Christine is making a comeback these days! I loved Carrie Underwood's video homage, where a black
Cadillac rebuilds itself after killing a man.
Now weartv.com has an interesting story about one of the cars use in the Christine movie. Just 2 of the 22 Plymouth Fury's used in Christine still exist. Bill Gibson owns one of those. He rescued it from an LA junk yard.
The article suggest that maybe this Christine really is possessed. The car has cost him quite a few steady relationships (sound familiar?) From a neighbors house burning down to strange events, Gibson says he's had friends who told him to get it blessed by a priest and that "paranormal reached out about exorcisms."
A shady restoration company held Christine captive. Bill took a month off, getting the feds involved in her rescue. Christine was a wreck. Finally, Bill took her to a South Florida pro.The article also notes that "Christine has her own agent who handles the car publicity and appearances. The car is shown at car shows and movie events all over the country."
Strange, all the shots of the car are in Gibson's garage. Like he's afraid to take it out.
Most of the 22 cars used in the filming of Christine were Plymouth Belvederes. In 1958, the Plymouth Fury was little more than a special trim and interior package on the Belvedere. It was not a stand alone model until 1959.
ReplyDeleteThe Fury was available in only one color -- which was off white. Colors could be special ordered back then, but a large percentage of them were off-white.
John Carpenter did his homework on this for the movie. In the opening scene, all of the cars on the assembly line are the historically correct color, except for Christine.
I think I've read of this phenonenon once or twice. Apparently what happens is people will project onto external object and in some cases other people, often of an unlucky or ill omen nature. Basically a manufactured superstition that is then used to explain any and all manner of bad occurences.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lot of these articles fail to take into account is the fact that the majority of misfortunes of this type are subconsciously created by the people surrounding the object or subject to which or whom special superstitious powers have been attributed.
What we're dealing with then is a form of group, well, hysteria. The main reason for it's existence being to express hostility of some kind that is kept well out of sight of the conscious mind so as to absolve oneself of guilt when blame is laid at someone else's feet and the persecutor is able to dodge personal responsibility for his own failings.
Um, at least that's how it always seemed to me, you used to see it all the time in places like Ancient Rome.
ChrisC
Actually. . . they didn't list anything I thought made the car seem haunted.
ReplyDeleteHey David!
ReplyDeleteI've read of Bill Gibson's story with "Christine". I've even given my support by ordering my own "self autographed" publicity photo of Christine herself.
I say, Keep Her Alive!!!