I bet you see a 727 when you take a look underneath. "[15] Janet Maslin of The New York Times gave the film a middling review, saying: "The early parts of the film are engaging and well acted, creating a believable high-school atmosphere. Unfortunately, the later part of the film is slow in developing, and it unfolds in predictable ways. I remember a battleship gray 58 Belvedere, followed by a beige 61, and then a turquoise 64. [9] All cars were two door hardtops. [4] The filmmakers declined the suggestion, opting to cast young actors who were still fairly unknown. [5] Bill Phillips was Carpenter's choice for writer and was brought on shortly after Carpenter arrived. One of the cars was stripped of its engine to accommodate internally-mounted hydraulics that pulled the framework inward, crumpling the car, with the shot then run backwards in the final film. '59 Plymouth Fury '64 Mercury Marauder '55 Chevrolet BelAir '57 Plymouth Fury - RARE '55 Chevrolet 210 2door post '79 Pontiac T/A NASCAR Award '57 Chevrolet BelAir '35 Ford Custom Pickup '33 Chevrolet Sedan Custom '38 Chevrolet Master Coupe '00 Chevrolet Custom Silverado This time it’s a fire-engine red, 1958 Plymouth Fury that’s possessed by the Devil, and this deja-vu premise [from the novel by Stephen King] combined with the crazed-vehicle format, makes Christine appear pretty shop worn. Christine was shot largely in Los Angeles, California, while the location for Darnell's garage was located in Santa Clarita. Arnie's life begins to change when he buys the used, dilapidated Fury from George LeBay, whose late brother Roland had originally owned it. The 1956-1958 Plymouth Fury was only available as a two-door coupe, while the book falsely described it as a four-door sedan, which would have actually made it a Savoy or Belvedere model. [8] During that scene, Leonard wore a Nomex firefighter's suit complete with breathing apparatus. Several vehicles were unfortunately destroyed during filming, but most of the cars were Savoy and Belvedere models just dressed to look like the Fury. Arbogast and his team made rubber molds from one of the cars, including a whole front end. [22], Two soundtracks were released, one consisting purely of the music written and composed by John Carpenter and Alan Howarth, the other consisting of the contemporary pop songs used in the film.[23]. Since his parents will not let him keep the car at their house, Arnie begins to restore it at a do-it-yourself garage and junkyard owned by Will Darnell. "[16] Variety gave the film a negative review, stating: "Christine seems like a retread. 57 Plymouth Fury. Another worker climbs in to sit behind the wheel, letting the ash from his cigar fall on the front seat. Welcome to our site! State police detective Rudolph Junkins becomes suspicious of Arnie, having discovered paint from Christine at the scenes of two gang members' deaths. [24] It contained 10 (of the 15) songs listed in the film's credits, plus one track from John Carpenter and Alan Howarth's own score. [12] The original Furies actually had anodized gold trim on the body and Fury script on the rear fender. The soundtrack album containing songs used in the film was entitled Christine: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and was released on LP and cassette on Motown Records. After the badly burned Christine returns to Darnell's garage, Darnell sits in the driver's seat and is crushed to death against the steering wheel when Christine pushes the seat forward. To lock the door, the door handle has to be pushed downward. He’d buy a new 4-door sedan every 2-3 years, at least until he retired. Arnie – who has been driving the car himself – is thrown through the windshield and impaled on a shard of glass, which kills him. In September 1957, at a Chrysler Corporation assembly plant in Detroit, the hood of a newly assembled, red-and-white 1958 Plymouth Fury slams down without warning and crushes the hand of a line worker inspecting its front end. The film was released on VHS by Columbia Pictures, and later in a special edition DVD in 2004. "[18], The film was released on DVD by Anchor Bay Entertainment on August 4, 1998. Regular price $1,500.00 Regular price Sale price $1,500.00 Sale. The film also features supporting performances from Roberts Blossom and Kelly Preston. In its third weekend, it grossed $1,851,909 dropping to #9. Soon afterward, school bully Buddy Repperton - angry with Arnie over being expelled after a confrontation in shop class - vandalizes Christine with the help of his gang. The next morning, Christine is back in its slot and fully repaired. At least one '57 Savoy was used, its front end modified to look like a '58. The battle continues until they repeatedly drive back and forth over the car, damaging Christine so much that it is unable to immediately regenerate. [4] Kobritz purchased the rights to Christine after finding himself attracted to the novel's "celebration of America's obsession with the motorcar. Upon its release, the film grossed $21 million at the US box office. The film received mostly positive reviews from critics and has since become a cult classic.[3]. [4], Nineteen-year-old Alexandra Paul was cast in the film after audition in New York City; according to Carpenter, Paul was an "untrained, young actress" at the time, but brought a "great quality" about the character of Leigh. Bringing in $1,316,835 in its sixth weekend, the film dropped out of the box office top ten to twelfth place. "[8], Initially, Columbia Pictures had wanted to cast Brooke Shields in the role of Leigh due to her publicity after the release of The Blue Lagoon (1981), and Scott Baio as Arnie. The next day, Dennis, Leigh and Junkins watch as Christine's remains are compacted by a car crusher in a junkyard and dropped on the ground as a solid block. Twenty-one years later, in September 1978, Arnold "Arnie" Cunningham is an awkward and unpopular teenager in Rockbridge, California, with only one friend, football player Dennis Guilder. Christine crashes through Darnell's office in an attempt to get at Leigh. George forced Roland to get rid of Christine after Roland's wife's death, but the car returned to him after three weeks. However, Christine has been lying in wait under a pile of debris in the garage the entire time, and it strikes when Leigh takes up her position at the door controls. 1960-76 Plymouth Complete Front Disc Brake Wheel Kit: 1964 Plymouth Sport Fury Front and rear Disc brake conversion: 65 Plymouth Fury Custom Brake kit Front with … 58 Plymouth Belvedere. Related: plymouth road runner plymouth barracuda dodge coronet dodge charger plymouth satellite dodge challenger plymouth duster plymouth fury chevrolet camaro dodge dart chevrolet chevelle plymouth … [5] Kobritz and Carpenter had previously collaborated in the 1978 television film Someone's Watching Me!. Junkins praises Dennis and Leigh for defeating the demonic vehicle, despite them mourning the loss of Arnie and their inability to save him. 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Dennis and Leigh attack Christine with the bulldozer, but the car continually repairs itself and strikes back. Joined: Oct 28, 2015 Location: long island, new york. During a football game, Dennis becomes distracted by the sight of Arnie kissing his new girlfriend, Leigh Cabot, in front of a now-perfect Christine and is tackled, suffering a career-ending injury. Christine then seeks out the vandals, crushing one in an alley, triggering a gas station explosion that kills two others and sets the car on fire, and finally running down and killing Buddy himself. One of Christine's windshield wipers stops working while Arnie and Leigh are on a date at a drive-in movie theater. Could you at least tell me what Mopar called it lol. Some of King's details about the evil car were incorrect in the novel. DTS-ES, Dolby Digital. "[4], Kobritz's first choice for director was John Carpenter, who was initially unavailable due to two projects: an adaptation of another King novel, Firestarter, and an adaptation of the 1980 Eric Van Lustbader novel The Ninja. In its seventh and final weekend, the film brought in $819,972 landing at #14, bringing the total gross for Christine to $21,017,849. [7] Other elements from the novel were altered for the film, particularly the execution of the death scenes, which the filmmakers opted for a more "cinematic approach. That's because it is a 29 roof............................. What is the 29 roof called and what’s the other? THX Lucasfilms LTD (with titles "Digitally Mastered"). [4] In retrospect, Carpenter stated that upon reading Christine, he felt that "It just wasn't very frightening. Producer Richard Kobritz had previously produced the miniseries Salem's Lot, also based on a Stephen King novel. [4] Carpenter cast Keith Gordon in the role of Arnie after an audition in New York City; Gordon had some experience in film, and was also working in theater at the time; John Stockwell was cast at an audition in Los Angeles. Written by Bill Phillips and based on Stephen King’s 1983 novel of the same name, the movie follows the changes in the lives of Arnie Cunningham, his friends, his family, and his teenage enemies after Arnie buys a classic Red and white 1958 Plymouth Fury named Christine, licence number CQB 241, a car that seems to have a jealous, possessive personality – and a mind of its own. "[6] He had previously directed The Thing, which had done poorly at the box office and led to critical backlash. In its fifth weekend, it returned to #8, grossing $2,015,922. At least one '57 Savoy was used, its front end modified to look like a '58. With Keith Gordon, John Stockwell, Alexandra Paul, Robert Prosky. In order to bypass the problem of obtaining the rare trim, the cars featured the more common Belvedere "Dartline" trim. Confronted by Dennis, George admits that Roland's daughter had choked to death in the car and that his wife also committed suicide in it. Availability Sold out 51 Plymouth. The film's stunts were primarily completed by stunt coordinator Terry Leonard, who was behind the wheel of the car during the high-speed chase scenes, as well as the scene in which the car drives down a highway engulfed in flames. In addition, the real-life Furys only came in one color, "Sandstone White" with a "Buckskin Beige" interior, seen on the other Furys on the assembly line during the initial scenes of the movie, though the car in King's novel was ordered with a red-and-white custom paint job. John Carpenter placed ads throughout Southern California searching for models of the car, and was able to purchase twenty-four of them in various states of disrepair, which were used to build a total of seventeen copies of the film car. Unit price / per . [citation needed], Christine was released in North America on December 9, 1983, to 1,045 theaters. Our next-door neighbor back in the day, Mr. Cirbus, was a Plymouth man. They set a trap for it at Darnell's garage: Dennis waits at the controls of a Caterpillar EROPS 955L Track Loader while Leigh stands ready to close the garage doors and cut off Christine's retreat once it enters. However, he has no direct evidence to implicate Arnie, who has an alibi. [8] Filming began in April 1983, merely days after the King novel had been published. Regular price $0.00 Regular price Sale price $0.00 Sale. Kevin Bacon auditioned for the role, but opted out when offered a part in Footloose (1984). The film remained at #9 its fourth weekend, grossing $2,736,782. The consensus reads: "The cracks are starting to show in John Carpenter's directorial instincts, but Christine is nonetheless silly, zippy fun.”[14], Roger Ebert gave the movie three out of four stars, saying: "by the end of the movie, Christine has developed such a formidable personality that we are actually taking sides during its duel with a bulldozer. [5] According to Carpenter, Christine was not a film he had planned on directing, saying that he directed the film as "a job" as opposed to a "personal project. Availability Sold out 57 Plymouth Fury. Originally, Carpenter had not planned to film the car's regeneration scenes, but gave special effects supervisor Roy Arbogast three weeks to devise a way for the car to rebuild itself. The Volare and Aspen used the same engines as the Valiant, Duster, and Dart (225, 318, and 360). 1970 Plymouth Sport Fury - $12,000 - Chula Vista, California ... 58. Total production for the 1958 Plymouth Fury was only 5,303, and they were difficult to find and expensive to buy at the time. I call the 29 roof unpleasant, and the 23 roof beautiful or the 29 roof the Chevy rendition designed by the marketing folks who wanted something that looked more like a Chevy and the 23 roof the real Chrysler version meant for a two door fuselage by the designers who knew the difference between mundane and great. [21] The film was released on 4K UHD Blu-ray on September 11, 2018. Unit price ... Unit price / per . Plymouth war eine Automobilmarke, ... Es handelt sich dabei um einen Fury, Modell 1958, in roter Lackierung mit weißem Dach. Please take a moment and Register today. During Leigh's choking scene, Christine is shown to have common vertical lock "buttons" on the inside door panels. King also mentions a gear shift lever for the automatic transmission, but in real life it instead had push-button transmission controls. Displaying 16 - 30 of 48 total results for classic Plymouth Barracuda Vehicles for Sale. [20] On September 29, 2015, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment re-released the film on Blu-ray. "[17] Time Out said of the film: "Carpenter and novelist Stephen King share not merely a taste for genre horror but a love of '50's teenage culture; and although set in the present, Christine reflects the second taste far more effectively than the first. I realized that was your real question @tallhair but i am not aware of any names that Chrysler's Plymouth Division attached to … At the end of the shift, the line supervisor notices the car's radio is playing music; when he opens the door to shut it off, the worker's corpse falls out onto the floor. [4] According to Paul, she had not read any of King's books or seen Carpenter's films, and read the novel in preparation.[4].