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1983·93 min·Released

Cujo

“Now, there's a new name for terror.”

Drama
Horror

A friendly St. Bernard named "Cujo" contracts rabies and conducts a reign of terror on a small American town.

6.2(1,144 votes)

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Cast & Crew

Dee Wallace

Dee Wallace

Donna Trenton

Danny Pintauro

Danny Pintauro

Tad Trenton

Daniel Hugh Kelly

Daniel Hugh Kelly

Vic Trenton

Christopher Stone

Christopher Stone

Steve Kemp

Ed Lauter

Ed Lauter

Joe Camber

Kaiulani Lee

Kaiulani Lee

Charity Camber

Billy Jayne

Billy Jayne

Brett Camber

Mills Watson

Mills Watson

Gary Pervier

Sandy Ward

Sandy Ward

Bannerman

Jerry Hardin

Jerry Hardin

Masen

Merritt Olsen

Merritt Olsen

Professor

Frank Welker

Frank Welker

Cujo (voice; uncredited)

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John Chard

Written on 10/19/2014

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 her young son Tad (Danny Pintauro), who have the misfortune to be stuck in a battered old Pinto that has broken down in Cujo’s territory. Lewis Teague directs with no little skill here, wringing out pot loads of tension and inserting genuine moments of terror as mother and son literally fight for their lives. There’s a school of thought that the film’s first half could have been trimmed, for this is the area that defines the Trenton’s as a family. Donna has been having an affair and her husband Vic (Daniel Hugh-Kelly) has found out, so for forty minutes we are investing in family strife and foundation building of the key characters. This is judged perfectly, because once Cujo is unleashed on Donna and Tad, it throws up a number of emotional connections to not only the humans, but also the dog as well. Wallace and Pintauro are excellent, providing the film with its beating heart as they prove to be a believable mother & son pairing. Teague meanwhile uses some invention with his camera work, though never to the detriment of claustrophobic terror. Elements of the source novel have been left out, while the ending – unfortunately in this viewer’s opinion – has been changed, but this is a tightly wound horror and it’s well due re-evaluation in this day and age of franchise sequels and remakes. Could have done with more of those bats though, they are awesome! 7/10

talisencrw

Written on 5/19/2016

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.

Gimly

Written on 7/18/2019

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._

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Q&A with Lewis Teague | TIFF 2024

Q&A with Lewis Teague | TIFF 2024

Cujo (1983) - Trailer

Cujo (1983) - Trailer

CUJO New & Exclusive Trailer

CUJO New & Exclusive Trailer

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Cujo - Trailer

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