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CUJO (1983) - Nostalgia Check
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We’re back for our October Spooky Movies series, and this week on Nostalgia Check, Brendan and Juan are facing one of the most infamous animals in horror movie history…CUJO!
Released in 1983 and based on the bestselling novel by Stephen King, Cujo is a psychological horror thriller about a mother and her young son who become trapped inside a car while a massive, rabies-infected St. Bernard terrorizes them from the outside. What begins as an ordinary day turns into a desperate fight for survival, and suddenly man’s best friend is the last thing you want to see coming toward you.
Starring Dee Wallace, Danny Pintauro, Daniel Hugh Kelly, and Christopher Stone, Cujo is one of the most recognizable Stephen King movie adaptations of the 1980s. But nearly 43 years later, does this classic horror movie still deliver the scares?
Brendan and Juan are watching Cujo for Nostalgia Check, presented by BJ in the Morning. We’re putting this Stephen King adaptation to the test, discussing its performances, suspense, terrifying premise, memorable scenes, and place in 1980s horror movie history.
Is Cujo genuinely frightening, or does the movie’s reputation do most of the heavy lifting? How well does the film build tension around such a simple premise? And how does this Stephen King adaptation hold up for two movie fans experiencing it for the first time?
Last week, we kicked off our October Spooky Movies series with Event Horizon (1997). Now we’re trading deep space nightmares for a small-town nightmare on four legs.
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