Based on the Stephen Kings terrifying novel a lovable St. Bernard becomes rabid and terrorizes a small community. In rural Maine, married couple (Dee Wallace, Daniel Hugh-Kelly) struggle to repair their crumbling marriage, while their young son (Danny Pintauro) befriends the hulking, but lovable St. Bernard owned by the towns mechanic (Ed Lauter). with her husband out of town, she and her son take their decrepit car for repairs at the mechanics remote farmhouse. As the aging Pinto sputters, stops and dies, Cujo appears. The once docile dog has undergone a hideous transformation and has become a demonic, impeccable killer possessed of an almost supernatural strength and unholy cunning. Lewis Teague (CATS EYE) directed this critically acclaimed spine-chilling tour-de-force.