
Donna Trenton is a frustrated suburban housewife whose life is in turmoil after her husband learns about her having an affair. Brett Camber is a young boy whose only companion is a Saint-Bernard named "Cujo", who in turn is bitten by a rabid bat. Whilst Vic, Donna's husband is away on business, and thinking over his marital troubles, Donna and her 5-year-old son Tad take her Pinto to Brett Cambers' dad's car shop... the car fails, and "Cujo" is very, very sick...... (Full plot summary below)
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Donna Trenton is a frustrated suburban housewife whose life is in turmoil after her husband learns about her having an affair. Brett Camber is a young boy whose only companion is a Saint-Bernard named "Cujo", who in turn is bitten by a rabid bat. Whilst Vic, Donna's husband is away on business, and thinking over his marital troubles, Donna and her 5-year-old son Tad take her Pinto to Brett Cambers' dad's car shop... the car fails, and "Cujo" is very, very sick...
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| The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Jay ScottAs directed by Lewis Teague, Cujo is by no means a horror classic, but it's suspenseful and scary. The performances are simple and effective, particularly Miss Wallace's. And Danny Pintauro does a good job as the frightened child. |
| Kansas City KansanSteve CrumUnrelenting terror throughout bulk of film |
| Mania.comRob VauxWallace's turn will not be denied, and fans of real horror will recognize the greatness in her work here. |
| Den of GeekClaire DonnerDespite its apparent simplicity, Cujo actually expects more from its audience than the average nature amok thriller and even many of King's more successful stories. |
| Time OutDavid PirieThis adaptation on a modest budget from Stephen King's bestseller about a rabid St Bernard is a pleasing illustration of the filmic simplicity at the heart of King's better writing. |
| Common Sense MediaBrian Costello'80s horror movie has some gore, lots of peril. |
| Cinema CrazedFelix Vasquez Jr.A horror film worthy of its classic status... |
| Reel Film ReviewsDavid Nusair...there's no denying that the sequences dealing with Cujo's assault on Wallace's cheap Pinto are extremely effective... |
| Miami HeraldBill CosfordTo be blunt, because there was just barely enough material in the source text to pad out the film, the filmmakers also used a lot of the stuff that worked in novel form but came off as stultifying on the screen. |
| Washington PostGary ArnoldAlthough the material is conventionally manipulated to provoke terror by exploiting Cujo as a mad dog--a four-footed Jaws as a shameless matter of fact--moviegoers are likely to feel too appalled at the way a sick animal is systematically neglected. |