Pet Sematary II
The "sematary" is up to its old zombie-raising tricks again. This time, the protagonists are Jeff Matthews, whose mother died in a Hollywood stage accident, and Drew Gilbert, a boy coping with an abusive stepfather.
Critics Sentiment
Resurrected Gus Gilbert displays crude and sadistic behavior
Gus kills Drew and Amanda by ramming their car
The film peaks with Clancy Brown's undead Gus performance but crashes when the violence becomes excessively mean-spirited with the car crash deaths
Pet Sematary II starts promisingly with effective setup and character introductions, reaching its peak with Clancy Brown's universally praised performance as the resurrected sheriff Gus Gilbert. However, critics felt the film increasingly relied on gore and mean-spiritedness over psychological horror, ultimately becoming a serviceable but inferior sequel that lacks the original's subtlety and cumulative power.
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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
Dave Ratajczak
Stevie
Lucius Houghton
Puppeteer
Wilbur Fitzgerald
First assistant director
Elizabeth Ziegler
Steadicam Operator
Ken Fisher
Assistant Steadicam
Gil Roper
Electrician
Robert Easton
Priest
Judson Vaughn
Reporter
Bruce Evers
Mover
Crew
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