After tragedy strikes, a grieving father discovers an ancient burial ground behind his home with the power to raise the dead.After tragedy strikes, a grieving father discovers an ancient burial ground behind his home with the power to raise the dead.After tragedy strikes, a grieving father discovers an ancient burial ground behind his home with the power to raise the dead.
- Awards
- 1 win & 6 nominations
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe role of Zelda, Rachel's terminally ill sister, was played by a man. Director Mary Lambert wanted Zelda and her scenes to frighten the audience but did not believe that a 13-year old girl was scary so she cast Andrew Hubatsek in the role to make something be "off about Zelda."
- Goofs(at around 5 mins) When Louis is checking on Ellie after she fell off the tire swing he is wearing a tee shirt without a collar and sleeves that are rolled up midway past his elbow. When Rachel gets up to rush after Gage his tee shirt is now an open shirt with stripes and a collar. In the next shot when he gets up to follow Rachel his shirt is once again back to a tee shirt.
- Quotes
Jud Crandall: Sometimes, dead is better.
- Alternate versionsTelevision censors of some of the film's gorier moments included alternate shots from different angles that hide the more graphic images. This especially came into play with the Timmy Baterman scenes and the film's finale in the Creeds' kitchen.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Ramones: Pet Sematary (1989)
- SoundtracksPet Sematary
By Dee Dee Ramone & Daniel Rey
Performed by Ramones
Produced by Jean Beauvoir & Daniel Rey
Courtesy of Sire Records Company
Featured review
A Difficult Novel to Stuff Into a Movie
One of the reasons Kubrick's The Shining is considered a masterpiece is because he intuitively knew what and what would not work from the original novel in cinematic form. Apparently this upset Stephen King a bit, but frankly, Kubrick knew what he was doing. I think the problem with Pet Sematary is that the director really tries to be true to this huge paperback work of fiction in less than two hours. So the mistake here seems to be biting off more than one can chew instead of cutting it into manageable bites.
That being said, I personally like Pet Sematary and I think that it's decent as a cozy horror flick. Zelda and Victor Pascal terrified me as a twelve year old. The first time i ever stayed up all night by myself was when I read the book. I think this 1989 flick has an undercurrent of 70s charm to it, it has a touch of that nostalgic supernatural feel.
That being said, I personally like Pet Sematary and I think that it's decent as a cozy horror flick. Zelda and Victor Pascal terrified me as a twelve year old. The first time i ever stayed up all night by myself was when I read the book. I think this 1989 flick has an undercurrent of 70s charm to it, it has a touch of that nostalgic supernatural feel.
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- thalassafischer
- Oct 2, 2023
Details
Box office
- Budget
- $11,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $57,469,467
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $12,046,179
- Apr 23, 1989
- Gross worldwide
- $57,470,138
- Runtime1 hour 43 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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