Cujo (1983)
Directed by Lewis Teague
A friendly St. Bernard named "Cujo" contracts rabies and conducts a reign of terror on a small American town.
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It's much more of the box office than biology, but from Cujo onwards the needs of story outweigh any requirement for accuracy.
Roberts has cited Cujo as major inspiration, and just as many dog lovers found that Stephen King adaptation emotionally distressing, chimp sympathizers will likely flinch at this grisly bout of monkey madness.
…similar to the way we look at the rabid canine in Cujo…
When Primate hits its stride, it channels the sweaty, heart-pounding energy of Cujo or The Birds, but with a glossy modern sheen.
The whole idea of being "trapped" may have worked well in the context of "Cujo," where a mother and her young son are stuck in a car while a rabid dog lurks about, but here it merely makes a ridiculous situation even more silly…
There are several parallels with Stephen King’s story Cujo, which also featured a rabid animal as the antagonist.
Y es que, en su tramo final, No respires se transforma en un gozoso slasher cargado de sorpresas, ingeniosísimos giros de guion y algún detalle poético muy de agradecer –esa simbólica mariquita–, pero sin renunciar a guiñar el ojo a cintas de los 80 como Cujo (Lewis Teague, 1983) –es notorio el protagonismo del feroz perro que custodia la seguridad del invidente– o Noche de miedo (Tom Holland, 1985) –esa identidad oculta bajo la apariencia de vecino normal y un inmueble que alberga terribles secretos, aunque estos sean más terrenales que fantásticos en este caso–.
Even Stephen King’s Cujo is brought to mind more than once.
The cast also features the craziest dog in film since 1983’s Cujo!
She has found a great place, but even though the nice landlady (Dee Wallace, from E.T. and Cujo) gives her a break, she still doesn't have the cash.
E.T. or Cujo’s domestic scenes, for example, aren’t cute or cloying, but vividly revealing of families on the brink of collapse.
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A critical part of the series' DNA belongs to his 1981 novel It , but also The Mist , Firestarter , Needful Things , Carrie , Cujo and The Body .
It’s an odd realization about the cinematic works from “the king of horror,” but aside from Pet Sematary , Cujo , and a couple of others they’re a far from frightening bunch.
The story is one of the author’s signature achievements that sits alongside The Shining , Pet Sematary , Cujo and The Dead Zone in the literary horror pantheon, and for that reason alone it comes as no surprise Warner Bros has been trying to come up with a way to bring King’s 1,138-page tale to the big screen for over a decade.
More to the point, the movie industry needs the creator of Carrie, The Shining, Cujo, Stand by Me, and The Green Mile to squirt some high-octane rocket fuel into the nation's popcorn pits.
In 1983 alone, no less than three films were adapted from King novels: "Cujo," "The Dead Zone," and "Christine."