Pet Sematary II (1992)

User Rating:

4.0/10   

Director:

Mary Lambert

Writer (WGA):

Richard Outten (written by)

Release Date:

28 August 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Raise some hell.

Plot:

The zombie-raising cemetary is back to its old tricks, this time, with new inhabitants.

Plot Keywords:

Pet | Dog | Burial | Burial Ground | Death

Awards:

2 nominations

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
Jim Peck	...	Quentin Yolander
Len Hunt	...	Director
Reid Binion	...	Brad
David Ratajczak	...	Stevie
Lucius Houghton	...	Puppeteer
Wilbur Fitzgerald	...	First assistant director
Elizabeth Ziegler	...	Steadicam operator

Also Known As:

Pet Cemetery II (USA) (orthographically correct title)
Pet Sematary Two (USA) (alternative spelling)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong horror violence, and for sexuality and language.

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Finland:K-16 (1993) (video rating) (cut) | Finland:K-18 (1993) (theatrical rating) (uncut) | Philippines:R-18 | Australia:M | France:-16 | Germany:18 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | Iceland:(Banned) | Iceland:16 (cut) | Norway:18 | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Peachtree City, Georgia, USA

Company:

Columbus Circle Films

Trivia:

The film that Anthony Edwards (Chase) is watching is Once Upon a Time in America (1984), which also features Darlanne Fluegel who plays his wife, Renee, in this movie.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Jeff and his dad leave the house for the Vet surgery for the first time, you can clearly see the van has a front license (registration) plate. Its white and has the state Maine on it. When they pull up outside the surgery, and for the rest of the film, it’s gone.

Quotes:

Gus Gilbert: Now I thought we were going to tone down on your flabby ass.
Drew Gilbert: Hey, I'm so sorry I'm not the stud you are.

Movie Connections:

References Pet Sematary (1989)

Soundtrack:

THE SLASHER

The curse of Stephen King sequels continues

After witnessing the onset death of his actress mother in a most implausible way (what movie crew would use a metal fence with their actors near electricity?), child of divorce, Jeff (Furlong), is off to live with his dad permanently and must accept the fact that his parents will never get back together. Or will they? Director Lambert makes the returned dead a bit more interesting this time by making them more intelligent and cunning. Unfortunately this was primarily used as a means to portray a lot of cheesy and cheap "shocks" and even unexplained motives for the Gus (Clancy Brown) character. Gone is the endearment and tragedy of the original; substituted with excessive gore f/x and spiteful characters. Furlong, who managed to impress in his early roles with characters who had similar family of origin problems (Terminator 2, American Heart, Brain Scan, A Home of Our Own), doesn't do much here outside of sullen glares, cuss and cry "Mom!" (literally) a number of times. Overall cheesy fun for horror fans but a flop in the character and scare departments. Hard to believe Mary Lambert, director of the first film, is responsible for this major disappointment of a sequel to the superior original. The ending suggests a setup for a sequel. I suppose we can all feel lucky this franchise remained buried after all.