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Cujo

Cujo

Now, there's a new name for terror.

19836.21h 33m

Overview

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

Directed by Lewis Teague
Written by Stephen King, Don Carlos Dunaway, Barbara Turner
Produced by Daniel H. Blatt, Robert Singer
Box OfficeBudget: $5.0MRevenue: $21.2M

Top Cast

Dee Wallace

Dee Wallace

Donna Trenton

Danny Pintauro

Danny Pintauro

Tad Trenton

Daniel Hugh Kelly

Daniel Hugh Kelly

Vic Trenton

Christopher Stone

Christopher Stone

Steve Kemp

Ed Lauter

Ed Lauter

Joe Camber

Kaiulani Lee

Kaiulani Lee

Charity Camber

Billy Jayne

Billy Jayne

Brett Camber

Mills Watson

Mills Watson

Gary Pervier

Sandy Ward

Sandy Ward

Bannerman

Jerry Hardin

Jerry Hardin

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Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookanimal attackcadillacdamcorpsedograbiesrabid dograbbit holetrapped in carmad dogpetsanimal horrorsaint bernard dogsuspensefulamused

About Cujo

Cujo is a horror, thriller film released in 1983 exploring themes of based on novel or book, animal attack, cadillac, dam, corpse, dog. Directed by Lewis Teague, it stars Dee Wallace, Danny Pintauro, Daniel Hugh Kelly. A friendly St. Bernard named "Cujo" contracts rabies and conducts a reign of terror on a small American town.

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