The director of the 1983 film Cujo, Lewis Teague stays somewhat true to the original book when writing the movie script. The movie was more suspenseful because of many things he added in. He added in music, camera angles, and the characters facial expressions.
In the scene where Cujo appeared in front of the car. There was music playing that added suspense by letting the viewer know that something is going to happen. The music gets the viewer’s heart pumping and they want to see what the suspense has been building up to. Lewis introduces camera angles to show where Cujo is in the garage and when he is watching the car pull up into the driveway. It also shows Cujo about to jump into the car door window. When the