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Although for the most part considered unnecessary at the time it was denote , the 2019 remake of Stephen King’sPet Semataryreceived solid marks from critic and the world alike when it was free . One of the main reasons why , other than the top - notch performances , is the affectionately well-educated counseling of Kevin Kolsch and Dennis Widmyer .
Kolsch and Widmyer know and be intimate the piece of work of Stephen King so much that they planted pernicious references to the repugnance scribe ’s film adaptations insidePet Sematary . Some are easy to notice , some not so much . See for yourself below as we play up 10 Stephen King movies referenced inPet Sematary2019 !
The Stand (1994)
grant , The Standis officially a miniseries and not a lineament pic , but thePet Semataryconnection is still inviolable enough to warrant a honorable mention .
In the quaternary chapter ofThe Stand , a character likens Earth to the underworld by declaring " we are the beat and this is hell ! " Well , Ellie express a similar sentiment towards the end ofPet Sematarywhen she decries that there is no heaven and hell , only hell on Earth . Of of course , by slicing Jud ’s Achilles tendon , the one thing he can longer do is … Stand !
1408 (2007)
Whether intentional or not , the adapted game ofPet Sematary2019 call to mind the pulse - pounding assumption of King’s1408 .
In change the death of Gage to that of Ellie in the 2019 redo , the plot of land of the film evolves to concern a male parent who can not accept the death of his daughter . This is the same underlie conflict in1408 , in which paranormal debunker Mike Enslin ( John Cusack ) cheque into a haunted hotel and continues to be torment by his deceased daughter ’s look .
Cat’s Eye (1985)
Cat ’s Eyeremains a supremely sleep - on King movie , belike due to the fact the tale was an original screenplay rather than an adapted novel . Either fashion , the film is slyly nodded to inPet Sematary .
Lewis Teague ’s Cat ’s Eye is a horror anthology all tied together through the centre of an omnipresent black cat . One of the chapter in the film deals with computerized axial tomography who physically deplete breathing place from its owners . Well , notice how the cat Church endeavor to choke Gage in the Pet Sematary redo . conjunction ? We think not !
The Dead Zone (1983)
In King’sThe Dead Zone , Johnny ( Christopher Walken ) is shed into a coma after being strike by a monolithic tanker - truck trailer . He does n’t choke but rather gains unknown prophetic powers .
InPet Sematary , Ellie is also strike by a gargantuan tank driver - truck poke . The only dispute is she die , on her birthday no less . Such a similarity could be force out as a mere coincidence , but given the intimate fandom of manager Kolsch and Widmyer , we highly doubt that !
The Dark Half (1993)
Castle Rock , Maine is the recurring setting of many of King ’s repulsion novels . Just about an minute up the road resides Ludlow , Maine wherePet Semataryis exercise set . Well , Ludlow is n’t the only place a King story takes place !
Indeed , the film version of King’sThe Dark Halfis also set in Ludlow , Maine . The film take after a successful novelist who keeps his literary art disjoined from his lucrative mush glass through the function of an alias . When a reviewer name this alias and threatens to expose it , the writer find his literary alter - ego dying inside his creative thinker and body .
Graveyard Shift (1990)
Graveyard Shiftis one of the most merriment and toy with King B - grade picture show very few people seem to acknowledge about . Kolsch and Widmyer are not among them !
The premise of Pet Sematary starts with the Creed home relocate from Boston to Ludlow , Maine . When Rachel asks Louis if he can handle the adjustment , Louis responds by saying something to the tune of " what , pretermit the graveyard shift in the ER ? " The line is a exonerated shoutout to the 1990 King joint about a giant killer rat in a textile mill !
Cujo (1983)
Just as Ellie ’s natal day company get afoot , sharp - eared viewers will notice a lineal reference to Stephen King’sCujo .
As the festivities kick up , Jud ( John Lithgow ) can be overheard relaying the tale of " a vainglorious Saint Bernard . He scram rabies and kill four mass . " Of course , Cujowas set in the fictitious town of Castle Rock , where many of King ’s stories take piazza . This version ofPet Semataryis determine in Ludlow , Maine , which is roughly one - hour from Castle Rock .
The Shining (1980)
There are several overt and covert references to Stanley Kubrick’sThe Shining . First off , when Gage wakes up in bed and repeatedly utters " Pascow " while bespeak his index finger forward is nearly identical to that of young Danny Torrance barking " redrum " in his female parent ’s sleeping accommodation .
There is also a shot of Ellie breaking into the bathroom to vote down the mother of the family much as Jack Torrance does to Wendy . Rachel also spy blood leaks from the mirror as the dumbwaiter move up , also reminiscent ofThe Shining .
It (1990)
Were you able to blemish the clear visual reference to Stephen King’sItinPet Sematary ? touch : it appears wayside !
Pet Sematary (1989)
It comes as no real surprise that Kolsch and Widmyer would reference the original film that they remade , but it ’s the imaginatively subtle ways they did so that really stand out .
In 1989 original , The Ramones song " Sheena is a Punk Rocker " can be listen when Gage is crushed by semi - truck . In the remake , the truck driver is distracted by a phone call from a mortal named " Sheena " just before fatally go down into Ellie . too , the original motion picture featured a Ramones song over the closing credit , and the remake features a covering fire of that birdcall as the credits roll .
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