Arnold arnie cunningham (keith gordon) is an awkward, unpopular teen with only one friend, dennis guilder (john stockwell). Arnie's life begins to change when he buys a used, badly battered red-and … Nerdy high schooler arnie cunningham falls for christine, a rusty 1958 plymouth fury, and becomes obsessed with restoring the classic automobile to her former glory.

The film stars keith gordon as arnie cunningham, a bullied teenager who buys a sentient 1958 plymouth fury, named christine, that exhibits a toxic personality and becomes a bad influence on … A 17-year-old buys a 1958 plymouth fury, unaware that its equipment includes an evil, indestructible vengeance that will destroy anyone in her way.