Christine (1983 film) they repeatedly drive back and forth over the car, damaging Christine so much that it is unable to immediately regenerate. A few days later, Dennis, Leigh, and Junkins watch as Christine's remains - compacted into a cube by a car crusher - are dropped into a junkyard. The camera zooms in to a close-up of the front grille, which slowly starts to unbend. Producer Richard Kobritz had previously produced the miniseries "Salem's Lot", also based on a Stephen King novel. Through producing the miniseries, Kobritz became acquainted with King, who sent him manuscripts of two of his novels, "Cujo", and
Christine Branstad Christine Branstad Christine Ann Branstad is an American public figure, health activist, and retired medical assistant who served as the First Lady of Iowa for six nonconsecutive terms during the tenure of her husband, Governor Terry Branstad, from 1983 to 1999 and again from 2011 until 2017. She holds the record as Iowa's longest serving first lady, having spent over 22 years in the position. In addition to her record as Iowa's first lady, Christine Branstad is the longest serving first lady of any U.S. state in the country's history. Branstad was born Christine Ann Johnson in Fort Dodge, Iowa.