What car would you choose to do a modern 'Christine' movie?

[JollySipper]

Hello, guys! Just curious...... if you could choose the car to do a modern remake of 'Christine', what would you choose? With my example I tried to keep in mind how old the Plymouth was in the movie (about 25 years old). The last generation of the Trans Am would make for a super cool movie hero (?) car! It's both menacing and sensual, just like Christine was!

Anyway, what would your star car be?

[Trainwreck]

Maybe this. Chrysler 300, it's big, heavy and fast.

Edited yesterday at 03:07 AM by Trainwreck

[stavanzer]

Pontiac Aztek, for sure.

[johnyrotten]

This rolling dumpster fire. Modern spin on the movie: kid picks one up at auction, during the rebuild he finds some rather incriminating evidence in the vehicles computer. Former owner or manufacturer realizes this and hacks the car, trying to cover their tracks. Think Terminator on four wheels.

[stitchdup]

2001 bmw 5 series diesel cos fixing the electrical demons will lead you to murder. I would have picked a renault laguna from the same age but nobody would restore that trash

[Beans]

Chrysler Sebring:  The whole movie would just be the car sitting around and constantly fixing itself while random cursing came out through the radio.

[NYLIBUD]

Idk maybe a brand new red Charger🤔Or change it up,and make the car all black,make it look a little more sinister looking.

[Ace-Garageguy]

I wuz gunna say Cybertruck, but John beat me to it.

This one looks meaner.

[iamsuperdan]

I wouldn't, because the movie is a classic as does not need to be re-made. In fact, no movie should be re-made. The studios need to come up with new ideas, or find new books to make screenplays from.

 

Having said that, I would love to see The Duffer Brothers take on the challenge of turning Christine into a book accurate mini-series. 

The book is so much darker than the movie. And there's so many details they changed or eliminated for the movie.

And seeing how The Duffers were able to bring the 80s to life with Stranger Things, I think they could do an incredible job of recreating the late 70s.

With that in mind, if this was to happen, then Christine would be a 1958 Plymouth Fury 4-door sedan. Dennis would drive a 1975 Duster, and Buddy's Camaro would be a 1976 model.

 

[Rob Hall]

Maybe a Jeep Wrangler with one of those dumb aftermarket scowling scowling grills and red ringed headlights..

[Ace-Garageguy]

Hmmmmm...howz bout a totally antisocial version with a smelly old turbo-diesel in the middle?

EDIT:  I'd build something like this if I had Musk's money...

[JollySipper]

32 minutes ago, iamsuperdan said:

With that in mind, if this was to happen, then Christine would be a 1958 Plymouth Fury 4-door sedan. Dennis would drive a 1975 Duster, and Buddy's Camaro would be a 1976 model.

The guy who ran the shop Arnie worked at had a yellow Tucker in the book, if I remember right........... I really enjoyed the book! Read it in my mid-teens......

[Mike C]

15 hours ago, Trainwreck said:

Maybe this. Chrysler 300, it's big, heavy and fast.

This car seems like somewhat of a descendant of the original Christine.

[Trainwreck]

57 minutes ago, Mike C said:

This car seems like somewhat of a descendant of the original Christine.

That was my thought in suggesting it, trying to keep it in the same family.

On a more personal note let's not entertain the thought of a large by huge "computer mouse" that falls apart and refuses to put itself back together again, OK? 

Edited 13 hours ago by Trainwreck

[Elrodbeckham]

1996 Toyota any model

[webestang]

[NYLIBUD]

Idk maybe a brand new red Charger🤔Or change it up,and make the car all black,make it look a little more sinister looking.

[StevenGuthmiller]

There is no other Christine.

That’s like trying to substitute some pile of modern plastic for the Bandit T/A or the Bullet Mustang.

Blasphemous!!

I would just as soon see somebody in Hollywood come up with an original idea for a change instead of remakes, sequels, prequels, etc, etc,  etc.

If I have to see one more commercial for the latest of a hundred rehashed superhero movies, I think I may open up my wrists!! 😑

 

Steve

Edited 9 hours ago by StevenGuthmiller

[Ace-Garageguy]

53 minutes ago, StevenGuthmiller said:

...I would just as soon see somebody in Hollywood come up with an original idea for a change instead of remakes, sequels, prequels, etc, etc,  etc.

Don't hold your breath on that one...

Edited 8 hours ago by Ace-Garageguy

[webestang]

55 minutes ago, StevenGuthmiller said:

There is no other Christine.

That’s like trying to substitute some pile of modern plastic for the Bandit T/A or the Bullet Mustang.

Blasphemous!!

 

Or Eleanor............!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

[bobthehobbyguy]

7 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

I wuz gunna say Cybertruck, but John beat me to it.

This one looks meaner.

That would be perfect. I can see an evil hacker loading a malovent AI and the car going on a rampage.

[johnyrotten]

7 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

I wuz gunna say Cybertruck, but John beat me to it.

This one looks meaner.

My apologies Bill. I'm sure you'd write a better script.

[Rodent]

2 hours ago, StevenGuthmiller said:

remakes, sequels, prequels, etc, etc,  etc.

How about a prequel where Arnie builds all the 1958 annuals, but loses it when he finds out there isn't a Fury available?

[1972coronet]

The problem with employing any EV for any film / scene which includes explosions is the resultant lithium battery fire. 

Talk about a really vengeful vehicle !

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While I'm one who balks at remakes ( that piece of it Gone in 60 Seconds , for an instance ) , I would be keen on seeing a remake-that's-more-in-line-with-the-novel of Friends of Eddie Coyle. 
Only problem is, who could possibly "substitute" the likes of Mitchum, Boyle, Rocco, Santos, Keats, Ryan, and Jordan ? 
The only actor from the movie that's still alive is James Tolkan... and he's 90-something.

[StevenGuthmiller]

2 hours ago, webestang said:

Or Eleanor............!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

In all fairness, what we think of as “Eleanor” was already a “remake”.

The original “Gone in 60 seconds” film from 1974 did in fact feature a “modern” 1971 Mustang.

The 2000 film actually “regressed” to a ‘67 Shelby.

Even the producers of the 2000 film knew that in order to produce an iconic movie car, a 2000 Mustang wasn’t going to cut it.

 

1974 Eleanor:

 

 

2000 Eleanor:

 

 

Alternate 2000 Eleanor?

Not even!!

I certainly wouldn’t risk prison for stealing this! 😏

 

 

 

Steve

Edited 6 hours ago by StevenGuthmiller