John Carpenter's ‘Christine’ Improved on Stephen King’s Book With This Major Change

Alexandra Paul as Leigh Cabot being attacked by the car in John Carpenter's 'Christine'

The Big Picture Few authors have made an impression on the film industry like Stephen King has. With dozens of novels spanning decades, and countless film adaptations of his work, King has built himself into one of the most influential voices in contemporary horror fiction on both the page and the screen. Some of his movie adaptations have become cinematic masterpieces, such as The Shining, The Shawshank Redemption, and The Green Mile.

Christine RDrama HorrorMysteryThriller Release Date May 11, 1983 Director John Carpenter Cast Keith Gordon , John Stockwell , Alexandra Paul , Robert Prosky , Harry Dean Stanton , Christine Belford Runtime 110 Writers Stephen King , Bill Phillips Tagline How do you kill something that can't possibly be alive? Expand How Did John Carpenter's 'Christine' Change the Origin of the Car? The major difference between Carpenter's and King's versions of Christine comes down to...

In the script of Carpenter's screen adaptation, penned by Bill Phillips, LeBay is left out of the story. Instead, Christine is simply portrayed as a car that was "born bad" the minute she rolled off the factory line. The film begins with a sequence making that explicit, as Christine moves through the factory where she was just put together and injures two auto-workers, killing one of them in the process.

The major change Carpenter makes to Christine's film origin streamlines the story significantly. Cutting LeBay out saves the film from needing to give us in-depth flashback sequences that expand on how and why Christine became evil. This is a good choice for both the runtime and the film being able to focus more on the main characters, especially in the friendship dynamic that is being torn apart by Christine's influence over Arnie.

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