Cujo

1983 film by Lewis Teague

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6.2

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

Released: 1983-08-1093 minDir: Lewis TeagueDrama, HorrorBudget: $5.0MBox office: $21.2M

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Cast

Dee Wallace as Donna Trenton
Danny Pintauro as Tad Trenton
Daniel Hugh Kelly as Vic Trenton
Christopher Stone as Steve Kemp
Ed Lauter as Joe Camber
Kaiulani Lee as Charity Camber

Themes

based on novel or book
animal attack
cadillac
dam
corpse
dog
rabies
rabid dog
rabbit hole
trapped in car

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Ratings

IMDb

6.1/10

54,608 votes

Year: 1983
Runtime: 93 min
Genres: Horror, Thriller

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Key facts

Directed by: Lewis Teague
Screenplay by: Don Carlos Dunaway Barbara Turner
Based on: Cujo , by Stephen King
Produced by: Robert Singer Daniel H. Blatt
Starring: Dee Wallace Daniel Hugh-Kelly Danny Pintauro Ed Lauter Christopher Stone
Cinematography: Jan de Bont
Edited by: Neil Travis
Music by: Charles Bernstein
Production companies: Taft Entertainment Company Sunn Classic Pictures
Distributed by: Warner Bros.
Release date: August 12, 1983 ( 1983-08-12 )
Running time: 93 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English
Budget: $6 million
Box office: $21.2 million

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Wikidata facts

Duration: 91
FilmAffinity ID: 702354

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publication date: 1983-08-19
title: Cujo
review score: 57/100

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Cujo is a 1983 American horror film directed by Lewis Teague, written by Don Carlos Dunaway and Barbara Turner (using the pen name Lauren Currier), and starring Dee Wallace, Daniel Hugh Kelly, and Danny Pintauro. An adaptation of Stephen King's 1981 novel of the same name, it follows a mother and her son who are trapped inside their car while protecting themselves from a rabid St. Bernard.

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