1958 plymouth fury5/17/2023 ![]() ![]() Carpenter wanted mostly unknowns).ĭue to time and money constraints there were several changes made for the adaptation from paper to film. A casting call was made for the actors (Mr. A screenplay was written for the movie and presented to Stephen King, who gave his OK. Screenwriter Bill Phillips was hired to take a 471 page novel and turn it into a 150 to 200 page screenplay. They were friends and wanted to do a project together and thought the book was sensational. He had only one man in mind for the job, John Carpenter, known for his hit Halloween. Kobritz loved it and wanted to make it into a movie. In 1982, Stephen King sent Salem Lot movie producer Richard Kobritz a copy of his soon-to-be-published novel Christine. Ponton is a member of the Christine Car Club, which he says has 200 members worldwide. Its remote self-starter will also rev its engine and flash its headlights, mimicking the demonic Christine. The movie still draws an audience and is said to have a cult following.Ĭhaney Ponton’s car, above, won second place in the “Christine (’58 Plymouth)” class at the 2009 Chryslers at Carlisle show. You can still find it on TV quite often on various channels throughout the year. It has been 20 years since we got our first look at the forgotten 1950s Mopar, the 1958 Plymouth Fury, in Christine. ‘ Christine At 20 – The Famous 1958 Plymouth Fury‘: Here follows a gloriously detailed article which was originally titled: Reading the IMDB “Christine” trivia, I started to get really interested in the car itself. This post is for the people who love the book and the film as much as I do but mainly, it’s for the people who love the car! King’s stories almost always fall flat when made into motion pictures but luckily for us John Carpenter made “Christine”. I consider it among Stephen King’s very best and even now, it still terrifies me.Ĭome on! A demoniacally possessive haunted car that kills people and can’t ever be stopped?Īch, I know it sounds funny but you believe me reading that book feels like an icy cold, dead green hand slowly running up your spine. Ever since my Dad gave me his dog eared copy of Stephen King’s “Christine” in the late 80’s, I’ve been fascinated. ![]()
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