Christine (1983)

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Wikidata Q753449, film, IMDb tt0085333, TMDB 8769: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by episode credits John Carpenter as director (Starman with Katey Rich).

What a model would be handed about it, for corpus:ask.

Who talked about it

Blank Check with Griffin & David

Came from

What the speakers say it drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

Stephen King: 1 line the host's read ×1

  1. lineage (adaptation): Stephen King ⇒ Christine (the host's read). Carpenter was the first pick for Christine; King later turned on adaptations.
    “he was the pick to make Christine.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Starman with Katey Rich · 0:22:44 · David Sims (0.45 sure it was them)

Led to

What the speakers say drew on it, marked the same way.

No line says another film or person drew on it.

Connected to

Donald M. Morgan: 1 line people ×1

  1. people (same cinematographer): Donald M. Morgan → Christine. Starman was shot by Donald Morgan, who also shot Christine.
    “This movie is shot by Donald Morgan, who shot Christine.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Starman with Katey Rich · 1:31:04 · Griffin Newman (0.40 sure it was them)

Kevin Bacon: 1 line what-if ×1

  1. what-if (almost cast): Kevin Bacon → Christine. Carpenter wanted Bacon for Christine but he chose Footloose.
    “Carpenter wanted him for Christine and he chose Footloose instead.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Starman with Katey Rich · 1:09:48 · Griffin Newman (0.45 sure it was them)

Starman: 1 line career ×1

  1. career (career sequence): Starman → Christine. Christine was Carpenter's rebound after his big flop, then Starman followed once it was a hit.
    “Christine is kind of like a rebound movie, right?”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Starman with Katey Rich · 0:22:06 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)

Stephen King: 1 line lineage ×1

  1. lineage (adaptation): Stephen King → Christine. Carpenter was the first pick for Christine; King later turned on adaptations.
    “he was the pick to make Christine.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Starman with Katey Rich · 0:22:44 · David Sims (0.45 sure it was them)

The Thing: 1 line career ×1

  1. career (career sequence): Christine → The Thing. Carpenter's rising run ended when his big-budget check flopped, and Christine was the safe follow-up.
    “his movies have been sort of going up and up and up and up until the thing when he finally gets his blank check”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Starman with Katey Rich · 0:21:53 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)

Where it came up

What was said about it, by kind

career (2)

  1. career (career sequence): Christine → The Thing. Carpenter's rising run ended when his big-budget check flopped, and Christine was the safe follow-up.
    “his movies have been sort of going up and up and up and up until the thing when he finally gets his blank check”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Starman with Katey Rich · 0:21:53 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. career (career sequence): Starman → Christine. Christine was Carpenter's rebound after his big flop, then Starman followed once it was a hit.
    “Christine is kind of like a rebound movie, right?”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Starman with Katey Rich · 0:22:06 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)

lineage (1)

  1. lineage (adaptation): Stephen King → Christine. Carpenter was the first pick for Christine; King later turned on adaptations.
    “he was the pick to make Christine.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Starman with Katey Rich · 0:22:44 · David Sims (0.45 sure it was them)

people (1)

  1. people (same cinematographer): Donald M. Morgan → Christine. Starman was shot by Donald Morgan, who also shot Christine.
    “This movie is shot by Donald Morgan, who shot Christine.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Starman with Katey Rich · 1:31:04 · Griffin Newman (0.40 sure it was them)

what-if (1)

  1. what-if (almost cast): Kevin Bacon → Christine. Carpenter wanted Bacon for Christine but he chose Footloose.
    “Carpenter wanted him for Christine and he chose Footloose instead.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Starman with Katey Rich · 1:09:48 · Griffin Newman (0.45 sure it was them)

Fun items about it

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Who the speakers said made it

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