Pet Sematary poster

Pet Sematary( 1989)

TV-MAHorrorDramaFantasyThriller
66%
User
Score

Sometimes, dead is better.

Overview

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

    Top Billed Cast

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      Dale Midkiff

      Louis Creed

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      Fred Gwynne

      Jud Crandall

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      Denise Crosby

      Rachel Creed

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      Brad Greenquist

      Victor Pascow

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      Michael Lombard

      Irwin Goldman

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      Miko Hughes

      Gage Creed

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      Blaze Berdahl

      Ellie Creed

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      Susan Blommaert

      Missy Dandridge

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      Mara Clark

      Marcy Charlton

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      Kavi Raz

      Steve Masterton

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      Mary Louise Wilson

      Dory Goldman

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      Andrew Hubatsek

      Zelda

    13. cast image

      Liz Davies

      Girl at Infirmary

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      Kara Dalke

      Candystriper

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      Lisa Stathoplos

      Jud's Mother

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      Stephen King

      Minister

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      Elizabeth Ureneck

      Rachel as a Child

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      Chuck Courtney

      Bill Baterman

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      Peter Stader

      Timmy Baterman

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    Review 5Discussion

    A review by John Chard

    6.5
    Written by John Chard on Mon Dec 29 2014
    And the night when the cold wind blows, No one cares, nobody knows. The Stephen King novel from which the screenplay was adapted very nearly didn’t see the light of day. It was actually written by King based on a real place and instances during a stay at a rented house. He was never quite happy with the tone of the book and only submitted it as a contractual obligation. Glad he did because it provides a very solid grounding for horror and deals with the very real horrors of overwhelming grief. The film gets the tonal flows right, the family dynamic is neatly pitched in readiness for what ...

    Media

    Videos 3Backdrops 18Posters 71

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    11500000.00

    Revenue

    57500000.00

    Keywords

    • based on novel or book
    • funeral
    • parent child relationship
    • coffin
    • pet
    • villain
    • head injury
    • resurrection
    • woods
    • grief
    • zombie
    • new neighbor
    • pet cemetery
    • dead cat
    • death of patient
    • loss of pet
    • dead lover
    • ghost
    • grave robbing
    • indian burial ground
    • woman director
    • mysterious
    • pets
    • somber
    • anxious
    • supernatural horror
    • horrified
    • ominous