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Cujo (1983)

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Reviews Counted: 26

Fresh: 15

Rotten:11

Average Rating: 5.5/10

Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: In a bizarre case of nature versus humanity, a Saint Bernard infected with rabies by a diseased bat attacks a mother and her son. When the family becomes trapped in their car, they must depend on... In a bizarre case of nature versus humanity, a Saint Bernard infected with rabies by a diseased bat attacks a mother and her son. When the family becomes trapped in their car, they must depend on their wits to defeat the crazed canine. [More]

Starring: Danny Pintauro, Dee Wallace, Ed Lauter, Daniel Hugh Kelly

Starring: Danny Pintauro, Dee Wallace, Ed Lauter, Daniel Hugh Kelly, Christopher Stone

Director: Lewis Teague

Director: Lewis Teague
Story: Stephen King
Composer: Charles Bernstein

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Release:

Jul 25, 2000

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
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  • Full Frame - 1.33

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital Mono - English

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12/06/07
John A. Nesbit
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As thrilling and scary as Cujo can be, it's dreadful for long stretches.

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11/01/07
Christopher Null
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Directed by Lewis Teague with less cinematographic flair than even the TV miniseries for 'Salem's Lot, Cujo unfortunately demonstrates the difficulty in adapting King's shorter works.

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10/28/07
Eric Henderson
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02/18/07
Jake Euker
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02/09/06
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09/28/05
Chuck O'Leary
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...there's no denying that the sequences dealing with Cujo's assault on Wallace's cheap Pinto are extremely effective...

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David Nusair
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James Plath
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05/19/05
Andy Klein
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Unrelenting terror throughout bulk of film

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10/23/04
Steve Crum
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07/01/04
Randy Shulman
Metro Weekly (Washington, DC)
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Takes a bite out of the common horror flick...Very entertaining

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03/04/04
Clint Morris
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Not particularly suspenseful

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01/11/04
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette
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Better than average King adaptation.

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11/20/03
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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Janet Maslin
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04/03/03
Rebecca Murray
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Yep, that's one scary dog!

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