Christine (1983 film) young actress" at the time, but brought a "great quality" about the character of Leigh. According to Paul, she had not read any of King's books or seen Carpenter's films, and read the novel in preparation. "Christine" was shot largely in Los Angeles, California, while the location for Darnell's garage was located in Santa Clarita. Filming began in April 1983, merely days after the King novel had been published. The film's stunts were primarily completed by stunt coordinator Terry Leonard, who was behind the wheel of the car during the high-speed chase scenes, as well as the scene in which
Christine Vachon Christine Vachon Christine Vachon (born 1962) is an American film producer active in the American independent film sector. Christine Vachon produced Todd Haynes' first feature, "Poison", which was awarded the Grand Jury Prize at the 1991 Sundance Film Festival. Since then, she has gone on to produce many acclaimed American independent films, including "Far From Heaven" (nominated for four Academy Awards), "Boys Don't Cry" (Academy Award winner), "One Hour Photo", "Hedwig and the Angry Inch", "Happiness", "Velvet Goldmine", "SAFE", "I Shot Andy Warhol", "Go Fish", "Swoon", "I'm Not There", "Gigantic", "Cracks". and "Cairo Time". Her latest and upcoming projects include