Christine (1983)


Christine
Release Date09 December 1983
Budget$10,000,000
US Box Office$21,000,000
TaglineShe'll possess you. Then destroy you. She's death on wheels. She's...
GenreDrama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsOak Park High School - 899 Kanan Road, Oak Park, California, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDolby
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
ThemesDemonic Possession
TonesLurid, Slick, Tense, Paranoid, Creepy, Nostalgic, Menacing
TagsDemonic Possession, Enemy, Evil Possession, Garage, High School, Jealousy, Kill, Killer Car, Machine, Misfit, Nerd, Owner, Rampage, Revenge, Teenagers

Christine is a 1983 horror film about an sentient automobile named "Christine" and its effects on its teenaged owner, adapted from the novel Christine written by Stephen King. The film was directed by John Carpenter, and set in 1978.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Arnie Cunningham

Dennis Guilder

Leigh Cabot

Will Darnell

Rudolph Junkins

Regina Cunningham

George LeBay

William Ostrander
Buddy Repperton

David Spielberg
Mr. Casey

Malcolm Danare
Moochie Welch

Steven Tash
Richard Trelawney

Stuart Charno
Don Vandenberg

Roseanne

Marc Poppel
Chuck

Robert Darnell
Michael Cunningham

Richard Collier
Pepper Boyd

Mr. Smith

Douglas Warhit
Bemis

Keri Montgomery
Ellie Guilder

Jan Burrell
Librarian

Charlie Steak
Shoppie

Mohhib Jivan
Auto Shop Clerk

Daniel A. Lomino
Liquor Store Clerk

John Richard Petersen
High School Student

Football Player

Director

Writer

Bill Phillips

Producer

Barry Bernardi
associate producer

Larry J. Franco
co-producer

Richard Kobritz
producer

Kirby McCauley
executive producer

Mark Tarlov
executive producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Donald M. Morgan

Editor

Marion Rothman
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Casting Director

Karen Rea
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Production Designer

Daniel A. Lomino

Set Decorator

Cloudia Rebar
-

Costume Designer

Darryl Levine
-

Makeup Department

Frankie Bergman
hair stylist

Robert Dawn
makeup supervisor

Production Manager

Robert Doudell
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Larry J. Franco
first assistant director

Connie Garcia-Singer
dga trainee

Jack Philbrick
second assistant director

Art Department

Daril Alder
leadman

Richard Chirco
set dresser

William J. Durrell Jr.
set designer

Louis S. Fleming
assistant property master

Walt Hadfield
construction coordinator

George Jenson
production illustrator

Kent H. Johnson
property master

Tony Leonardi
painter

J.D. Smith
set dresser

John Tyrrell
paint foreman

Sound Department

John K. Adams
foley artist

Joseph F. Brennan
boom operator

Thomas Causey
sound mixer

Hank Garfield
boom operator

Michael C. Gutierrez
dialogue editor

Duane Hartzell
sound editor

Devon Heffley Curry
adr supervisor

Robert J. Litt
sound re-recording mixer

Steve Maslow
sound re-recording mixer

John Post
sound editor

Steve Rice
foley artist

David E. Stone
sound editor

Kendrick Sweet
dialogue editor

Elliot Tyson
sound re-recording mixer

David Lewis Yewdall
supervising sound editor

Special Effects

Ted Allen
special effects

Roy Arbogast
special effects supervisor

Elmer Hui
special effects

Bill Lee
special effects foreman

Kevin Quibell
special effects

Mike Reedy
special effects

David Simmons
special effects

Dick Wood
special effects

Gary Zink
special effects

Stunts

Buff Brady
stunts

David D. Darling
stunts

Ted Duncan
stunts

Tom Elliott
stunts

Donna Evans
stunts

Clifford Happy
stunts

Robert Lee Harris
stunts

Norman Howell
stunts

Terry Leonard
stunt coordinator

Mike H. McGaughy
stunts

John Meier
stunts

Conrad E. Palmisano
stunts

Kerry Rossall
stunts

Ben Scott
stunts

John-Clay Scott
stunts

Dean Smith
stunts

Dick Warlock
stunts

Jim Wilkey
stunts

Walter Wyatt
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Mike Amorelli
set electrician

Ralph Barone
set electrician

Tom Barone
electrical best boy

Russell Caldwell
set electrician

David Canestro
grip

James B. Crawford
set electrician , lamp operator

Richard Dow
grip

Kim Gottlieb
still photographer

Richard Hartley
set electrician

Gary Holt
gaffer

Bob E. Krattiger
set electrician

Michael Laws
set electrician, lamp operator

Marc Margulies
second assistant camera

Gary Parker
dolly grip

Tony Rivetti
first assistant camera

Chris Schwiebert
camera operator

Alex Skvorzov
electrical best boy

Calvin Sterry
key grip

Louis Tobin
gaffer

Joseph F. Valentine
panaglide operator

Clay H. Wilson
second grip

Steve Wolfe
set electrician

Casting Department

Annette Benson
casting assistant

Janice Spitzer
extras casting

Peter Spitzer
extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Dawn J. Jackson
costumer: women

Darryl Levine
costume supervisor

Editorial Department

Virginia Katz
assistant film editor

Music Department

William C. Carruth
music editor

David Marsh
music clearance

Michael Ochs
music coordinator

Transportation Department

George Alden
driver

Ed Arter
transportation captain

E.O. Braden
transportation co-captain

Gary Burch
driver

Eddie Lee Voelker
transportation coordinator

Gordon Wiles
driver

Other Crew

Ellen Benjamin
assistant: Mr. Carpenter

Shirley Bonner
assistant: Mr. Kobritz

Bethany Brown
assistant production accountant

Gary Burch
mechanic

Maurice Costello
first aid

Karlene Gallegly
location manager

Larry Hand
production accountant

Jeffery House
moldmaker

Kisuna Jacobsen
script supervisor

Mary McKernan
office assistant

Bridget Murphy
production coordinator

Midge Ogle
craft service

Carol Rosenthal
production secretary

Richard Ruiz
moldmaker

Rubin Saens
custom body works

Peter J. Silbermann
publicity coordinator

Eddie Lee Voelker
coordinator: "Christine"

Thanks

Robert Dawn
in memory of

Production Company

Columbia Pictures Corporation
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Delphi Premier Productions
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Polar Film
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Distributor

Columbia Pictures

CBS Television

Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment

Columbia TriStar Home Video

Columbia TriStar Home Video

Columbia TriStar Home Video

Egmont Entertainment

Esselte Video

Mainostelevisio (MTV3)

Nelonen

Nordisk Film Home Entertainment

RCAColumbia Pictures Home Video

RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video
,

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Nordic

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Warner-Columbia Film

Warner-Columbia Films

Warner-Columbia Filmverleih

Miscellaneous

ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
camera cranes






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