Pet Sematary II

8/28/19921h 40m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ Raise Some Hell. ~

Overview:

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.

Director:

Mary Lambert

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$8,000,000.00

Revenue:

$17,092,453.00

Key words:

underdog
based on novel or book
parent child relationship
veterinarian
villain
resurrection
stepfather
woods
zombie
dog
pet cemetery
woman director

Cast

Edward Furlong

~ as ~

Jeff Matthews

Anthony Edwards

~ as ~

Chase Matthews

Clancy Brown

~ as ~

Sheriff Gus Gilbert

Jared Rushton

~ as ~

Clyde Parker

Darlanne Fluegel

~ as ~

Renee Hallow

Jason McGuire

~ as ~

Drew Gilbert

Sarah Trigger

~ as ~

Marjorie Hargrove

Lisa Waltz

~ as ~

Amanda Gilbert

Jim Peck

~ as ~

Quentin Yolander

Len Hunt

~ as ~

Director

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 2 year(s) ago
5
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.