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Floyd McClure | ... |
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Ed Quye | ... |
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Florence Rasmussen | ... |
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Directed by
| Errol Morris | ||
Produced by
| Errol Morris | ... | producer |
Music by
| Dan Harberts | ||
Cinematography by
| Ned Burgess | ||
Editing by
| Errol Morris | ||
Editorial Department
| George Berndt | ... | post-production consultant |
| George Paul Csicsery | ... | assistant editor |
| Suzanne Fenn | ... | contributing editor |
| Brad Fuller | ... | associate editor |
| Jack Harrell | ... | color timer |
| Charles Silver | ... | supervising editor (as Charles Laurence Silver) |
Production Management
| George Paul Csicsery | ... | production manager (as George Csicsery) |
Sound Department
| Lucy Bruell | ... | additional sound |
| Tom Fleischman | ... | re-recording mixer |
| John Knoop | ... | additional sound |
| Jay Miracle | ... | sound |
| Walter Saxer | ... | additional sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Francis Frith | ... | still photographer: Egyptian photograph |
| John Giannini | ... | still photographer |
| Dyanna Taylor | ... | additional photographer |
Additional Crew
| Robert Milicevic | ... | Office P.A. (uncredited) |
Thanks
| William Edmundson | ... | special thanks |
| Benjamin Esterman | ... | special thanks |
| Cinnabelle Morris | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
- New Yorker Films (1980) (United States) (theatrical)
- Sony Video (1994) (United States) (VHS)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- Paragon Video Productions (United States) (VHS)
- RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (1988) (United States) (VHS)
- The Criterion Channel (2020) (United States) (tv) (digital)
- The Criterion Collection (2015) (United States) (DVD)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2006) (Australia) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- KO Creative (package design and layout)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
The men who run a pet cemetery, and the men and women who bury their pets, become the subject of this documentary. We first meet Floyd McClure, a paraplegic with a dream to create a pet cemetery. One inspiration is the death of his collie years before; and the other is the local rendering plant, which turns animals into glue. He realizes his dream, only to see it fail. Then we visit a successful pet cemetery, run by a father and his two sons. One is a frustrated musician, nursing a broken heart. The other is joining the family business after selling insurance in Salt Lake City. Throughout, we also meet the people who have buried their pets. Written by J. Spurlin |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | German film director Werner Herzog had made a bet with fledgling director (and current film student) Errol Morris that if Morris made a film about pet cemeteries, Herzog would eat his shoe. Morris went on to make this film, so Herzog kept his promise. The meal is documented in the film Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe (1980). See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe (1980). See more » |
| Quotes |
Mourning pet owner:
There's your dog; your dog's dead. But where's the thing that made it move? It had to be something, didn't it? See more » |