Nice detail here in Keith Gordon's acting; every time he looks at Christine, his personality shifts. He starts off confrontational, then sees Christine and falters, looks at her, is abrasive and tries to leave to get the parts, then looks back again and he's quiet and meek. Like Arnie's real personality is bleeding through one last time but Christine keeps asserting her control over him.
@Skarrz72
9 ай бұрын
When Arnie says "Why?" he was probably talking to Christine and probably the detective as well. As messed up as Arnie looks, it kinda makes you feel like he was thinking, Why did you do this without me? I thought we were inseparable??
@DKdevilplayground
6 ай бұрын
When he says why?! it's to make the cops and everybody else not suspect him, he was playing dumb. He knows his car is indestructible and evil, the cops won't buy his story that his car killed them, so he acts like he doesn't know what's going on, well planned Arnie!
@riccardoverera7294
5 ай бұрын
Con christine secondo me
@molasorrosalom4846
5 ай бұрын
He meant why Darnell?
@ty1158
5 ай бұрын
Could be, but I always took it as a small show of empathy towards the death of Darnell. Directed at Christine. One last display of compassion before Christine's evil completely consumed him.
@markeithhunt6321
3 ай бұрын
@@molasorrosalom4846Arnie says why that's why
@Erichhh
Жыл бұрын
This movie is really a classic and very well done
@Theresa-eh5ue
Жыл бұрын
With Avery 😎 cool car.
@flowrepins6663
6 ай бұрын
@timothyexnershe seen her walking alone. He knew too much.
@Bad_Sick_311
5 ай бұрын
That's John Carpenter for you.
@antonnym214
3 ай бұрын
this movie had an awesome cast, great story by King, and amazing direction. It is one of a handful of films I consider perfect.
@stoytrivia1126
10 ай бұрын
The book goes into much more detail about Arnie becoming possessed by the spirit of Richard LeBay. While Christine does possess him (as it did LeBay), in the book Arnie fights the possession to a degree and every once in awhile fights through and even begs for help as he is aware to some degree that the evil spirit is taking over. When Arnie says, "Well all I know is..." his voice is actually softer and more meek (like Arnie has come out for a second), then his voice hardens because like LeBay, he doesn't give a shit that Darnell is dead and he covers his tracks with "All I know is I've got a Cadillac full of parts...". Then, moments later, Arnie comes out again and you hear him softly say, "Honest Mr Junkins, I don't know what's going on here". I could be reading a lot into it, but in the book Arnie is a victim of the possession and does try to put up a fight to stop it, before ultimately succumbing. I think that's very hard to convey in a movie, but I feel like they tried some in scenes like this one.
@kenklein9228
9 ай бұрын
Interesting. The fight near the end of the book when he and his mother die because of Christine is as close as I got to understanding that.
@stoytrivia1126
9 ай бұрын
Ya, that's the scene I remember most vividly as well. Truthfully, I read the book over 20 years ago so I don't remember everything about it. I was assuming that there was more to it since I remembered the scene. But, if you just finished reading it and there is nothing like that going on then I certainly stand corrected. Though that causes me to wonder why the scene before they parish in the crash was in there to begin with? There wasn't any other moment in the book where Arnie seemed to break through after he crossed paths with Christine? Perhaps it's time to give it another read, I did so enjoy it the first time around. :)
@kenklein9228
9 ай бұрын
@@stoytrivia1126 Oh gosh, it's been 35 years + since I read the book, so it's quite possible that I've forgotten something.
@stoytrivia1126
9 ай бұрын
@@kenklein9228 Ya, I didn't reply directly to you, but you could be 1000 percent right. I saw the movie first, and in addition to recalling the scene you referenced, I seem to recall thinking that the Richard LeBay character seemed like a much more active and central character in the book than in the movie and thinking that was an interesting difference. But, it was over 20 years ago so I could be off on this. Though there does seem to be a few times in the movie where Arnie vacillates between a measure of good and pure evil.
@dennisheraud9944
9 ай бұрын
@@stoytrivia1126wax
@molasorrosalom4846
26 күн бұрын
I actually got to sit behind the wheel of Christine at the Chicago Horror Convention last year. Man oh man, was it something else. If I ever won The lottery, that is one car I would definitely purchase.
@markb4848
10 ай бұрын
" if you want me to come in and gitcha I'm gonna gitcha "
@doitsu1490
9 ай бұрын
this film made me cry for some reason 😂
@robertpaulson2946
5 ай бұрын
I can understand that, this movie is a love story after all
@marchapril5783
Жыл бұрын
Always felt bad for movie Darnell, if he has just stayed in his office he would have been fine. Unfortunately he came out and saw Christine all burned up and driving by herself and she had to kill him to keep that secret and protect Arnie.
@jhaeck1
Жыл бұрын
why he got inside a hot ass burned up car is beyond me
@millypoo7713
Жыл бұрын
It's JUST a movie
@omgbbqcia911
11 ай бұрын
actually she killed him because Darnell was shit talking her to another worker. he said "you cant polish a turd" and "he (arnie) has great hands, but terrible taste in cars". the song that she plays while killing him is "phoney maroney" implying that she is calling Darnell a phony for being "nice" to Arnie but shit talking his car behind his back. she lets Darnell see her roll into the garage to get him to get inside so she can kill him
@curtcollett2893
10 ай бұрын
I was thinking Christine was furious at Darnell because he wouldn’t let Arnie bring in his next project, the truck from Duel.
@Blacktooth-yr7ck
9 ай бұрын
@@jhaeck1She seduced him and he gave in. She had to kill him because he saw to much.
@howard2031
9 ай бұрын
I never knew Jason Mellon from Back to School owned Christine.
@MisfitsFiendClub138
6 ай бұрын
Thanks Dean Martin!
@amysmileyreid95
Жыл бұрын
When Arnie asks “why?” He’s not asking Junkins why is Darnell dead, he’s asking Christine why did she kill him. Very subtle there. Also, I don’t know how Christine saw him as a threat, Darnell, despite his derogatory nature was good to her and Arnie. He gave Arnie a job, and Christine somewhere to stay. Who knows why she killed him.
@Erichhh
Жыл бұрын
She killed him because he saw her drive herself into his garage during the previous scene. He opens her door and finds nobody inside, and that would have given her up as autonomous.
@mvol5973
Жыл бұрын
@@Erichhh Yep, as soon as he saw her drive in, he now knew too much and had to be eliminated
@mvol5973
Жыл бұрын
notice how the old Arnie comes through a bit and he starts to explain things then looks over at Christine and stops talking "All I know.....(looks over) All I know is I have a Cadillac full or parts and I have to be at school in half an hour". It was like Christine was telling him to shut up
@Silvblade79
Жыл бұрын
She killed him because he touched her.
@omgbbqcia911
11 ай бұрын
actually she killed him because Darnell was shit talking her to another worker. he said "you cant polish a turd" and "he (arnie) has great hands, but terrible taste in cars". the song that she plays while killing him is "phoney maroney" implying that she is calling Darnell a phony for being "nice" to Arnie but shit talking his car behind his back
@waverlyking6045
10 ай бұрын
Harry Dean Stanton was great in this movie. Wait a second… He’s great in every movie he’s in.
@jennymacallan9071
9 ай бұрын
I loved him as Brain in Escape from New York and as Toot in The Green Mile. He was indeed a legend.
@TheSaturnV
Ай бұрын
Yep, and quite a range. Deadbeat dad in Pretty In Pink to ALIEN.
@Paul1958R
Күн бұрын
Repo Man
@ericwieboldt7042
Жыл бұрын
I havent read the book but I always pictured Arnie asking christine why and not the officer
@speakfreeley4473
Жыл бұрын
Have the DVD with all the deleted/alternate scenes. This was one of them. In the (I believe) alternate scene Junkins brings up his first encounter with Arnie about the paint he "used". Found no record of the purchase he got it from. Brings up Moochie's death again & gives Arnie a threat to come clean before he finds out for himself, even though Arnie has cast-iron alibis on the night of the killings.
@mikesilva3868
11 ай бұрын
Love this movie 🎉
@CliffBronson1212
5 ай бұрын
2 terrific performances 👏 ...appreciate how lead character changes (respect this) elder actor is legendary 👏 😅
@Starfox.1993
9 ай бұрын
I have this car in GTA5 as a vehicle mod. Drive in it everyday, lol
@DavidWilliams-ol3vp
10 ай бұрын
Christine knows why
@claytonkanae2916
15 күн бұрын
I wish they brought Christine part 2
@doitsu1490
10 ай бұрын
Arnie kinda looks like Danny from Grease
@bigwillietheb
10 ай бұрын
I hate that goddamn movie Gross
@wendaltvedt4673
5 ай бұрын
I don't see the resemblance. Buddy looks like Travolta from Welcom Back Kotter though.
@Paul1958R
Күн бұрын
Junk-ins. Drives a Plymouth Fury
@Chevyc608.2
Жыл бұрын
The million dollar question would Christine have killed Arnie for spilling the beans if he had came clean about the killings
@chrisstromberg6527
10 ай бұрын
No, cause no one would believe it.
@Adam_KAZMI76
Ай бұрын
‘ I’m GEN X ( 1976 ) this is one Awesome ass movie from my childhood and teenage years
@bbutters2
4 ай бұрын
I think Arnie was on the cusp of telling the truth to Junkins when he softly says "well all I know is", then hesitates and Christine influences him and he comes up with the car full of parts line.
@andrewbrown2888
18 күн бұрын
Its alive!!!! Haha
@ericcrawford7207
8 ай бұрын
This is the last time we see even a hint of humanity in Arnie. Next time we see him at New Year's picking up Dennis, he looks like a vampire and is a full blown psychopath
@wendaltvedt4673
5 ай бұрын
I think his scene after this was him calling Leigh drunk begging for her to come back. "Well then f*** you b****!!"
@bb21again.67
Ай бұрын
The movie is way better than the book because "IT'S THE CAR" not the dead brother.
@iancasey704
7 ай бұрын
The detective was in the Green Mile .
@shaneeuropa
8 ай бұрын
Good acting
@tronmartin1
5 ай бұрын
Pretty good horror flick.
@kingofwolves71
10 ай бұрын
I'm genuinely curious to know how many other people picked up on this detail: a much younger Darnell was the factory worker at the beginning that found her first victim dead ( the black guy with the cigar) That's why when he first sees the car he says " I knew a guy who had a car like that once the guy killed himself in it" Christine killed Darnell out of some form of unfinished business which is also supported by Arnie asking "why" as he would have no idea that they had encountered each other before.
@jason2533
10 ай бұрын
In the book he knew the original owner which was Roland LeBay
@copperridgegrow3940
10 ай бұрын
@@jason2533shitters
@justinpennington7682
9 ай бұрын
It does look like Darnell in the beginning. I always wondered that
@Thewatcherinthering336
7 ай бұрын
Nah, you totally made that up…he knew lebay killed himself in it
@Bradgilliswhammyman
17 күн бұрын
In the book darnell is a fat unnatractive man who smokes cigars and has made a small fortune running illegal goods across state lines. He owns a lot of property also that I think grows pot or something..don't precisely remember. Christine kills Darnelle because Darnelle suspects Christine is posessed by the spirit of Roland Lebay....he figures this out too late though, plus he is distracted by the police investigation that might actually convict him this time.
@kreemkrackered3755
Жыл бұрын
Gorgeous car tho…
@AchtungBaby77
Жыл бұрын
Always was, and always will be 👍
@riccardoverera7294
5 ай бұрын
Vero sembra chiederlo alla macchina perché
@user-yc2oz8kc5k
7 ай бұрын
As we all know, Arnie wasn't anywhere near Darnell's the previous nite. He was telling the truth. He was puzzled with "her." (Why?)
@abhineetshahi
2 жыл бұрын
Why no copyright?
@charlesbard2331
4 ай бұрын
Here's a good question why did Artie walk directly toward his car Because if the garage was open that's where Darnell would normally be....
@zachbowman9396
5 ай бұрын
In the movie I always wondered, why would you get into a car that clearly looks like it was on fire and hot . Especially after you just watched it drive in, open the door and there's no one in it ?!
@noahzohs
10 ай бұрын
At the sodomy station waiting for her train einstein.
@Bradgilliswhammyman
17 күн бұрын
Book is much better...movie has good actors but was completely changed. In the book darnell was killed at his home...Christine literally plowed into the living room, it was snowing too.
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