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 Orr in the Edinburgh New Town. Orr then founded the Christine Orr Players, one of eight theatre companies to perform an unofficial event during the first Edinburgh International Festival in 1947, "planting the roots of what would come to be known as the Festival Fringe". The group put on a production of "Macbeth", starring Robin Stark, and for which Orr also designed the costumes. The production was called "a great achievement" by the theatre paper "The Stage". She also founded The Makars in 1932, which remained "one of Edinburgh's leading amateur groups" for at least two decades. Christine Orr Christine Grant