Now, there's a new name for terror.
A friendly St. Bernard named "Cujo" contracts rabies and conducts a reign of terror on a small American town.
Cujo (1983) is a drama and horror film directed by Lewis Teague, released on August 10, 1983 with a runtime of 1h 33m. It stars Dee Wallace, Danny Pintauro, Daniel Hugh Kelly and Christopher Stone. Viewers rate it 6.2 out of 10 across 1,165 ratings.
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Dee Wallace
as Donna Trenton
Danny Pintauro
as Tad Trenton
Daniel Hugh Kelly
as Vic Trenton
Christopher Stone
as Steve Kemp
Ed Lauter
as Joe Camber
Kaiulani Lee
as Charity Camber
Billy Jayne
as Brett Camber
Mills Watson
as Gary Pervier
Sandy Ward
as Bannerman
Jerry Hardin
as Masen
Merritt Olsen
as Professor
Frank Welker
as Cujo (voice; uncredited)
Directed by Lewis Teague, written by Stephen King, Don Carlos Dunaway and Barbara Turner, produced by Daniel H. Blatt and Robert Singer.
Average viewer score of 6.2/10 from 1,165 ratings.
Barmy Bernard. Stephen King’s Cujo was brought to the screen and met with indifference back in 1983, yet it’s aged surprisingly well and comes out as one of the better “mad animal” movies that followed in the wake of Jaws. A big cuddly St. Bernard dog is bitten on the nose by a bat, cops a serious bout of Hydrophobia and then terrorises anyone in its path. Which spells bad news for Donna Trenton (Dee Wallace) and…
Reviewed on October 19, 2014
This was solid and unexpectedly fulfilling--perhaps because I'm a cat enthusiast and am neutral towards dogs to begin with. My 13-year-old son and I enjoyed it very much. I haven't read the book yet, so it's unnecessary for enjoyment of the movie IMHO. Worth both a purchase and rewatching for genre aficionados.
Reviewed on May 19, 2016
God I forgot how fuckin' annoying that kids screaming is... Mad props to the titular Cujo, but I think this particular King adaptation maybe doesn't hold up as well as I thought it might. _Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole._
Reviewed on July 18, 2019
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The main cast of Cujo (1983) includes Dee Wallace, Danny Pintauro, Daniel Hugh Kelly, Christopher Stone and Ed Lauter. The film was directed by Lewis Teague. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Cujo was released on August 10, 1983 and runs for 1h 33m.
Cujo (1983) holds an average rating of 6.2 out of 10 from 1,165 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama and horror films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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