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 Sadler Christine Sadler Christine Sadler (1902–1983), born in Silver Point, Putnam County, Tennessee, was an American author, journalist, and magazine editor. Christine Sadler received her undergraduate degree from Peabody College (now an affiliate of Vanderbilt University) and her master's degree in journalism from Columbia University in 1937. Originally a journalist for the "Nashville Banner" (1930–1936), she was a reporter, national news bureau staffer and Sunday Editor for The Washington Post from 1937 until 1946. She was president of the Women's National Press Club early in her career in Washington. Sadler was the first woman to cover a national political convention for