Christine (1983 film) now deceased), and is in need of extensive repairs. Since his parents will not let him keep the car at their house, Arnie begins to restore it at a do-it-yourself garage and junkyard owned by Will Darnell. As he spends more of his time working on the car, he discards his glasses, dresses more like a 1950s greaser, and develops an arrogant, paranoid personality. Unbeknownst to Arnie, Dennis learns from Arnie's mom that the previous owner died in Christine, and confronts George LeBay to find out more: the owner's daughter choked to death in it; his wife committed suicide in
Christine Daaé of the silent film. Claude Rains played the phantom. In 1960, a Spanish society turned a very free adaptation of the subject under the title "El Fantasma de la Operetta" . In 1962, British production company Hammer Films focused on the horror genre. Another adaptation was produced in 1974 by 20th Century Fox, who moved the event to New York and significantly altered the story into more Faustian. This film was released as "Phantom of the Paradise", with Jessica Harper in the Christine-esque role of Phoenix, and William Finley as the eponymous Phantom. The 1989 version, with Robert Englund in