Valuable story notes from Cujo.

Health note: "If someone has heat stroke, it's critical to get their body temperature down as soon as possible."

Health note: rabies almost always results in death."

Plot note: "A good cop would notice the neglected mailbox or at least blood on the car."

Automotvie note: "Vic is working on a Ford Pinto, They were so problematic, they stopped making them in 1980."

Automotvie note: "The alternator is broken. An alternator works with the battery to generate electricity."

Quote note: Dee Wallace (Donna) on being trapped in this car: "I hope I never see a Pinto again in my life."

History note: "Answering machines were not common when this movie came out."

Trivia note: "Bats are the #1 cause of rabies infections in the U.S.."

Trivia note: "Early rabies symptoms include: headaches, confusion, and sensitivity to loud noise."

Trivia note: "A sure sign of rabies is a change in personally - a usually friendly dog will become shy or violent."

Health note: "A rabid animal "leaks foam from the mouth" because of an increase in saliva production.
It's a later stage of the virus, so this is not a good sign."

History note: "In 1976, Red Dye No. 2 was banned in the U.S., for allegedlly causing Cancer."

Trivia note: "TIME magazine called Red Dye No. 2 scare one of the Top Ten Panics of all time."

Trivia note: ""Cujo" is now defined in the Urban Dictionary as "an agressive or unpredictable dog."

Random note: "Some people say "Cujo" is an ancient Indian word meaning "unstopable force"
But Stephen King says he just made it up."

Awards note: "Stephen King is still upset that Dee Wallace didn't get an Oscar nomination for this."

Trivia note: "The word "rabies" comes from a Latin word meaning "rage" or "madness.""