Cujo

Name: Cujo
Director: Lewis Teague
Released: 1983-01-01

1983 film by Lewis Teague

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Released: 1983
, August 19, 1983
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1.filmdienst.de/film/details/22695/cujo
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Director: Lewis Teague
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1.imdb.com/title/tt0085382/Retrieved 2016-04-09
2.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=2208.htmlRetrieved 2016-04-09
3.interfilmes.com/filme_18272_cujo.stephen.king.htmlRetrieved 2016-04-09
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Screenwriter: Stephen King
Producer: Robert Singer
Cast: Dee Wallace
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1.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=2208.htmlRetrieved 2016-04-09
2.interfilmes.com/filme_18272_cujo.stephen.king.htmlRetrieved 2016-04-09
3.imdb.com/title/tt0085382/fullcreditsRetrieved 2016-04-09
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, Danny Pintauro
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1.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=2208.htmlRetrieved 2016-04-09
2.interfilmes.com/filme_18272_cujo.stephen.king.htmlRetrieved 2016-04-09
3.imdb.com/title/tt0085382/fullcreditsRetrieved 2016-04-09
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, Daniel Hugh Kelly
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1.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=2208.htmlRetrieved 2016-04-09
2.imdb.com/title/tt0085382/fullcreditsRetrieved 2016-04-09
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, Christopher Stone
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1.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=2208.htmlRetrieved 2016-04-09
2.imdb.com/title/tt0085382/fullcreditsRetrieved 2016-04-09
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Runtime: 91 min
Genre: horror film
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, drama film
, thriller film
Country of origin: United States

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Cujo is a 1983 American horror film directed by Lewis Teague, written by Don Carlos Dunaway and Barbara Turner, and starring Dee Wallace, Daniel Hugh Kelly, and Danny Pintauro. An adaptation of Stephen King's 1981 novel of the same name, it follows a mother and her son who are trapped inside their car while protecting themselves from a rabid St. Bernard.

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Based on: Cujo
Director of photography: Jan de Bont
Narrative location: Maine
Filming location: Santa Rosa
Film editor: Neil Travis
Title: Cujo
After a work by: Stephen King
Color: color
FSK film rating: FSK 16
Medierådet rating: Prohibited for children under 16
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1.Stated in Danish Film Database
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CNC film rating (France): no minors under twelve
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1.cnc.fr/professionnels/visas-et-classification/57329
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Distribution format: video on demand
Assessment: Bechdel test assessment outcome: passes · criterion used: considering named characters only
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1.Stated in Bechdel Test Movie ListRetrieved 2017-12-10
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Review score: 57/100(October 27, 2025) review score by: Metacritic · number of reviews/ratings: 8 critic review
62%(October 6, 2021) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes · number of reviews/ratings: 42 critic review
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1.Stated in Rotten Tomatoes“Cujo”Retrieved 2021-10-06
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5.6/10(October 6, 2021) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes
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1.Stated in Rotten Tomatoes“Cujo”Retrieved 2021-10-06
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Kijkwijzer rating: 16 content descriptor: Violence, Fear
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1.kijkwijzer.nl/films/cujo/Retrieved 2025-07-05
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Has characteristic: film based on a novel

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