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Cujo

1983 · 93 min

A sweaty, claustrophobic siege that slowly tightens the screws, pitting a mother's desperate love against a relentless animal threat.

Directed by
Lewis Teague
Genres
Drama, Horror
Tagline
Now, there's a new name for terror.
Overview
A friendly St. Bernard named "Cujo" contracts rabies and conducts a reign of terror on a small American town.

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Directed by
Lewis Teague
Genres
Drama, Horror
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • family
  • isolation
  • betrayal
  • trauma
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror7
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama, horror
Directed by
Lewis Teague
Written by
Barbara Turner, Don Carlos Dunaway
Starring
Dee Wallace, Danny Pintauro, Daniel Hugh Kelly, Christopher Stone, Ed Lauter, Kaiulani Lee, Billy Jayne, Mills Watson
Music
Charles Bernstein
Cinematography
Jan de Bont
Runtime
93 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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