Christine (1983 film) they repeatedly drive back and forth over the car, damaging Christine so much that it is unable to immediately regenerate. A few days later, Dennis, Leigh, and Junkins watch as Christine's remains - compacted into a cube by a car crusher - are dropped into a junkyard. The camera zooms in to a close-up of the front grille, which slowly starts to unbend. Producer Richard Kobritz had previously produced the miniseries "Salem's Lot", also based on a Stephen King novel. Through producing the miniseries, Kobritz became acquainted with King, who sent him manuscripts of two of his novels, "Cujo", and
The Christine Jorgensen Story world came flying into Hollywood demanding he was Christine", said Jorgensen later. George/Christine is played by John Hansen. Irving Rapper said Small gave him the job as director because it required someone who had sensitivity. Reviews were mixed. Jorgensen later unsuccessfully tried to get a restraining order to stop Small's estate from exploiting the film, claiming Small diverted $100,000 owed to her for his own use. Jorgensen said she was worried United Artists would exploit the film as a B movie. "The Christine Jorgensen Story" was released to DVD by MGM Home Video on October 12, 2011, via its Ultimate