Christine did more than scare audiences; it cemented the 1958 Plymouth Fury into pop culture history. Before the movie, the car was a relatively obscure vintage model. Today, pristine replicas of Christine fetch hundreds of thousands of dollars at car auctions. The film perfectly captures the American obsession with car culture, turning the ultimate symbol of teenage freedom into a vehicle of pure malice.
Released in December 1983, the film tells the story of Arnie Cunningham (Keith Gordon), a bullied high school nerd who becomes obsessed with a dilapidated 1958 Plymouth Fury he names "Christine". christine 1983 free