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Cujo (1983) 5.9
A friendly St. Bernard named "Cujo" contracts rabies and conducts a reign of terror on a small American town. Director:Lewis Teague |
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Title: Cujo (1983)
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Cast
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| Dee Wallace | ... | ||
| Danny Pintauro | ... | ||
| Daniel Hugh Kelly | ... |
Vic Trenton
(as Daniel Hugh-Kelly)
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| Christopher Stone | ... | ||
| Ed Lauter | ... | ||
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Kaiulani Lee | ... | |
| Billy Jayne | ... |
Brett Camber
(as Billy Jacoby)
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| Mills Watson | ... | ||
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Sandy Ward | ... | |
| Jerry Hardin | ... | ||
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Merritt Olsen | ... | |
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Arthur Rosenberg | ... | |
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Terry Donovan-Smith | ... | |
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Robert Elross | ... | |
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Robert Behling | ... | |
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Donna Trenton is a frustrated suburban housewife whose life is a turmoil after her husband learns about her having an affair. Brett Camber is a young boy whose only companion is a Saint-Bernard named "Cujo", who in turn is bitten by a rabid bat. Whilst Vic, Donna's husband is away on business, and thinking over his marital troubles, Donna and her 5-year-old son Tad take her Pinto to Brett Cambers' dad's car shop... the car fails, and "Cujo" is very, very sick... Written by Miguel Cane <Stepford@yahoo.com>
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
12 August 1983 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Cujo - O Novo Símbolo do Terror See more »Box Office
Budget:
$5,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$21,200,000 (USA)Company Credits
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Joe Camber: Cujo?
[the dog snarls again, and approaches him menacingly]
Joe Camber: Oh my God... you're rabid!
[Cujo barks savagely and charges at Joe. He puts his arms up to defend himself as Cujo attacks]
Joe Camber: [yelling] NO! NO! CUJO!
[the dog jumps on him & knocks him down]
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Danny Pintauro actually bit Dee Wallace's fingers during his seizure scenes. Dee's reactions in the scene were quite real. See more »Goofs
Cujo smashes the passenger side window of the car. However, a little later, it is back intact. It then changes through the movie. See more »Quotes
[Joe Camber has encountered Cujo in the garage. Cujo glares at him menacingly & growls]Joe Camber: Cujo?
[the dog snarls again, and approaches him menacingly]
Joe Camber: Oh my God... you're rabid!
[Cujo barks savagely and charges at Joe. He puts his arms up to defend himself as Cujo attacks]
Joe Camber: [yelling] NO! NO! CUJO!
[the dog jumps on him & knocks him down]
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This didn't get the distribution or attention "Misery" got, but it's equally tense and equally well acted by Dee Wallace-Stone (as Donna Trenton).
The simple premise is that a woman becomes trapped in a car while a rabid dog, Cujo, waits to tear her apart.
As "Misery" was about confinement, so is "Cujo", and director Lewis Teague "("Educating Rita") keeps the suspense high and convinces us that Donna's situation is real. The dog is not entirely unsympathetic, either, as we are given the reasons for his mental and physical state.
The film has a refreshing, picturesque simplicity and, by virtue of its shorter form, cuts away the lengthy novel's fat and improves on the premise, getting us to the jeopardy quicker and keeping us there.
The original poster, which depicted a distant farmhouse on a hill, may not have sold tickets, but it was a stunning piece of creative understatement.