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Was Cujo really a dog?

Was Cujo really a 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 Cujo whilst wearing a large dog costume.

Did Frank Dodd possess Cujo?

However, it has still been theorized that Cujo was possessed by Frank Dodd, from another Stephen King book, The Dead Zone.

Is the dog from Cujo dead?

What Happened to Cujo? The main dog featured sadly suffered an untimely death due to an infection during post-production, and the names of all the dogs who appeared in Cujo have been lost in the fog of time.

What did Cujo get bit by?

Cujo: a friendly Saint Bernard that becomes murderous after contracting rabies from a bat bite.

Where did the story of Cujo take place?

The story of Cujo began in the summer of 1977. At the time, King was living in Bridgton, Maine with his wife, Tabitha. When his motorcycle broke down one day, he took it to a backwoods mechanic who owned what King calls “the biggest Saint Bernard I ever saw in my life.”

Where did the name Cujo come from Patty Hearst?

Cujo’s name was based on the nom de guerre of Willie Wolfe, one of the men responsible for orchestrating Patty Hearst’s kidnapping and indoctrination into the Symbionese Liberation Army.

How many dogs did they use to make Cujo?

In various interviews, members of the cast and crew have claimed that Cujo relied on the services of anywhere from five to 13 individual dogs that all received specialized training. “Each dog had a different talent,” Teague said at the 2014 Monster Mania Convention in southern New Jersey.

Who was the director of the 1980 movie Cujo?

As a horror movie buff, King really appreciated the unique directing style Teague exhibited in the 1980 creature feature Alligator. So when Taft International picked up the film rights to Cujo, he suggested that they hire Teague to take the helm. Instead, the studio chose veteran director Peter Medak.