Rating: R
Genre:
Horror
Theatrical Release: 04/21/1989(USA)
Release Date: 09/09/2008
SubTitles: English
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: DD2/DD5.1
Run Time: 102 Minutes
Flags: Not For Children, Adult Language, Gore
Distributor/Studio: Paramount
A doctor dabbles in magical resurrection with horrific consequences in this
supernatural thriller adapted from the novel by
Stephen King. When
Dr. Louis Creed (
Dale Midkiff) and his family move from Chicago to an old farmhouse in rural Maine, their only concern is the busy highway that flanks their new home.
Louis' family -- wife
Rachel (
Denise Crosby), daughter
Ellie (
Blaze Berdahl), and toddler
Gage (
Miko Hughes) -- soon meet kindly old duffer
Jud Crandall (
Fred Gwynne), who introduces them all to the local attractions, including a pet cemetary built on the remains of a Native American burial ground. When
Rachel and the kids head off to visit
Louis' in-laws,
Ellie's cat gets flattened by a truck.
Jud counsels
Louis to bury it in the old Indian portion of the cemetary; the next day, it returns from the dead, carrying with it the stink of the earth and a decidedly bad attitude. Shortly thereafter,
Louis is tempted to use the cemetary's magical powers again when his son suffers a tragic accident. A snarling kitty, it turns out, is nothing compared to the horror of a little boy with no soul and a taste for scalpels. In addition to adapting his own novel for the screen, writer
King appeared in a brief cameo as the minister presiding over
Gage's funeral. Director
Mary Lambert would return with
Pet Sematary Two.
~ Brian J. Dillard, All Movie Guide
;)
