Christine (1983 film) the front seat. At the end of the shift, the line supervisor notices the worker slumped in the seat and opens the door; the worker falls to the floor dead, a look of terror on his face. Twenty-one years later, in September 1978, Arnold "Arnie" Cunningham is an awkward and unpopular teenager in Rockbridge, California, with only one friend, football player Dennis Guilder. Arnie's life begins to change when he buys a used, badly battered red-and-white 1958 Plymouth Fury named "Christine" (the same car from the assembly plant) from George LeBay, brother of the orignial owner Roland LeBay (who is
Christine Lahti for the American Foundation for Equal Rights. Lahti has been married to television director Thomas Schlamme since September 4, 1983. They have three children. She is active in political causes. Lahti and Schlamme live in Los Angeles with their children. Since May 2005, Lahti has been a contributing blogger at "The Huffington Post". Christine Lahti Christine Ann Lahti (born April 4, 1950) is an American actress and filmmaker. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the 1984 film "Swing Shift". Her other film roles include "...And Justice for All" (1979), "Housekeeping" (1987), "Running on Empty"