"Let's hide in the shed full of sharp farm implements" "No, let's run across the big corn field and hide in the cemetery" "No, let's try to get away in the car that conveniently won't start" "No, let's run down the middle of the road hoping that a random motorist just happens to come along and save us before the killer car runs us down" Because exercises in common sense would make for the shortest horror movie on record.
"You can't polish a turd" "new wipers, on a busted windshield". Thank you so much! I own a '58 Belvedere. Closest I'm gonna get to a fury lol. Nice job.
My oldest son David absolutely L O V E D. THAT MOVIE FOR A LONG TIME AND HAD FIVE VIDEOTAPES OF IT THAT HE BOUGHT FROM THE STORE…. HE WAS ABSOLUTELY C. R. A. Z. Y. About th 7:14 movie.!!!
Moochie wells ...heard they practically had to scrape him up with a shovel... Well isn't that what they're supposed to do with shit?! Scrape it up with a little shovel?
I worked at a Ford dealer and one of the salesmen had a '58 Fury. They wanted his vehicle for the movie but when he found out they were going to paint it red, he said "no." He sold and bought back his car three times. The last time I saw him, he still had his car. It had the engine with the dual quad set up. It was a pretty clean machine. Bill was quite the Mopar guy. He had an early 60s Chrysler 300 which was very clean, wound up selling it at Barrett Jackson for six figures.
Christine will have an uglier competitor on 2024. As bad thins are turning out for Elon Musk, the new car horror movie will be based on his infamous Cyber Truck 😮.
Even without the Christine connection, a 58 Fury, and really any Forward Look Mopar, is an awesome car. I think I read that King wanted a more unusual car than a 57 Chevy or Ford, so the Fury fit the bill. Although I loved the movie and esp the book, a little bit of me died each time one of the real-life cars were destroyed in the movie
@@deeremeyer1749And that's not the only mistake King made. The movie was correct in using a coupe because, as I recall, the first non two door hardtop Plymouth to carry the Fury badge came in 1959. As I recall, King said the car was a 1957 model, while the film used 58's. I suppose the reason behind that was the quad headlights. The '57 appeared to have quads as well, but the inner lights were actually the turn signals set into large surrounds to appear to be high beams. The quad headlights were used to a great advantage in the movie; two headlights just wouldn't seem as terrifying. As was pointed out in the video, all 1958 Furys were off-white with gold anodized aluminum trim. Other colors became available in 1959. The other mistake that King made was Christine's Pennsylvania license plate. The number was completely different from the format used on the 1957 issued passenger car tags. I suppose it could have been a vanity plate, but why? It was just a random number, much like the yellow California tags on the movie car. Having said all of that, I still prefer the book to the film, which I also enjoyed but which was very mild compared to the horrors that Stephen King so adeptly wrote into his novel. Special effects in the human mind are so much better than anything Hollywood can cook up!
Fun fact: the letters on Christine's licence plate - CQB - are an acronym standing for "close-quarters battle" - and Christine engaged in plenty of that!
5:52 damn hate that most of the movie-sourced Christines are gone. She is by far the Most Iconic Screen Car. SPOILER ALERT: seeing that the very last scene in the junkyard showed that she is "still alive", it would be epic if we get a sequel 🕥🎥
@@a.g.foster8222 “the music “???? Come on you must have seen the movie once….one of the bars on her grill started repairing itself in THE last screen shot (she’s alive) 😈
The effects back in the 70s through the early 90s were fantastic. There is too much cgi used now a days, and it can look even more fake than back in the days. It's one of Steven Kings' great movies. As always, your insights are greatly appreciated.
@@evilchaosboy the book is more about the ghost of the guy who owned Christine and possesses Arnie…the film I think is more interesting because it is the car as a succubus type entity … it also plays more with car culture which I found interesting.
@@pocher69 nope, it was red and special ordered. Some other differences in the book was that Dennis drove a Plymouth Duster, and the vehicle used in the final showdown to crush Christine at Darnell’s, was a septic tank (sh*t sucker) cleaner truck.
@@pocher69 yes it is! It’s also much darker than the movie. Christine also killed Arnie’s parents in the book by running through their house. There’s a lot more, and much more sexual content as well. I need to read the book again, and refresh my memory. I also remember the detective was killed by Christine too.
A few summers ago I was out for a bike ride and wound up on a country road I'd never been on. Nothing but tall grass and trees when this red barn appears on my left. As I got closer there sat a red Plymouth (most likely a Belvedere) just sitting out next to the barn with not a soul in sight. I stopped and looked at it from the road, and as I rode away I had to laugh at my urge to look over my shoulder and make sure a pair of headlights weren't bearing down on me!
One of my all-time favorite movies, not to mention the amazing soundtrack. Thank you for all the work that went into this video. With the Halloween theme top notch, my friend 👌
I've been waiting for this one and you certainly didn't disappoint, the video and your timing of it are perfect. Christine always creeped me out and still does to this day lol
I have 3 Christine model cars. A 1/64 hot wheels, a 1/64 scale Johnny Lightning with Buddy Reperton's camaro and a large scale greenlight model. I also have a 1/64 scale greenlight Fury in buckskin beige with gold anodized trim AND a 1/64 scale hotwheels fury with an Avengers paint scheme. Needless to say, I've collected quite a few of these cars.
I've got that 1:18 scale Christine and it is a lovely model. I once tried taking her apart to clean her and she would not let me take her chassis out from her body lol
God man, I love your videos especially for me being a 100% car guy Your channel is just great and this is definitely my favorite one so far keep up the great work. Much respect to you stay safe.
Great video! The Franklin Mint also made a highly detailed Christine about 20 years ago that I purchased. It is 1:24th scale that is excellent quality. They also made a General Lee too. Both of them cost me $110.00 twenty years ago but definitely worth the money.
thanks for the work you put into this and all your videos! i saw this movie when is was first released and, hand to god, on our way to see the film we passed an old house a block up from ours where an old man had a bunch of rusted hulks in his yard. one of them as a late 50s chrysler (imperial, etc...). i lifted the snow-covered hood to find a hemi; the car was really rotted out. imagine my surprise when i would see a similar scene play out with artie an hour later!
Happy Halloween! Scott @Cold War Motors did a multi-year series on restoration of a 1960 Plymouth Fury - finishing a year or so ago. While not a "Christine" car it gives a great insight into how much it takes to restore one of these beautiful cars.. Great episode and thanks!
Cool, yeah a crazy amount of time and effort go into restoring any car and they had to do it in bulk for this movie, lol! Glad you enjoyed the video too 😉👍
Your videos are amazing! An absolute joy to watch … more than once, or twice or….. Spooktacular Halloween theme production, The , Running Skeleton, Ha-Ha-larious !
I’m a SK fan, but often the movie adaptations suck, because they stray so far from the source material. While John Carpenter’s “Christine” isn’t all that faithful to the book it is so well done it is one of the few “drop the remote and watch” SK movie adaptations for me. I’ve seen it countless times. While I knew about the plastic “regeneration” Christine I didn’t realize so many real Belvedere/Fury cars were destroyed making the movies. I’d assumed they were mock-ups in many cases. It hurts my heart to know so many of these rare beasts were wrecked for the sake of the movie. But also heartened to hear die-hard fans somewhat resurrected a few of them. A enjoyable and entertaining video. Thanks!
Dont forget two other different things: In the book Arnie bought Christine from LeBay itself and when he dies the brother tells Dennis about Christine and all the horror about (Wife, Daughter). And what a fckng bad guy LeBay really was. And that Junkins is killed by Christine. The time in the book is much longer, in movie it seems like a few weks, in the book the Story is over a few month. And in the book it seems that Arnie tries to free himself from Christines bad influence and that the Ghost of LeBay is the real bad in all of it.
'Hey, is that cunningham car' well yes you unfortunate souls that's what you're looking at before the inevitable end happens to you as usual my friend great work with the first halloween video on your channel i am happy to see that facts are spot on and correct for us fans of the movie so please carstarz don't you ever dare touch that 58 fury or she get you hurt 😂😂 anyway thanks and have great halloween season bye now.
Thanks much, there wasn't any CGI in this movie though; just custom created props to simulate the car damage repairing and such as described in the video😉
Great video! Can you consider possibly doing a video on either the 1969 Chevelle in Ricky Bobby or the 1970 Chevelle in Fast and Furious 4 or in John Wick? The Chevelle has always been one of my favorite muscle cars from the Golden Era. Thank you!
Thanks and glad you enjoyed it, I love Chevelles as well and all those are indeed already on my list, minus the later F&F movies, that is as they killed all of those with cruddy CGI.
One of my friends was a huge Christine fan. At one time he owned one of the rubber Christine front fenders. Embedded on the inside of the fenders were hooks where the cables to retract the fender were attached. Very clever way to simulate crash damage repair!
Sigh, I'll have to settle for the AMT Christine 1/25 plastic Model Kit, also, many are right on here, Buddy Repperton looks over 27 in this movie lol, he must be like Ricky From Trailer Park Boys, "Mark my words boys, I'm gonna get my grade 10" lol , edit, I'm back, another thing I always felt odd, was why did Darnell climb into the hot burnt car, ( after he just burned his hand on the door handle etc ) what was he thinking lol
The car being able to repair itself, can't leave that out. To reach the heavy set boy, it had to damage the front fenders. Made the metal crunch sounds when repairing...Songs to work with what was happening, "keep a knocking,but you can't come in". Surprised there wasn't a sequel, that piece moved when the car was made into a cube...
Haha. I know where there is a barn and barnyard full of these Plymouths. When I received my new 65 Olds 442 in 1965 in Ohio my cousin Tom had a collection of these and had put a hemi in one of them and he blew my doors off with it. I later built the 442 for the 1/4 mile and was very successful with it for several years. Tom was infamous in Ohio from his Plymouths. Most people probly don't even remember this early series of muscle cars waaay before the 64 Goat Dandahermit😂😂
AWSOME ,, VIDEO ,,MY SON MAX 8 YR.S OLD AND I LIKED IT A LOT ,,.. WE KNOW A GUY AT A CAR SHOW WHO BRINGS HIS CHRISTINE AND OTHER CARS TO ,, MAX LOVES IT AND SITS INSIDE..IN THE MOVIE,,,,, WE NOTICED RIGHT WHEN BUDDY WAS GOING TO THE GAS STATION THAT NIGHT BEING CHASED BY CHRISTINE SHE HIT THE BLUE CAMRO IF YOU SLOW THE FILM DOWN YOU WILL NOTICE THERES NO ENGINE IN THE CAMRO ,,CHRISTINE AND THE CAMRO ARE STUCK THEN THEY GET APART THE (HOOD)) IS OPEN SOME TO SEE IN THE GROUND.. THANKS....
@@CarStarz42 I have the 1/18 and 1/64 die casts of Evil Christine and one beat Christine. The 1/25 i was aiming to get it close to movie car, but I decided on adding a new gen hemi painted gold (I got the hue wrong but is what it is) it's just for fun, and many years ago there was a fan built 58 Fury at a car show. I took so many reference photos that they let me get a few of me behind the wheel. It was one of the best days ever.
I’m not positive but I believe the 68 Charger that Dennis drove was owned by someone that worked on the movie but don’t quote me. It’s been quite a while since I knew all the Christine facts. I actually saw one of the screen used Christine at the Mecum Auction at Kissimmee Fl in January 2020. It was displayed next to the original Bullitt Mustang that was found a couple of years before the auction. Truly amazing seeing two iconic movie cars in the same place.
@@CarStarz42 awesome, thank you and keep up the great work! I thoroughly enjoy your channel and look forward to getting alerts on new videos! This is something us gearheads have wanted for a long time! 👍🏻
Yeah, the other Duke's cars are already on the list; will eventually get back to do multiple rounds through movies and shows I've already touched on even if it's a few years down the road. So many to cover! 😉
*BONUS FACT* -- The iconic "Christine" Music score from 1983, written by Alan Howarth and Director John Carpenter, shares many similarities with the music score for the film, "Halloween III" - also directed by Carpenter, and written by Howarth, which was released in 1982. Which makes sense, recycle that score to save on the budget needed for those awesome cars!
One of my favourite car related films I always watch .. it’s a timeless classic film . I still think they should have made a sequel film, but now the original film is 40 years old it’ll probably never happen. I also have a 1/18 scale Christine model car that has the working headlights .
Outstanding and informative as always - thank you very much! When I hear engine sounds in movies, it's always fun to play "what engine is that?" I did not know it was a 428 Ford. ~ Chuck
You ever heard of the South Bend shovel slayer? Back in '58, he murdered his whole family and half the people on his block Never went to prison not enough evidence to convict. Who sold Christine to Artie? Old man Marley Coincidence? I think not
One fact missed that I'm sure has already been commented on is that you can see straight through to the ground underneath buddy's cars hood after it is rammed at the gas station. Apparently the engine had been removed to lighten it for the stunt. Great film and video though!
AMT made a model of a 58' Plymouth Belvedere that I happen to have assembled. While it is not a Fury, it is the same exact colors of Red with a White roof, and does look like Christine. The kit was released in 2002.
It’s interesting to note Ertl copied the inaccurate ‘stepped’ side trim used in the film on the model kit and several of the 1/18 diecasts rather than the correct fullsize trim that flows in a straight line.
In 1990/91/92 (can't remember the exact year) Tim Cook used cars in Newberry SC had a white '58 Fury for sale for $4200. My Dad, Uncle, and I went to look at it and debated and I kick myself every time I think how we didn't pull the trigger. Also, in the late '80s, there was one sitting next to an old place between Lexington and Batesburg SC for sale. From the road it looked like the scene oit of the movie.
Just to add to @CarStarz along with "fun facts". The Plymouth Fury was indeed "top of the line" model. It could only be available in the Sandstone color. These Furys were only built in Detroit from 1956-1958. Christine is actually a Plymouth Belvedere. It could also be assembled in Detroit and other assembly plants within the U.S. As well as with more options. Including the factory red paint. In the movie they depict Christine being assembled in "Detroit". That is true. It could be assembled at the now defunct "Lynch road" assembly plant in Detroit. The plant is located south of 8 mile and VanDyke (from Eminems famous movie). In the movie, they show the shift being over at 5:00 PM. Not true. Each plant may have had a 3 shift, 24 hour, 5 days a week.
I understand some plants did two eight hour production shifts then one for maintenance and cleaning. Would have varied across the decades. I’d guess most were closed on Sundays in the 1950s. They shut down for summer so the plants could be retooled for the following year’s new cars.
@@CycolacFan correct. Although, Christine as depicted in the movie was indeed a Belvedere. It is identified in each of the quarter panels. The movie car did not have the emblems on the quarter panel. Possibly because of the restorations?
When this movie debuted, I was driving a 2 door 1961 Plymouth Sport Fury, white over red. The front clip was similar (far from identical) and had horizontal tail fins. BUT, with movie patrons still buzzing, in a dark parking lot, a 61, with cherry bomb exhausts, high beams glaring, was enough to make people jump when I revved my 318... good times
Funfact. I know where a 58 Plaza sits. The current owner won't sell unless you're true known Mopar figure it was offered to me but at the time I already had too many projects . The Plaza is the absolute base model of the belvedere body. The kicker is ,the car is red with a white top ,factory.
I'm Arne; I had a friend Kristine. Spelling be darned, we got a LOT of razzing when this movie came out! Weird for a horror film, it strikes me as having true INTEGRITY.
1958 Furys are very nice looking cars I'm surprised they went with that year over the meaner looking 1960/61 Furys the front ends on the 60/61 have a much meaner looking front end then a 1958 Fury
Excellent job, my man! BTW, Steve-O did account for the wrong color paint in the book, I want to say it was Autumn Red. What I've always wondered about those regeneration scenes, is why they used such obviously abnormal headlights? I'm sure regular fluted sealed beams could have been slowly brightened the same way...
Steven King, who authored this crazy car fantasy, got one important (to car buffs) thing wrong. He described the engine/hp incorrectly--but I will be darned, if I can remember myself what the truth about that car's engine actually was!
Unknown yes; still, Keith Gordon as Arne had not just intense talent but the quirky-good looks that set him apart from his 'regularly handsome' friend as well as ringleading bully Buddy.
Christine never self regenerated! Arnie literally pushed her around the shop in reverse until he destroyed his own back, just like Roland Lemay! All right and in the book, Roland Lemay sold the car to Arnie not his brother!!! The book is way better than the damn movie!!! And Christine was not destroyed by a caterpillar! She was destroyed by a septic truck named Petunia!!! I never did like the movie! I much preferred the book. Thanks for the video anyway, even though it wasn't that good!
Thank you for all of that information. The car was and still is awesome. Great to know that it and many clones are still around. 👍👍👍👍👍 One question that was always on my mind was. Was the earlier Mopar Hemi engine an option in that year of Plymouth Furies???🤔 If it was, what cubic inch would it have been???
#4 The regeneration scene... I knew it was done with hydraulics and played in reverse. I didn't know about the cables.... or the plastic panels; I thought it was done in metal.
That's great. It's really a good movie. I was just a few years out of high school when this movie came out. I owned a 69 Camaro in high school. It looked bitchin. I tell you though, I'd rather have his buddies car. That Charger was the best car in the movie for me. Try to find one now adays bucoo Buck's $$.
My dad sold the studio a blue 57 Plymouth furry then he sold his 68 Dodge Charger for the Dukes of Hazzard !there is 2 red 57 furry's out here in IDAHO 😮😢
My dad had a Fury quietly rusting in our backyard in the late 60s and early 70s. - For about 6 years. I think he sold it for a couple of hundred dollars in '73'-'74. Oooof. 😢
On the 1:64 scale models, do certain companies have the rights to a certain kind of vehicle so the other companies cant produce a copy or any version of that model? I've always wondered that. Can you give me the answer?
