts Blossom). His only friend is Dennis Guilder (John Stockwell), a popular football player who looks out for Arnie and helps him survive the cruel high school climate.
Both King’s novel and John Carpenter’s film adaptation, CHRISTINE, also released in 1983, highlight the evolving roles of women in American society and the difficulty in breaking long standing gender stereotypes.Īrnie is a “dork,” cowed by his overbearing mother Regina (Christine Belford) and picked on by his peers. True to the time-period, this story of female autonomy is framed through the lens of the central male character and as Arnie transitions into manhood, Christine’s powers encourage him to objectify the women in his life and embrace the toxicity of 1950s masculinity. Arnie must battle competing forces telling him what it means to be a man and how he should treat the women in his life. But hidden within this high-octane horror story is a deeper tale of love and friendship in the waning days of adolescence. Arnie Cunningham (Keith Gordon) is a high school senior who finds and fixes up Christine, a 1958 Plymouth Fury that develops murderous autonomy. Even the trippier moments of American Gods season 1-the only season of the show for which Fuller served as co-showrunner-lend themselves to the type of dreamlike, otherworldly weirdness Christine demands.On the surface, Stephen King’s 1983 novel CHRISTINE is about an evil car with the ability to drive itself. Either way, Fuller is one heck of a choice Christine will mark his feature-directorial debut, but as writer and executive producer on Hannibal, Fuller created one of the most beautifully violent horror stories of the last twenty years.
Carpenter adapted the novel to screen the same year it was published, leaning into the campiness of a homicidal car and creating an undersung horror classic.Īccording to the report, Fuller is looking to keep his version as a period piece set in the 1980s, with the studio no doubt thinking at least a little about the success of the IT films, not to mention Netflix's Stranger Things. Unfortunately, the vehicle has a habit of murdering people and a fierce protectiveness of its owner. First published in 1983, Christine tells the story of a high school misfit named Arne, who finds a touch of confidence as he works on a broken-down 1958 Plymouth Fury.
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