Pet Sematary II (1992)

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 ancient Indian cemetery with the power to raise the dead returns and influences the lives of new residents.

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 Frank
Reid Binion	...	Brad
David Ratajczak	...	Stevie
Lucius Houghton	...	Puppeteer
Wilbur Fitzgerald	...	First Assistant Director
Elizabeth Ziegler	...	Steadicam operator
Ken Fisher	...	Assistant Steadicam Operator
Gil Roper	...	Electrician
Robert Easton	...	Priest
Judson Vaughn	...	Reporter
Bruce Evers	...	Mover
Janell McLeod	...	School Teacher
Christy Dennis	...	Susan
Rick Andosca	...	Pathologist
Joe Dorsey	...	Caretaker
Donna Lowry	...	Newscaster
Emily Woodward	...	Twins' Mother
Amanda Mitchell	...	Screaming Twin
J.L. Parker	...	Potato Truck Driver
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bart Mixon	...	Bumbling Technician (uncredited)

Directed by
Mary Lambert

Writing credits (WGA)
Richard Outten		(written by)

Produced by
Ralph S. Singleton	....	producer

Original Music by
Mark Governor

Cinematography by
Russell Carpenter

Film Editing by
Tom Finan

Casting by
Sharon Bialy
Debi Manwiller
Richard Pagano

Production Design by
Michelle Minch

Art Direction by
Karen Steward

Set Decoration by
Susan Benjamin

Costume Design by
Marlene Stewart

Makeup Department
Judy Wilson Colonie	....	assistant makeup artist
Bill Johnson	....	local makeup effects
Steve Johnson	....	special makeup effects creator
Bart Mixon	....	special makeup effects artist
Dan Platt	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Frank Bodo	....	unit production manager
Andy Howard	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Nancy Blewer	....	second second assistant director (as Nancy Mahaffey)
Peter Chesney	....	second unit director
Jeffrey Wetzel	....	first assistant director
John Wildermuth	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Kirsten Anderson	....	art department coordinator
Dwight Benjamin-Creel	....	assistant property master
Gina B. Cranham	....	set designer
Andrea Dietrich	....	storyboard artist
Andrew Seward Duncan	....	property assistant
Sean Fallon	....	on-set dresser
Tony Kupersmith	....	construction coordinator
Alton McClellan	....	scenic foreman
Swift Moseley	....	key greens
Bob Renna	....	set dresser
Timothy Dolph	....	dead animal effects crew (uncredited)
Julia Starr Sanford	....	set designer (uncredited)

Sound Department
Peter Bergren	....	temp sound effects editor
J. Paul Huntsman	....	supervising sound editor
Shirley Libby	....	sound mixer
Myron Nettinga	....	sound effects editor
Adam Sawelson	....	sound editor
Richard Thomas	....	sound effects editor

Special Effects by
David P. Barton	....	makeup effects supervisor: XFX Inc. (as David Barton)
Brent Binion	....	puppeteer: XFX Inc.
Billy Bryan	....	special effects technician: XFX Inc. (as Bill Bryan)
Jackie Caydam	....	special effects technician: XFX Inc.
Peter Chesney	....	special effects designer (as Peter M. Chesney)
'Video Bob' Cochrane	....	special effects
Kyle Collingsworth	....	special effects
Scott Coulter	....	special effects technician: XFX Inc.
Robert Kato DeStefan	....	special effects technician: XFX Inc.
Diane Duncan	....	makeup effects production coordinator: XFX Inc.
David Dupuis	....	special effects technician: XFX Inc.
Preston Foerder	....	puppeteer: XFX Inc.
James P. Hackett	....	special effects
Jim Hanson	....	special effects fabrication
Joel Harlow	....	special effects technician: XFX Inc.
Jarn Heil	....	special effects fabrication
Richard Huggins	....	special effects: truck crash sequence
Bill Johnson	....	additional makeup effects (as Bill 'Splat' Johnson)
Ralph Kerr	....	special effects fabrication
Rick Lalonde	....	special effects technician: XFX Inc.
Peter Linz	....	puppeteer: XFX Inc.
Dean W. Miller	....	special effects coordinator
Bart Mixon	....	makeup effects supervisor: XFX Inc.
Phil Notaro	....	special effects fabrication
Alex Renard	....	special effects fabrication
Tanya Ridenour	....	special effects technician
Kirk Skodis	....	special effects technician: XFX Inc.
Shaun Smith	....	special effects technician: XFX Inc.
Heidi Snyder	....	special effects technician: XFX Inc.
Sandra Stewart	....	special effects (as Sandy Stewart)
Trey Stokes	....	puppeteer: XFX, Inc.
J.D. Streett	....	special effects (as J.D. Street)
Renee Teeter	....	special effects
Brian Sipe	....	special effects makeup and animatronics assistant: XFX Inc. (uncredited)
Tom Williamson	....	animatronics assistant: XFX Inc. (uncredited)

Stunts
Donna Evans	....	stunts
Terry Jackson	....	stunts
Robert Keller	....	stunts
David Paul Lord	....	stunts
Bobby Porter	....	stunts
John Robotham	....	stunt coordinator
Ben Scott	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Allen Barnwell	....	electrician
John Bramley	....	still photographer
Jeffrey A. Johnson	....	best boy grip
Michael Kelem	....	aerial camera operator
Bret Lanius	....	assistant camera
Lloyd Moriarity	....	key grip
Greg Morse	....	24 frame video
Dino Parks	....	gaffer
Joth Riggs	....	video assist operator
Thom Willey	....	second assistant camera: second unit

Casting Department
Craig Fincannon	....	location casting
Mark Fincannon	....	location casting
Len Hunt	....	extras casting

Editorial Department
Donald Freeman	....	final colorist
Brian Katkin	....	assistant editor
Karen Kory	....	assistant film editor

Music Department
Charles Martin Inouye	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Stu Dodge	....	driver
Geno Hart	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Steve Alterman	....	adr loop group
Pamela Anderson	....	adr loop group
Charles Bartlett	....	adr loop group
Charles Bazaldua	....	adr loop group
Stephen Crocker	....	production assistant
Christopher Didiot	....	craft service
Holly Dorff	....	adr loop group (as Holly Ryan)
Greg Finley	....	adr loop group
William Shane Grisco	....	animal trainer (as William Grisco)
Jesse Long	....	script supervisor
Sonya Lunsford	....	payroll accountant
Christina MacGregor	....	adr loop group
Eric Mofford	....	location manager
Lucas Moore	....	set teacher: Atlanta
Boone Narr	....	animal trainer
Mary Linda Phillips	....	adr loop group (as Linda Phillips)
David Randolph	....	adr loop group
Noreen Reardon	....	adr loop group
Stephen Roland	....	craft service
Gary Schwartz	....	adr loop group
Bryan Scott	....	adr loop group
Vernon Scott	....	adr loop group
Timothy Stone	....	assistant location manager
Tom Williamson	....	puppeteer
Jeanine Wilson	....	accountant
Tony Venezia	....	technical director: main title (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Paramount Pictures (presents)
• Columbus Circle Films

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (1992) (USA) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1993) (Spain) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1993) (Finland) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1993) (France) (theatrical)
• CIC Video (1993) (Finland) (VHS)
• CIC Vídeo (199?) (Brazil) (VHS)
• CIC-Taft Home Video (199?) (Australia) (VHS)
• Cinema International (1993) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Paramount Filmes do Brasil (2002) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2001) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Video (1993) (USA) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Video (1993) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Paramount Home Video (2001) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Steve Johnson's XFX (special makeup effects)

Also Known As:

"Pet Cemetery II" - USA (orthographically correct title)

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:

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 | Finland:K-16 (1993) (video rating) (cut) | Finland:K-18 (1993) (theatrical rating) (uncut) | Philippines:R-18 | Netherlands:16 | Ireland:18 | Chile:14

Filming Locations:

Coweta County, Georgia, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

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 Drew is bringing Zowie up to the burial grounds, Zowie looks gray and black instead of mostly white as seen in the previous scene.

Quotes:

Renee Hallow:Jeff, I love you. Stay with me, Dead Is BETTER! DEAD IS BETTER! STAY WITH ME, OH GOD!

Movie Connections:

References The Shining (1980)

Soundtrack:

THE SLASHER

Not Nearly As Bad a Sequel As I Expected

The ancient Indian cemetery with the power to raise the dead returns and influences the lives of new residents.

I must say, good or bad, I am glad director Mary Lambert returned for the sequel. As the first was her creation, it seems only fitting to let her take the characters and concepts where she wants to go with them. Had another director handled it, the film could have lost any flavor of the original that might exist. (There is some similar tone and such, which I think keeps it a strong sequel.)

I love the young Edward Furlong (during his career peak) and Anthony Edwards with a beard. Great casting that keeps this film relevant even if it carried over pretty much nobody from the original. (I say "pretty much" because I think it has no one, but a minor character might have made it past me.)

The film as a whole has received negative reviews, but the fact is that the original really is not that great. Although a modern classic, and a pop culture gem, it is not actually a critically good film. So the sequel by horror standards is not bad -- it actually maintains the level of the original.