Cujo
Stephen Kingbelieves the best performance out of his screen adaptations comes from an underrated 1980s chiller.
The 1980s were a prolific period forStephen King bookadaptations.
King might be permanently associated with the horror genre, but he’s behind some outstanding dramas too.
He touched on adaptations of his work too, including reiterating his distaste for Kubrick’sThe Shining.
Dee Wallace in that movie gave the best performance that I’ve ever seen in one of my movies.
Dee Wallace probably deserved to be nominated as much, if not more, than Kathy Bates.
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It’s a performance that grows in my eye every time that I see it.
Thankfully,Cujoavoids the book’s darker ending.
King’s praise for Wallace’s work is well-founded.
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She commits completely to the harrowing fight Donna undertakes, with the third act being particularly grueling.
the Extra-Terrestrial, but her horror CV is a deep and impressive one.
Just beforeCujo, Wallace fronted the werewolf chillerThe Howling.
She didn’t even phone in a thinly written part in something like obscure sequelAlligator II: The Mutation.
Looking at her work inCujoorThe Howling, that’s hard to disagree with.
King himself is a big admirer of theCujomovie, and it’s vastly underrated.
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It helps that it feels so grounded, adding to the visceral feel.
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