Episode 45: CHRISTINE (1983) [feat. Ben Savard]

Featuring Trylon volunteer Ben Savard! 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘺 𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘐 𝘥𝘰 𝘐𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘰? 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘺 𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘐 𝘥𝘰, 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘐 𝘥𝘰 Small-town senior Arnie Cunningham feels like he’s denied true happiness – by girls, the expectations of his parents, and by bullies at school. That all changes when the car of his dreams revs to life in the form of Christine, a cursed coupe that promises to grant him status, dominance over women, independence, and machismo, against the recommendation of Dennis, his best friend and star high school quarterback. More than a clunky creature feature, CHRISTINE centers on the inherent rot at the heart of traditional signifiers of masculinity, how men give part of ourselves to them, and what they take in return – fueled by generations of misogyny, self-hatred, and the fear of becoming obsolete. Follow us at @trylovepodcast on Twitter and email us at [email protected] to get in touch! "The Feminist" by Tony Tulathimutte: https://nplusonemag.com/issue-35/fiction-drama/the-feminist/ "Christine" by Martha: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3PX5FKAztg Theme: "Raindrops" by Huma-Huma/"No Smoking" PSA by John Waters.