Cujo (1983)
Based on the novel by Stephen King, Cujo is a horror film that centers on a St. Bernard that becomes the terror of a local town. When the friendly Cujo is bitten by a bat with rabies, Cujo begins to slowly change into something almost demonic as he begins to viciously attack those around him, leaving a mother and son trapped by an ever-growing threat.
Cujo
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- Director
- Lewis Teague
- Release Date
- August 12, 1983
- Studio(s)
- Lionsgate
- Distributor(s)
- Warner Bros. Pictures , Paramount Pictures , Lionsgate
- Cast
- Dee Wallace , Daniel Hugh Kelly , Danny Pintauro , Christopher Stone , Ed Lauter
- Writers
- Lauren Currier , Don Carlos Dunaway
- Runtime
- 93 minutes
- Budget
- $5,000,000
Summary
Cujo, a friendly St. Bernard, contracts rabies and conducts a reign of terror on a small American town.
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