Christine (1983 film) "Christine". Kobritz purchased the rights to "Christine" after finding himself attracted to the novel's "celebration of America's obsession with the motorcar." According to John 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." He had previously directed "The Thing" (1982), which had done poorly at the box office and led to critical backlash. In retrospect, Carpenter stated that upon reading "Christine", he felt that "It just wasn't very frightening. But it was something I needed to do at that time for my career."
Christine Harnos Christine Harnos Christine Harnos (born November 16, 1968) is a Canadian actress and co-founder of the circus outreach organization Circus Remedy. Harnos was born in Toronto, Ontario on November 16, 1968. Harnos portrayed Jennifer Greene, the first wife of main character Mark Greene on "ER" (1994–2002), Josie Ray in "Remembering Sex" (1998), Dotty from "The Girl Gets Moe" (1997), Rimmer in the action-horror film "" (1996), Kaye Faulkner in "Dazed and Confused" (1993), Linda Wyatt in "Judgement Night" (1993), Sarah Hughes in "Cold Dog Soup" (1990), and Sid in "Denial" (1990). In 2003, Harnos left acting to pursue a degree