Pet Sematary (1989)

Sometimes dead is better.

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

Directed by: Mary Lambert

Written by: Stephen King

Music by: Elliot Goldenthal

Starring: Dale Midkiff, Fred Gwynne, Denise Crosby, Brad Greenquist, Michael Lombard, Miko Hughes, Blaze Berdahl, Susan Blommaert, Mara Clark, Kavi Raz

Genre: Horror

Released: 1989-04-21

Runtime: 103 minutes

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Pet Sematary (1989): trivia & fun facts

Fun facts

• Stephen King had previously declined several other offers for a film adaptation.
• The film features two songs by the Ramones, one of Stephen King's favorite bands: "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" appears in a scene, and "Pet Sematary", a new track written specially for the picture, plays over the credits.
• She was told each time that there was no more demand for Stephen King films after the slew of adaptations from his novels released in the early '80s.
• Pet Sematary was ranked #16 on IFC's list of the best Stephen King film and television adaptations, and also placed at 16 on Rolling Stone's Top 30 King adaptations.
• King, who had final say on the choice of a director, met with the studio's first choice of Mary Lambert.
• As stipulated by King when selling the rights, Pet Sematary was shot in Maine where the story was set and King himself wrote the screenplay.
• A sequel, Pet Sematary Two, was released in 1992 and a second film adaptation was released in 2019.

Source: Wikipedia

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