In fact, though, cujo spends most of the book involved with donna and tad trenton. It is based on the book, but there are some differences. Bernard named cujo, that has become crazed after being bitten by a rabid bat. There are not that many things that are different in the movie. He was in the cave with the bats that gave cujo rabies. Cujo, stephen kings tale of a dog made murderous by rabies, ends in a much. Cujo was written during a time in which stephen king was doing drugs, and it was exactly for that reason that i wanted to read it. Yet the two king books that immediately precede cujo do not have film adaptations at all. Bernard who contracted rabies from a bat and attacked the car where donna and tad were trapped.
The ending of the book was darker than that of the movie. Steve kemp, donna trentons jilted lover, is a cretin. Cujo was a modest box office success for warner brothers. The new version of cujo that is now in the works will probably have a lot of stephen king fans scratching their heads. Recently moved to castle rock, the trentons are nice, responsible people, the sort who definitely wouldnt have. This book is written like many of kings novels, as a suspenseful horrifying novel full of twists and bends and freaky story telling. Cujo, is a dog who, after being bitten by bats, had started becoming aggressive and dangerous to the people of his home town. Cujo is the 1983 feature film adaptation of the stephen king novel of the same name. The great stephen king reread the great stephen king reread. This study guide consists of approximately 38 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of cujo. Apr, 2020 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. This transforms cujo from a big, fluffy, cuddly st. For the next few days, he became very bloodthirsty and dangerous.
The movie did a big disservice to the book when it ignored the supernatural presence its what gave the book its edge. Cujo notices the movement and goes in for the attack, but donna is able to hit cujo several times with the bat, finally breaking it on his head. I remember cujo being mean in the book while he looked mostly sick in the movie. Sort of an allstar cast and it was so bad i actually turned it off about. Apr 16, 2018 this feature is not available right now. The movie suffered from having been filmed in california instead of maine. Thats part of the reason why cujo has always been my least favorite stephen king novel until now, that is.
The cujo remakes new title isnt going to sit well with some. He calls the cops to check, and the do and find the house vandalized by kemp. Cujo ebook by stephen king 9781501141126 rakuten kobo. Lots of amazing books have been turned into movies, and lots of great movies.
Will kings story of a rabid saint bernard stand up on the big screen. Cujo is a 1981 psychological horror novel by american writer stephen king about a rabid saint bernard. Mar 01, 2010 steve kemp, donna trentons jilted lover, is a cretin. They used about 10 dog and fake one for some parts best scary movie ever. Download and read online for free cujo by stephen king. So i decided to download cujo due to the repeats of the movie being shown on the telebox. Cujo by stephen king at the best online ebook storage. Instead of falling in with the wrong crowd, staying out late, and getting into rumbles, cujo is bitten by a bat and contracts rabies. Oct 24, 2016 my showdown between the 1977 novel by stephen king and the 1983 movie. Jul 06, 2015 the new version of cujo that is now in the works will probably have a lot of stephen king fans scratching their heads.
In the book, an anguished donna kills her canine oppressor moments before shes rescued by her husband, vic. Where the novel used the closet monster as both a precognition of foreboding, and a supernatural presence that haunted the area. Cujo s purebred mother who was owned by ray crowell. Great complex characters, including cujo the dog, whom left me with conflicting emotions. Vic calls home from his trip but is unable to reach donna. With dee wallace, daniel hugh kelly, danny pintauro, christopher stone. He was once a friendly and playful companion, but when he got rabies, he went insane and was turned into a. What are the differences between a movie and a book where the movie is based on the book. Bernhards dog, who one day gets bitten by a rabid bat. Cujo ist ein roman des usamerikanischen autors stephen king aus dem jahr 1981. I mean there are only small little things that are different in the book and movie. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. The dog attacks the car various times and donna and tad are stuck inside the car with nowhere to go. Is the stephen king novel cujo appropriate for a year old.
I enjoyed the book although it is not king at its finest. The film was released august 12, 1983, in the united states, opening in second place that weekend. After donna kills cujo she finds that tad has died of dehydration in the backseat of the car. Cujo is not the only book stephen king has written in this way.
Today, i am looking at the story of cujo, and will be deciding for me which is better, book or movie. In the movie vic calls home from his trip but is unable to reach donna. Nov 02, 2012 in fact, though, cujo spends most of the book involved with donna and tad trenton. Bernard dog who terrorizes a woman and her son who are trapped in a stalled car.
It was written by don carlos dunaway and barbara turner using the pen name lauren currier, and starring dee wallace, daniel hugh kelly and danny pintauro. He was once a friendly and playful companion, but when he got rabies, he went insane and was turned into a vicious killer that attacked anybody who came near him. My showdown between the 1977 novel by stephen king and the 1983 movie. We were talking about cujo last night and she said the dog who played cujo was a st. The novel won the british fantasy award in 1982 and was made into a film in. Mar 25, 2012 the movie suffered from having been filmed in california instead of maine. Cujo no doubt presented fewer difficulties for a novelist than it does for a movie director. One of the most terrifying horror movies ever made is cujo, lewis teagues 1983 adaptation of stephen kings novel. A genuine pageturner that grabs you and holds you and wont let go chattanooga times, cujo will forever change how you view mans best friend. Cujo is the only horror novel i have read that kept me up for weeks and made me think. Cujo begins as a remarkably good natured german shepherd and descends into a psychotic beast. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of cujo by stephen king. Read comparsen between the book and movie cujo free essay and over 89,000 other research documents.
The film stars dee wallace as a single mother who finds herself and her son in danger when they come under attack from a st. Cujo was once a friendly and playful companion, but when he got rabies from a bat bite, he went insane and was turned into a vicious killer that attacked anybody who came near him. It was one of his quarter pounder with cheese sorts of books that i. This is king at his most visceral, his most unrelenting, his most vicious. She beats him and thinks he is dead, but he comes back to life and jumps through the window and she shoots him dead with the sheriffs gun. Its a book that stephen king doesnt remember much about writing. Its been years since we got a stephen king cameo in a movie adaptation of one of his novels, which makes his appearance in it chapter two a pleasant surprise. Donna gets out of the car and kills the dog with the officers gun.
Cujo internet movie firearms database guns in movies, tv. Comparsen between the book and movie cujo essay example. Stephen king discusses cujo in on writing, referring to it as a novel he barely remembers writing at all. Cujo is a frightening, but uneven horror tale of a rabid st. Cujo s name was based on the alias of willie wolfe, one of the men responsible for orchestrating patty hearsts kidnapping and indoctrination into the symbionese liberation army. Cujo is the twelfth book published by stephen king. A book without chapters is a little unusual, but you soon get used to it and a good story is a good story. Scream queen dee wallace shared a photo of her recent reunion with two of. What happens to cujo, how he becomes a horrifying vortex inescapably drawing in all the people around him, makes for one of the most heartstopping novels stephen king has ever written. During the events of the novel, cujo was bitten by a bat and got rabies from it. The book was called cujo but it wasnt about ghosts, it was about a rabid dog. Then cujo kills a concerned police officer and he drops his gun.
I wouldnt be surprised to see a remake one day with a cgi cujo. Cujos purebred mother who was owned by ray crowell. Donna was having an affair with steve kemp, but breaks up with him. King wrote the book while he was on a cocaine binge. It was one of his quarter pounder with cheese sorts of books that i eventually grew tired of. With the films 35th anniversary on the horizon next year, author lee. Now, in 2017, the story comes full circle from celluloid to page in lee gambins new book nope, nothing wrong here. Cujo recoils from the blunt force and donna uses that moment to stab him in the eye, driving the bat deep into his skull and killing him. Watching the movie is so much more interesting, and it grabs your imagination by the hand. Having finally reread this book, i am quite bowled over by the experience. It would be an exciting movie to watch if another cujo movie is made. The book was released by viking on 8 september 1981. Mar 10, 2010 read comparsen between the book and movie cujo free essay and over 89,000 other research documents.
Cujo is the titular main antagonist of stephen kings 1981 novel and its 1983 film adaptation of the same name and a minor antagonist in the 1985 film cats eye. Recently moved to castle rock, the trentons are nice, responsible people. Cujo is a 1983 american horror film based on stephen kings 1981 novel of the same name and directed by lewis teague. This is because the remake is going to be titled c. Bernard into a slobbering killing machine who, if were being honest here, is still a little cuddly. Cujo is a book that in my mind changed the way many authors write horror books. Like when tad wakes up the next morning there are couches and books in front of his closet door in the movie. This detailed literature summary also contains topics for discussion on cujo by stephen king. Though cujo is not as spooky as many of kings other titles, i did like the. To sustain this free service, we receive affiliate commissions via some of our links. My parents and teachers would have read me the riot act for reading something so graphic at that age go you good thing. One is a nonfiction evaluation of the horror genre as.