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Rotten Tomatoes: 60% Metacritic Metascore: 57 IMDB: 6.1 71/100 Spooktober 2025 Donna Trenton: “Fuck you, dog.” Lewis Teague’s Cujo is one of those rare Stephen King movies that drops all the supernatural crap and just goes straight survival horror. A rabid St. Bernard traps a mom and her kid in a busted Ford Pinto for most of the runtime, and that’s pretty much the whole movie. Super simple setup, but it actually works. The first half is kind of a borefest, though—we’re stuck watching Dee Wallace deal with her affair drama and family issues, which sure, gives us character stuff, but you’re just sitting there waiting for the dog to snap already. Once Cujo goes full psycho and the car…
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Thank you Steven King for making mist, dogs, cats, children, hotels, fame, handcuffs, prom and clowns scary. Really thank/fuck you.
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i always felt bad for cujo. the opening line of the book is: “cujo wasn’t a bad dog”
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*me tearing up during a horror film (T▽T)* My Dad : What’s wrong? Me : hhhhhhhhhh. Dog.
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I got infected with a crazy virus because of a fucking bat. Cujo 🤝 Humankind
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This is how I picture my neighbor’s dog when I’m trying to sleep and he won’t shut the fuck up
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*Cujo* is a story about betrayal that hits close to home. Early Stephen King books confront significant taboos: *Pet Sematary* delves into the profound pain of losing a child, while *Cujo* tells the story of man’s best friend who transforms into a terrifying, rabid creature. The choice of a Saint Bernard is particularly striking; historically, these dogs have served as rescue animals, saving lost travelers in the Alps. Opting for a more intimidating breed, such as a Dobermann or Rottweiler, would have diminished the emotional depth of the story. The ticking clock element is quite ingenious: If you’ve ever found yourself trapped in traffic, on a scorching day, you understand the torment even one hour behind hot glass inflicts. The…
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absolutely terrible, funny as anything and definitely a cult classic. so bad it’s good.
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belle e sebastien horror mode
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on day three im sacrificing the kid idgaf bro that kid annoying as hell
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N’adoptez pas de chien. Lisez la nouvelle, enfin… les 100 dernières pages.
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Tiene cosas interesantes y genera cierta tensión pero se me ha hecho bastante tediosa
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Фигня и конец отличается от оригинала
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Fuck the dog, I was so locked into the human conflict.
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Her life as a housewife has suddenly become more exciting.
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Geef Vic maar de schuld 👎👎 “WAAAAAHHHHHH” *kuch kuch* “waaAAAAAAAH” dat kind moest echt zn waffel houden Holy moly, geen wonder dat je dorst krijgt. Ze hadden ZOVEEL potentie om die hond in iemand zn kont te laten bijten met dat liedje wat ze constant zongen, dat was zulke goede foreshadowing geweest. Missed opportunity.
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smash : de base, c’etait l’amant de la boss lady mais c’est un connard donc ce sera son mari
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Un perro monísimo que tiene conjuntivitis. La peli es muy mala la pobre.
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Cujo tarda media película en cargarse a alguien
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Goopy dog
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Made me more sad than anything, poor Cujo.
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stressful
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Esse filme é tipo : tá o cachorro vai tentar matar alguém e logo em seguida vai fazer a coisa mais fofa do mundo
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That’s one crazy bat shit dog
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Poor Cujo. The melodrama wasn’t that effective, but everything involving Cujo was pretty fun! They really got that cute ass dog looking crazy as hell.
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One of the most upsetting stephen king movies I’ve seen, in terms of content and characters. The mom, while badass, frustrated me a lot. And the kid was annoying at moments. But overall, this was an intense story that if I had seen years prior, would’ve increased my fear of dogs (I was afraid of them for a good chunk of my life, except for my own that we had at the house, now I love them). Not the best king adaptation, but still a good watch.
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I’ve never liked this movie/story/book. It makes me sad. i understand it for what it is but making the big lovable dog be the monster really bummed me out as a kid/adult. My family makes me watch it. They love it.
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I forgot how much I sympathize with the dog.
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No es una mala película, de hecho es palomera para el cine de terror pero una vez lees la novela no tiene margen de comparación. King hizo una gran obra y era de esperarse que una pelicula fuese lo suficientemente buena para lograr adaptar todo en una pelicula. De nuevo, no es mala pero como película es una más de terror, como adaptación le hizo falta mucho pero mucho más.
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reminds me of Rachel and Joey
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Friend got attacked by a dog this week and saw a wild coyote after seeing this. Not a good week for dogs.
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They made this dog look and act like it came straight from hell, jesus christ
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l’épisode de la langue m’avait trauma à l’époque
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kopeklrdn cok korkuyrm
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That was singlehandedly the scariest jumpscare I have seen. Jumpscares do not get me that much nowadays but that one scene scared the shit out of me. Iykyk. I hate this fuckass dog so much. This is why I’m a cat person. This movie is also a perfect embodiment of this hellish weather we got going on here. Everyone sweating profusely. I’m surprised they haven’t made heatstroke a horror villain yet.
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Meh, was good but is just the survivors being stupid
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the one movie that’s better than the book
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Nooooo…. It made me too sad
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This is legit what my dog does when I try to get the highly dangerous object away from him.
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It’s not scary. It’s so painful and irritating to see a moronic woman who can’t do anything to fight against the giant rabid dog but is trapped in a broken car with a poor little boy. Hearing the hysterical cries of the sweet boy is unbearable and depressing. This film is also too opportunistic. How long did the woman take to go get the baseball bat finally? But she had the pistol at the surprisingly handy place to shoot and kill the dog? Gimme a break.
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So good
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That mom sucks. I was rooting for Cujo
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made me scared of dogs lwk. but i felt bad for cujo 😣
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Why haven’t I watched this before. I feel so bad for Cujo and the son, it must genuinely be terrifying to be in that situation and we can literally see Cujo trying not to attack them. This is kinda kne of my biggest fears
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É aquele terror basicão, nada sobrenatural, só um cachorro lombrado matando todo mundo, maneiro de assistir em um dia monótono.
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a primeira metade do filme é bem chata, aquele drama de família é bem irritante na minha opinião, mas aí quando o cujo aparece, o filme muda completamente, e quando ele vira aquele cachorro do demônio, aí sim o filme melhora e muito a dublagem da personagem é algo muito ruim, não me agrada em nada, mas agora a do menino é simplesmente perfeita, a atuação dele não é aquelas coisas, mas a dublagem melhora 100%
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One of my favourite movies ever
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Hoe is het toch mogelijk dat Lewis Teague een avondvullende horrorfilm wist te maken, die zich grotendeels afspeelt aan de binnenkant van een klassieke Pinto? Vreemd genoeg werkt het concept en zit je vaak aan het scherm gekluisterd als de hondsdolle Sint Bernard weer eens een aanval pleegt op Donna en haar zoontje Tad. De make-up effecten zijn erg goed en het acteerwerk is prima. Het verhaal heeft verder weinig om het lijf en subplots, zoals het overspel van Donna,…
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Why this was my favorite movie to watch as a child at my aunts house remains a mystery, but I still enjoyed it overall. See full review on the Filmgazers podcast.
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This movie is more drama than horror – the horror part of it is more of a plot point for the overall story. But that’s fine, it makes it better than most horrors. They made the wife kind of inept, though. Also, ended so suddenly I thought it was a glitch. Still, pretty good!
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he got that dog in him fr
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Puppy
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I love when you can see dog actors wagging their tails even when they’re supposed to be super scary and intimidating
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Watched on MGM+ FUCK DEE WALLACE…she deserved everything she got. And that dog was SCARY. Whoever did the makeup on that dog should have won an award. And Danny Pintauro, although annoying when he was screaming, was acting exactly how a kid would act. And he looked TERRIFIED. Wonder how they got him to look so damn scared. Also liked the ending. Was hoping the couple wouldn’t kiss, cause FUCK DEE WALLACE.
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bad dog
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Bu Filmi Eskiden İzlemiştim baya baya gerilimliydi
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me dió ansiedad
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My love for dogs and this narrative do NOT mesh well. I read the book, I cried. I watched the film, I cried. I’m writing a review, I’m crying. The concept of using a dog using a sweet, loving dog infected by rabies is the perfect metaphor for how addiction/substance abuse destroys a person from the inside out. Ohhh Stephen King.. you know exactly how to break hearts before you scare them to death.
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like, i get it
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was very good at setting up as many maternal feelings in me as it could to make the latter half of this movie as emotionally upsetting as possible.
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Cujo é mais uma das adaptações de livros do stephen king. lançado em 1983 como um survival horror, acompanha uma mãe e seu filho que ficam refém de um são bernardo que é picado por um morcego-vampiro e fica raivoso. Eu gostei do filme, é agoniante em várias partes, mas não achei tudo isso. todo o preparamento dos cachorros para tornar cujo assustador deu muito certo, eu fiquei genuinamente com medo dele. mas, além de medonho, era também triste imaginar…
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Cotaxani dzaglebi momaridet
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girl idk im here just thinking maybe she deserves all that yknow for saying “fuck you,dog” and for being a cheater
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this movie honestly breaks my heart because HOW in the world didn’t anyone see the bite/cut on Cujo’s nose and decide that maybe they should check on him or anything? The movie itself wasn’t that bad but I do think it could’ve been better.
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“Fuck you dog!” Dee Wallace fucking rules. Danny Pintauro from Who’s The Boss gives an exceptionally grueling child performance and Cujo is a sweet and gentle doggo in real life. I love him and I hope he wasn’t put through too much while filming this. No Ford Pinto’s were sold in the years following this movie. Probably because they had already been discontinued. LOL. Certainly didn’t do much for sweetest dog breed St. Bernard’s for years to come either I imagine. 😩 “Nope, nothing wrong here.”
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it wasn’t cujo’s fault 🙁 the owners didn’t notice that enormous fucking infected bite on his nose and get him vaccinated and that pisses me off more than anything. i loved the angles used to show the dog attacks because obviously the dog isn’t actually gonna be attacking the actors so they have to show it from the dog’s perspective or you can just see the cujo standing over the body with the sound effects and camera shaking doing the…
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JJonahMovieMovie 8 月 16, 2026
Another movie where I can say I’ve read the book first before watching! The second Stephen King novel I’ve ever read. 1st was Salem’s Lot. I liked Salem’s Lot but I might’ve loved Cujo? I really enjoyed it and got through it in like two weeks. (Which sadly is fast for me. I’m fucked, the next book I’m going to read is The Stand) First off, one of my biggest pet peeves in movies is CGI animals. Or at least…
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Dee Wallace and the man she’s having an affair with have the same haircut.
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My dog phobia still stands
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Jolly little fucker aren’t he
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That was NOT Cujo’s fault 😭
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- Synopsis
- A friendly St. Bernard named "Cujo" contracts rabies and conducts a reign of terror on a small American town.
- Director
- Lewis Teague
- Writer
- Don Carlos Dunaway, Barbara Turner
- Studio
- Sunn Classic Pictures, TAFT Entertainment Pictures
- Country
- USA
- Language
- English
- Year
- 1983
- Runtime
- 93 mins
- France10 Aug 1983
- Philippines12 Aug 1983
- USA12 Aug 1983
- Australia10 Sep 1983
- UK18 Nov 1983
- Spain28 Nov 1983
- Italy02 Dec 1983
- Hong Kong29 Dec 1983
- Brazil13 Jan 1984
- Ireland23 Mar 1984
- Sweden06 Apr 1984
- Japan24 Apr 1984
- Netherlands17 May 1984
- Argentina31 May 1984
- Colombia09 Aug 1984
- Uruguay27 Aug 1984
- Finland21 Sep 1984
- Norway08 Nov 1984
- Mexico15 Nov 1984
- Denmark25 Jan 1985
- Portugal15 May 1987
- Czechia06 Mar 1995
- UK29 Apr 2019
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