Pet Sematary

Name: Pet Sematary
Genre: Horror, Drama
Released: 1989-04-21
Duration: 1 h 43 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Dale Midkiff, Fred Gwynne, Denise Crosby, Brad Greenquist, Michael Lombard

Sometimes dead is better.

Pet Sematary (1989)

Timing: 1:43 (103 min)

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Release date

Country

Production

Genre

Budget

$11 500 000

Box office

$57 469 467

Website

Director

Mary Lambert

Actors

Dale Midkiff, Fred Gwynne, Denise Crosby, Brad Greenquist, Michael Lombard, Miko Hughes, Blaze Berdahl, Susan Blommaert, Mara Clark, Kavi Raz
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Scenario

Producer

Richard P. Rubinstein, Tim Zinnemann

Camera operator

Peter Stein

Composer

Elliot Goldenthal

Artist

Michael Z. Hanan, Mark Zuelzke

Audition

Fern Champion, Pamela Basker

Editing

Daniel P. Hanley, Mike Hill
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Short description

After the Creed family's cat is accidentally killed, a friendly neighbor advises its burial in a mysterious nearby cemetery.

What's left behind the scenes

This was the first filmed screenplay that Stephen King adapted from one of his novels.
The film is based on Stephen King's novel "Pet Sematary" (1983).
Stephen King once mentioned that the only novel he had written that truly frightened him was "Pet Sematary".
Bruce Campbell was the first choice for the role of Louis Creed.
Stephen King sold the film rights on the condition that filming would take place in his native state of Maine.
Stephen King once mentioned that the only novel he ever wrote that truly scared him was "Pet Sematary".
At the five-minute mark, Louis leans over his daughter wearing sunglasses, although he was without them in the shots before and after.
Tom Savini turned down the film.
Stephen King appears as a minister in the funeral scene.
Fred Gwynne dyed his hair white for the role of Jud Crandall.
The film was shot in the same rural area of Maine where Stephen King's novel "Pet Sematary" (1983) is set.
The portrait of Zelda as a child also features a grey cat on the child’s lap, an obvious foreshadowing.
Stephen King sold the film rights on the condition that filming take place in his home state of Maine.
Star Fred Gwynne dyed his hair white for the role of Jud Crandall.
Stephen King appears as a priest in the funeral scene.
When Victor Pascow is taken to the clinic after being hit by a truck, a poster with rabies featuring Cujo can be seen on a bulletin board on the stairs.