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 Delphy Christine Delphy Christine Delphy (born 1941) is a French sociologist, feminist, writer and theorist. She was a co-founder of Mouvement de Libération des Femmes (Women's Liberation Movement) in 1970 and of the journal "Nouvelles questions féministes" (New Feminist Issues) with Simone de Beauvoir in 1981. Christine Delphy was born in 1941 to her parents who owned a local pharmacy. In the documentary film on her life and ideas, ""Je ne suis pas féministe, mais..."" ("I am not a femnist, but..."") Delphy describes an early feminist consciousness in observing her parents: though running the pharmacy was labor-intensive for both of them,