Cujo (film)
| Cujo | |
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Theatrical release poster
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| Directed by | Lewis Teague |
| Produced by |
Robert Singer Daniel H. Blatt |
| Screenplay by | Don Carlos Dunaway Lauren Currier |
| Based on |
Cujo by Stephen King |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Charles Bernstein |
| Cinematography | Jan de Bont |
| Edited by | Neil Travis |
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Production
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Taft Entertainment
Sunn Classic Pictures |
| Distributed by |
Warner Bros. (United States and Canada) PSO International (Icon Productions) (international) |
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Release date
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August 12, 1983 |
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Running time
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93 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $8 million |
| Box office | $21,156,152 (USA) |
Cujo is a 1983 American psychological horror thriller film based on Stephen King's novel of the same name. It was directed by Lewis Teague, and written by Don Carlos Dunaway and Lauren Currier. The plot revolves around a rabid St. Bernard dog trapping a mother and her child inside their vehicle and trying to attack them from the outside, and stars Dee Wallace, Daniel Hugh-Kelly, Danny Pintauro.
Despite the film receiving mixed reviews and being a modest success during its theatrical release, the film has gathered a major cult following in the years since its release. A remake has been announced in 2015 and is currently in production.
Cujo, an easygoing St. Bernard, playfully chases a rabbit until he accidentally gets his head in a bat cave, where a rabid bat bites his nose. Meanwhile, the Trenton family – advertiser Vic, housewife Donna, and their sensitive young son Tad – take their car to the rural home of abusive mechanic Joe Camber for some repairs, where they meet Cujo (the dog from the prologue), who is the Camber family's pet. Donna notices Cujo's bite but thinks little of it. Later, Vic and Donna's marriage is tested when Vic learns that his wife is having an affair with her ex-boyfriend from high school, Steve Kemp, while Vic's advertising for a cereal commercial is failing. After Charity and Brett, Joe's wife and son leave the house for a week to visit Charity's sister Holly, Cujo's bite drives him mad, and he kills their alcoholic neighbor, Gary Pervier and then Joe (who failed attempting to call the authorities).
Vic goes out of town on a business trip as Donna and Tad return to the Cambers' house for more car repairs. Cujo attacks them, and they take shelter in their Ford Pinto. Donna tries to drive home, but the car's alternator dies and the two are trapped inside. The hot sun makes conditions nearly unbearable and Donna realizes that she must do something before they both die from heatstroke or dehydration. Attempts at escape, however, are foiled by Cujo's repeated attacks. Vic returns home to rekindle his marriage, only to find Donna and Tad missing and his house vandalized by Kemp. He suspects the possessive Kemp of kidnapping, but then realizes his wife and son might be at the Camber's residence.
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