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 Estabrook Christine Estabrook Christine Estabrook is an American actress, known for her roles on the television series "The Crew", "Nikki", "Desperate Housewives" and "American Horror Story"; she had a recurring role on the drama "Mad Men" during that show's fifth season, and continuing into the sixth and seventh. She has received Obie Award and Drama Desk Award. At the O'Neill National Playwrights Conference, she created the role of the young daughter in Kevin O'Morrison's "Ladyhouse Blues", which then moved to off-Broadway. On Broadway she was in "The Inspector General" and Andrei Șerban's production of "The Cherry Orchard". She won an Obie