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Cujo (1983),
Director: Lewis Teague, Rated R for language,
animal attacks
From
Stephen King's novel comes a chilling tale of
a quiet New England town and a horrible evil in the dead
of summer
  Starring:
Dee Wallace, Daniel Hugh-Kelly, Danny Pintauro, Ed Lauter,
Christopher Stone, Kaiulai Lee, Billy Jayne, Mills Watson, Jerry
Hardin
DML Rating:
★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
- above average
"Who let the monster
out of my closet? Who let the monster out of my closet?" -
Tad Trenton
Why watch this? A
pretty faithful film based on the Stephen King novel.
Plot Summary:
Cujo, a once friendly St. Bernard, contracts rabies
and, as his mind deteriorates, becomes a dangerous
killer. A mother, Donna, and her young son, Tad, become
trapped in their car while the rabid dog lurks outside,
preventing their escape. She must find a way to protect
her son and survive the terrifying ordeal.
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Dad's Preview:
When I saw this Steven King film for the first
time, I was shaken. Growing up in the country,
we were constantly on the lookout animals that
acted odd; raccoons that approached you, cows
that disowned their young. The idea, which is
plausible, is terrifying. In Cujo, Dee
Wallace is superb as a mother battling a rabid,
gory beast, doing everything she can think of to
outwit the vicious carnivore, and save her son.
This film is highly suspenseful at times. With
regards to the dreadful Ford hatchbacks of the
1980's, this marks that auto's greatest
achievement in cinema history. |
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Taft
Entertainment Co., Sunn Classic Pictures; Warner Bros. |
