“ | Tell me it's Sunstroke Arnie then we can get you under the frigging air conditioner | „ |
~ Dennis in the novel |
“ | I'm scared for you, man, for what's happened to you. It's this f***ing car! | „ |
~ Dennis to Arnie. |
Dennis Guilder is the main protagonist of the Stephen King horror novel and film adaptation, Christine.
He is portrayed by John Stockwell.
Biography
He is the only friend of Arnie and strongly goes against the idea of him buying Christine but he buys her anyway. Afterwards he gets into a fight between Arnie and the school bully Buddy Repperton who gets suspended and as revenge Buddy, Moochie, Richie and Don who are Buddy's thugs severely vandalise Christine.

Dennis with Leigh
After a series of car deaths starting with Moochie and ending with Don Vandenberg eventually Dennis and Leigh Cabot concoct a plan to destroy Christine and eventually do. After Christine is fully destroyed he still thinks that she is back and destroying all who stood up against her saving him for last.