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
Andy Howard	....	executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Nancy Blewer	....	second second assistant director
Peter Chesney	....	second unit director
John Wildermuth	....	second assistant director (as John Wildermuth Jr.)

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
Swift Moseley	....	key greens
Bob Renna	....	set dresser
Timothy Dolph	....	dead animal effects crew (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	....	special effects makeup and animatronic supervisor: XFX Inc.
Brent Binion	....	puppeteer: XFX Inc.
Billy Bryan	....	special effects technician: XFX Inc.
Jackie Caydam	....	special effects technician: XFX Inc.
Peter Chesney	....	special effects supervisor
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.
Joel Harlow	....	special effects technician: XFX Inc.
Richard Huggins	....	special effects: truck crash sequence
Rick Lalonde	....	special effects technician: XFX Inc.
Peter Linz	....	puppeteer: XFX Inc.
Dean W. Miller	....	special effects coordinator
Bart Mixon	....	special effects makeup and animatronic supervisor: XFX Inc.
Tanya Ridenour	....	special effects technician
Brian Sipe	....	special effects makeup and animatronics assistant: XFX Inc.
Kirk Skodis	....	special effects technician: XFX Inc.
Shaun Smith	....	special effects technician: XFX Inc.
Heidi Snyder	....	special effects technician: XFX Inc.
Trey Stokes	....	lead puppeteer: XFX, Inc.
Tom Williamson	....	animatronics assistant: XFX Inc. (as Tom 'Tomcat' Williamson)

Stunts
Terry Jackson	....	stunt double: J. L. Parker
Bobby Porter	....	stunt double
John Robotham	....	stunt coordinator

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
Stephen Crocker	....	production assistant
Christopher Didiot	....	craft service
William Shane Grisco	....	animal trainer
Jesse Long	....	script supervisor
Sonya Lunsford	....	payroll accountant
Eric Mofford	....	location manager
Lucas Moore	....	set teacher: Atlanta
Senia Phillips	....	animal trainer
Stephen Roland	....	craft service
Timothy Stone	....	assistant location manager
Tom Williamson	....	puppeteer
Jeanine Wilson	....	accountant

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)
• 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:

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

Coweta County, Georgia, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

Both this movie and the original film Pet Sematary (1989) feature songs by The Ramones during their closing credits.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: The casket is too small for a woman.

Quotes:

Gus Gilbert:Get your ass out here Drew Gilbert, front and center!
Drew Gilbert:He is gonna kick my ass!

Movie Connections:

References Pet Sematary (1989)

Soundtrack:

POISON HEART

Nothing for Furlong to Do

I enjoyed the first "Pet Sematary" and rented this because I wanted some cheesy entertainment. It won't disappoint if one is looking for cheese, but on most every other front it will. The main problem is that Edward Furlong, our protagonist, has virtually nothing to do. Clearly he was cast because of his participation in "Terminator 2." While I find Furlong to be somewhat grating (the pubescent cracking of the voice and the eyes glowering under too-long bangs), he did create a coherent character in "T2." Yet here he is given very little dialogue and exists to merely sleepwalk through scenes. I kept waiting for him to respond to his tormentors with some biting comment, or have some insight into death, but he is a cipher. If he had been a proactive character--at least as interesting as the bully and the abusive sheriff--this movie would have been an above average horror.