Episode 121: Cujo (1983)
The Hello, Sidney Podcast
Sidney
4.9 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 12 September 2025
⏱️ 66 minutes
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Summary
In this video episode, Sidney breaks down Cujo (1983) and how it compares to Stephen King's 1983 novel.
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| 0:00.0 | What is up, you spooky bitches? We are back and we have another episode of the Hello |
| 0:04.3 | Sydney podcast here, a podcast for horror lovers where we discuss any and all things horror |
| 0:08.3 | and it's me, your girl, Sydney. We got a new mic set up so I don't have to hold the thing |
| 0:13.7 | all the time. We still haven't gotten the wall set up, but we're going to get there, guys. |
| 0:18.3 | We're getting there. The couch is is here again that is all that matters |
| 0:22.3 | actually you probably won't see the finished product until october because i have to film the |
| 0:27.7 | next four episodes like back to back this week because on wednesday i leave for fantastic fest for |
| 0:35.5 | about 10 days so this is what you're going to get for the rest of the |
| 0:39.0 | month. But guys, it's going to be worth it. It's going to be great. And again, you get to look at the |
| 0:43.3 | couch. That's the best thing that anybody could ever imagine. We are continuing our Stephen King |
| 0:48.6 | month this episode with talking about Kujo, which Kujo was a Stephen King novel that he wrote and published in 1981, |
| 0:57.3 | and the movie adaptation was made in 1983. And Stephen King actually has said that he was so deeply |
| 1:04.4 | in the grips of his alcohol addiction at this point that he does not remember writing this book. |
| 1:10.6 | And that's just so crazy to me, because |
| 1:12.5 | imagine having that much talent that even being in a constant state of blackout stupor, |
| 1:17.9 | you can still write something this good and something good enough to be made into a movie |
| 1:22.4 | adaptation. Like, I'm so glad that he is in recovery and he's sober. But I just, every time he says things like that, because he says it pretty frequently, like especially he doesn't remember directing that movie maximum overdrive he did. |
| 1:35.1 | He doesn't remember writing certain books. |
| 1:36.5 | It's like, you did this blacked out and you were still able to do it. |
| 1:40.2 | It's actually insane. |
| 1:41.3 | But he was inspired to write Kujo when he was at the mechanic getting his |
| 1:45.7 | motorcycle fixed and he encountered a very intimidating looking dog. And thus was born the idea of |
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