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 Demeter Peter Demeter (now 77 years old) is still in prison in Ontario. George Jonas and his then-wife Barbara Amiel, published a book about the case, "By Persons Unknown: The Strange Death of Christine Demeter" (1976). The Demeter case served as the basis for the fictional 1978 film "I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses", directed by Murray Markowitz. The victim is renamed Magdalene Kruschen and is played by German actress Elke Sommer. Christine Demeter Christine Demeter (1940 – July 18, 1973) was murdered in the garage of her home in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 33. The case attracted