A horror classic with severe sexual undercurrents. This is a movie filled with blood, sweat, heat and foamy white stuff, so I can't believe I'm alone in this. Cujo, bit by a bat and "out for blood", is a vampire, killing off those people guilty of sexual impropriety (because that's what vampires do) - so, the mother has to redeem her adultery by killing Cujo and saving her son. That it's done with palpable tension, great cinematography and believable animal acting makes this very misunderstood.

The movie is pretty effective in creating a sense of hopelessness. Not one of King's best adaptations, but definitely not one of the worst.

the definition of one-note.

Having just watched this again recently, and consequently being horrified by it, it still reigns as one of the best King adaptatations.

An underrated Stephen King movie. Although about 95% of the movie seems to take place in a car, it still keeps you at the edge of your seat. Dee Wallace gives a good performance as a mother who must do anything she can to protect her asthmatic son from a rabid St. Bernard. In case you didnt' know, St. Bernards are the heaviest dogs. I wouldn't want one coming after me.

The dog has a giant gash above its nose, in the book it's just a lil scratch on his muzzle, this is a big gaping hole. YOU ARE IDIOTS AND ALL DESERVED YOUR FATE. MOVIE IDIOTS. If this had the Frank Dodd thing in it, it would've been a BIT BETTER. But I doubt the team of idiots on this movie would know where to begin. TAD NOT DYING is stupid, in the book it was SPOOKY because that kid was FUDGED either way, Frank Dodd was going to eat him in his closet or Frank Dodd the Dog was. SPOILERS.

Nope.

Dirty dogs are scary. :( At least it was played good with the fear of pets riot and mother-child bond.

Bad doggie!

"Directed by Lewis Teague with less cinematographic flair than even the TV miniseries for 'Salem's Lot, Cujo unfortunately demonstrates the difficulty in adapting King's shorter works." - Eric Henderson

Bad dog!

Eh. Felt a tad unrealistic. Just kill the dog already woman, sheesh! Unless that dog had a thing for the woman, I don't think he would've been smart enough in that state to stick around and wait.

When I watched Beethoven I always wondered how cool it would be if that dog went rabid and killed everyone. Now I know the answer, and it is not as amusing as I hoped for.

Happy ending?

Mistakes - 1) When Tad begs his Mom to try turning on the car, Tad crosses his fingers before his Mom asks him to. 2) The position of the book on top of the TV keeps changing, as Tad watches Scooby-Doo whilst eating his breakfast at the table, and as the conversation between Donna, Vic, Tad and Steve continues through the scene.

Iconic, yes. Well executed, no.

ok