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 Finn the leading female role, Barbara Judd, in the science-fiction horror serial "Quatermass and the Pit" (1958–59). Finn's career as a film actress, other than providing voices for two films based on "Thunderbirds", did not develop further. During Hammer Films' preparations for a film version of "Quatermass and the Pit", Barbara Shelley was cast as Judd, although Nigel Kneale, the writer of the "Quatermass" series, preferred Finn's performance. In a book about his work, written by Andy Murray, Kneale recalled: "I'd liked Christine very much ... but she wasn't the kind of screen star that Hammer wanted. So we got Barbara