Christine (1983 John Carpenter)

Not nearly as stylish as Halloween, but nonetheless a decent Stephen King adaptation (perhaps inspired itself by a little B horror flick, The Car, from 1977), written by Bill Phillips, about a murderous 1957 Cadillac. (Editor's note: It's actually a 1958 Plymouth Fury.)

Featuring Keith Gordon (now a director), John Stockwell, Alexandra Paul, Robert Prosky (garage owner), Harry Dean Stanton, Christine Belford (mom), Roberts Blosson (the vendor), William Ostrander and Malcolm Danare (muscle-bound bully and associate), and the sadly and recently deceased Kelly Preston as the blonde.

Can easily be read as a story about the experience of adolescence into adulthood. 

Rather nicely shot - in Panavision, a wise choice for a movie about a long flat car - by Donald M Morgan, music by Carpenter and Alan Howarth.

It's quite funny; but having said that, I made the mistake at one point of referring to the car as a Chevvy... and I think Christine's gonna come for me... Despite that last great joke (the crushed car's stereo seems to turn itself on), you can be sure the car isn't dead. 

I love pre-CGI films. That scene where the car is engulfed with flames must have been driven by an extremely brave and professional stuntman.

I never really twigged before, but the story in essence is 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang' (car starts magically fixing itself).