Pet Sematary II

"Raise some hell."

1992 1h 40m EN

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★5.5TMDB · 631

Horror

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The "sematary" is up to its old zombie-raising tricks again. This time, the protagonists are Jeff Matthews, whose mother died in a Hollywood stage accident, and Drew Gilbert, a boy coping with an abusive stepfather.

“Raise some hell.”

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Cast

Edward Furlong
Jeff Matthews
Anthony Edwards
Chase Matthews
Clancy Brown
Sheriff Gus Gilbert
Jared Rushton
Clyde Parker
Darlanne Fluegel
Renee Hallow
Jason McGuire
Drew Gilbert
Sarah Trigger
Marjorie Hargrove
Lisa Waltz
Amanda Gilbert

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mary Lambert
Writers: Richard Outten
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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34 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Pet Sematary Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mary Lambert, shot by Russell Carpenter. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Mark Governor. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Tom Finan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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RUNTIME

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Edward Furlong and Anthony Edwards and Clancy Brown carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Raise some hell.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0105128 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Mary Lambert directs. Russell Carpenter behind the camera. Mark Governor scores. Tom Finan cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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134 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Pet Sematary Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Mary Lambert, shot by Russell Carpenter. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Mark Governor. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Tom Finan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Edward Furlong and Anthony Edwards and Clancy Brown carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Raise some hell.".
8IMDB entry: tt0105128 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 14 themes, including "underdog", "based on novel or book", "parent child relationship", "veterinarian".

The technical file

Cinematography: Russell Carpenter
Original score: Mark Governor
Editing: Tom Finan
Production design: Michelle Minch
Costume design: Marlene Stewart
Makeup / hair: Jeanine Greville-Morris
Sound: Don Digirolamo
Stunt coordinator: John Robotham
Runtime: 100 min · 1h 40m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $8,000,000
Box office: $17,092,453
Return: 214% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Pet Sematary II (1992)

Part of

Pet Sematary Collection

Film adaptations and extensions of Stephen King's 1983 novel. A pet cemetery (formerly a Miꞌkmaq burial ground) in Maine allows the dead to reanimate as a murderous shell of their former living selves.

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CinemaSerf2023-02-13
★ 5/10
So first question... Why? The easy-on-the-eye Edward Furlong ("Jeff") and hid dad "Chase" (Anthony Edwards) move to the Maine town of Ludlow after his mother dies in a freak electrical accident whilst filming a horror movie! Needless to say, the teenager is still a little bit traumatised when they arrive at his mother's old home and so is suitably susceptible when his pal "Drew" (Jason McGuire) tells him of the reputedly recuperative powers of the pet graveyard near their town. He is going to test the theory with his recently deceased mutt "Zowie" and this triggers a course of events that has poor old "Jeff" soon contemplating putting his mother in the same ground in the hope that she, too, might come back to life. This is actually quite comical to start with, but as it progresses it becomes little better than a cheap and cheerful zombie movie that is totally devoid of peril and suffers from a some very wooden acting and a very limited special effects budget. It lacks the subtly and cumulative power of the original Stephen King story - instead opting for shock tactics that really only raise a smile rather than the hairs on the back of your neck. A sequel nobody needed, sorry.

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