Cujo

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Cujo

R,

1983,

1h 33m,

Horror/

Mystery & Thriller

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In this tale of a killer canine, man's best friend turns into his worst enemy. When sweet St. Bernard Cujo is bitten by a bat, he starts behaving oddly and becomes very aggressive. As Cujo morphs into a dangerous beast, he goes on a rampage in a small town. Stay-at-home mom Donna (Dee Wallace) gets caught in Cujo's crosshairs on a fateful errand with her son, Tad (Danny Pintauro). Stuck in their tiny car, Donna and Tad have a frightening showdown with the crazed animal.

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Critics Consensus

Cujo is artless work punctuated with moments of high canine gore and one wild Dee Wallace performance.

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Adam Nayman

The Ringer

Sep 5, 2019

The movie is as nasty and single-minded as Cujo himself: It's simple, and it works.

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Gary Arnold

Washington Post

Oct 4, 2017

"Cujo" no doubt presented fewer difficulties for a novelist than it does for a movie director.

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Variety Staff

Variety

Mar 26, 2009

A dull, uneventful entry in the horror genre.

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James Kendrick

Q Network Film Desk

Dec 18, 2023

3/4

The raw performances by Danny Pintauro and Dee Wallace are key here, as they effectively embody abject terror and desperation, respectively.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Nov 8, 2023

2.5/4

Director Lewis Teague does what he can in an attempt to maximize tension, but there’s only so much he can do with such a limited setting and such a sparse story.

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Erick Estrada

Cinegarage

Apr 12, 2023

A truly absurd film that never found the conductor thread of its story... transporting the facts from the novel wasn't enough. [Full review in Spanish]

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Draco S

Apr 14, 2019

I remember seeing bits and pieces of this movie back when I was a kid and truthfully this one hasn't aged the best. Cujo is based on the 1981 Stephen King novel of the same name. Cujo is the tale of a dog that is bit by a bat and goes rabid and on a bit of a killing spree. Mixed into this is a lady named Donna Trenton (Dee Wallace) who is cheating on her husband Vic (Daniel Hugh Kelly) with an ex named Steve (Christopher Stone). It's kinda random in this movie and doesn't exactly move the plot in any direction other than showing that Donna isn't perfect. One day while Vic is away on business Donna takes her son Tad (Danny Pintauro) with her to get their car fixed. During this time Cujo is actually at the mechanics shop (being the mechanics dog) and attacks. Donna thinking quick closes the doors, but her car will not start leaving her and Tad stranded in a heat wave struggling to survive. That's literally the plot. It's very simple and to the point. The thing is that it takes about 45 minutes to even get to that. The pacing here is pretty slow and for a horror film this one just doesn't do it for me. It's a movie that maybe during the time was frightening and just kind of scared people of dogs maybe, but I found the movie to just not work for me overall. It's well acted and I enjoyed Dee Wallace especially, but for most people this will be a skip.

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Hagrid G

Mar 21, 2019

The people in the movie felt just plain stupid. At least the nutcase dog died at the end props for that.

Anakin M

Mar 2, 2019

Exceptionally terrifying.

Han S

Jan 29, 2019

While the acting in Cujo is fantastic, the poor pacing brings it down. I also wish the filmmakers would have added more of Stephen King's original story.

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George M

Dec 13, 2018

Cujo, as it is a bit slow at the start, kicks off with a really gory but fun and entertaining movie. I never felt bored while I was watching it, and great acting also improves the Cujo movie. Great movie to watch on a Friday night!

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Sep 15, 2018

Was quite funny, so much action!!!! I loved it

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Lewis Teague

Director

Dee Wallace

Donna Trenton

Danny Pintauro

Tad Trenton

Daniel Hugh Kelly

Vic Trenton

Christopher Stone

Steve Kemp

Ed Lauter

Joe Camber

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Synopsis

In this tale of a killer canine, man's best friend turns into his worst enemy. When sweet St. Bernard Cujo is bitten by a bat, he starts behaving oddly and becomes very aggressive. As Cujo morphs into a dangerous beast, he goes on a rampage in a small town. Stay-at-home mom Donna (Dee Wallace) gets caught in Cujo's crosshairs on a fateful errand with her son, Tad (Danny Pintauro). Stuck in their tiny car, Donna and Tad have a frightening showdown with the crazed animal.

Director: Lewis Teague
Producer: Daniel H. Blatt, Robert Singer
Screenwriter: Stephen King, Don Carlos Dunaway, Lauren Currier
Distributor: Artisan Entertainment, Warner Home Vídeo, Republic Pictures, Warner Bros.
Production Co: TAFT Entertainment
Rating: R
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 3, 1983, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 1, 2016
Runtime: 1h 33m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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