Cujo (1983) on Netflix
Cujo, the Camber family's St. Bernard, is bitten by a rabid bat. Donna Trenton drives her son Tad to Joe Camber's rural property for car repairs while her husband is away.
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Plot summary
The Trenton family's car needs repairs, so Vic Trenton, an advertising executive, his wife Donna, and their young son Tad drive out to the rural property of Joe Camber, a mechanic, where they meet the family's friendly St. Bernard, Cujo. Chasing a wild rabbit, the dog pokes his head into a cave and is bitten by a rabid bat. Donna had an affair with Steve Kemp, an old boyfriend from high school, and Vic learns of it. Charity Camber and her son Brett spend a week in Connecticut with Charity's sister, and no one notices the first signs of Cujo's illness.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Cujo (1983)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- The dog Cujo was played by four St. Bernards, several mechanical dogs and a black Labrador-Great Dane mix in a St. Bernard costume; in some shots stuntman Gary Morgan played him wearing a large dog costume.
- Peter Medak, the original director of Cujo, left the project two days into filming, and cinematographer Anthony B. Richmond left with him; Lewis Teague and Jan de Bont took their places.
