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Cujo (1983)

R  93 min  -  Horror | Thriller   -  12 August 1983 (USA)
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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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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dee Wallace ...
Danny Pintauro ...
Daniel Hugh Kelly Daniel Hugh Kelly ...
Vic Trenton (as Daniel Hugh-Kelly)
Christopher Stone ...
Ed Lauter ...
Kaiulani Lee Kaiulani Lee ...
Billy Jayne ...
Brett Camber (as Billy Jacoby)
Mills Watson Mills Watson ...
Sandy Ward Sandy Ward ...
Jerry Hardin Jerry Hardin ...
Merritt Olsen Merritt Olsen ...
Arthur Rosenberg Arthur Rosenberg ...
Terry Donovan-Smith Terry Donovan-Smith ...
Robert Elross Robert Elross ...
Robert Behling Robert Behling ...
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Storyline

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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Plot Keywords:

Boy | Rabies | Hand On Crotch | Mutant | Dam  | See more »

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Who Let The Dog Out? See more »

Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Куджо See more »

Filming Locations:

Glen Ellen, California, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$6,114,000 (USA) (14 August 1983) (1239 Screens)

Gross:

$21,200,000 (USA)
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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

Ranked #58 on Bravo's 100 Scariest Movies countdown. See more »

Goofs

Crew or equipment visible: During the first night that Cujo has Donna and Tad trapped in the car, Cujo becomes enraged by the ringing phone and crashes through the window to attack it. When the phone stops ringing, Cujo remains in the window, and you can see the trainer's hand come up and pull the dog down from the window. See more »

Quotes

Donna Trenton: [Tad starts hyperventilating] Not now!
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Crazy Credits

The films title appears out of a pool of swirling blood. See more »

Connections

Referenced in "Spaced: Chaos (#1.5)" (1999) See more »