Christine (1983 film) it; and Roland eventually did the same. George also tells Dennis that Roland tried to get rid of Christine after Roland's wife died in the car, but Christine "came back three weeks later." During a football game, Dennis becomes distracted by the sight of Arnie kissing his new girlfriend, Leigh Cabot (the new girl in school) in front of Christine and is tackled, suffering a career ending injury. On a rainy evening at a drive-in movie, Christine's windshield wipers stop working. Arnie goes outside to try to get them working again and while he's outside the car Leigh begins to
Christine (1983 film) repaired. State police detective Rudolph Junkins becomes suspicious of Arnie, having discovered paint from Christine at the scenes of two gang members' deaths. However, he has no direct evidence to implicate Arnie, who has an alibi. Junkins either does not know or cannot believe that Christine can drive itself. Dennis and Leigh, drawn together by their affection for Arnie, begin a relationship of their own and decide that the only way to save Arnie is to destroy Christine. They set a trap for it at Darnell's garage; Dennis waits at the controls of a bulldozer, while Leigh stands ready to