A fixed cat don't tend to wander.
A graveyard for pets killed in the road,
A man doesn't always know why he does things, Louis.
A man grows what he can. Then he tends it.
About Daddy and Gage...
About what?
Ain't that real nice? You pulling him in the wagon.
All right, Gage.
All right, get an ambulance here and get it right now.
All right, I'll call the pilot.
All right. Just a minute.
All set? Let's get on with it.
Almost there, Louis.
Always thought it would be lucky to marry a doctor.
And comfort you and lift you up
And cost me 50 dollars
And don't look down. Right.
And give you peace.
And he needed a few days to close things up back there.
And I started to scream. I ran out of the house screaming,
And I think it's pretty expensive.
And lets an old fart like me just go on and on.
And now, may the Lord bless you and keep you.
And said it had to be stopped.
And that was true, too.
And that's a very long time.
And that's what she was: a dirty secret.
And the neighbors, they came out, and they looked.
And then she died.
And there's a long sc**** up one side.
And they'll say I murdered her by choking.
And this time...
And we expect to arrive at Boston's Logan Airport almost on time.
And went over to the Baterman place to take care of it.
And what you own always comes home to you.
And who does? God, I suppose.
And who might you be, little miss?
And you and Mr. Crandall buried him in the pet sematary.
And you know me.
And your bones.
And your dad's going to be the new doctor at the college, I hear.
And... and kiss him good night for me.
Anyone who can scream that loud isn't ready for intensive care just yet.
Are clams really happy?
As time went by,
At least it don't look like he suffered.
Be dead!
Because I had a dream about him.
Because I introduced you to the power.
Before he ever had a chance to get to the bottom of the truth.
Bet he liked that, didn't he?
Beyond the pet sematary ain't human at all.
Built by brokenhearted children.
But any woman who knows anything at all will tell you
But his head swiveled on his neck like it was full of ball bearings.
But I don't make up the rules.
But I want you around.
But if anything does happen while he's under the gas,
But if he drops by, I'll tell him to call you.
But it was Margie who finally came to some of us menfolks
But only...
But you know something?
Bye bye, Ellie. Watch your step now.
Bye, Missy.
Bye, old Shep. See you in heaven, yep?
Can cats have shampoos?
Can I have faith in that?
Can I see?
Chicago? Is Louis with you?
Christ on his throne, no. And who ever would?
Christ. I don't believe this.
Church might still be alive when you're in high school,
Church smells bad.
Church will be fine. I promise.
Church will be just the same. Well, almost the same.
Church!
Church!
Church.
Church'll be all right, honey.
Come back to me, Gage.
Come back to us.
Come here.
Come here.
Come here.
Come here.
Come here.
Come on, Church.
Come on, Church. Chow down.
Come on, Doc. Don't make me tell you twice.
Come on, Doc. We've got places to go.
Come on, Ellie. Give me your hand.
Come on, Ellie. Let's go.
Come on, everybody clear out!
Come on, son!
Come with us, Daddy. Please come with us.
Couldn't plant nothing but corpses here anyway, I guess.
Daddy, can I fly it now?
Daddy, Daddy, it's my turn now.
Daddy, do you think Missy Dandridge went to heaven?
Daddy, is Church all right?
Daddy, look, this one's a goldfishy.
Daddy, what if Church dies?
Daddy?
Daddy.
Daddy's flying a kite.
Damn it.
Darling.
Decided to wake up and see what home looks like, huh?
Did she get back all right?
Didn't even stop!
Different people believe all sorts of different things.
Dis...
Discorporate.
Do you believe that?
Do you hear me?
Do you hear me? It's trying to stop you.
Do you swear?
Do you want to talk about it?
Don't bother, Jud. I'm coming home.
Don't deny the thought hadn't crossed your mind, Louis.
Don't do that, babe.
Don't go on, Doc.
Don't let him go in the road, Louis!
Don't look down and don't stop.
Don't mind me.
Don't shilly shally, Louis. Give the little girl a promise.
Don't think about doing it, Louis.
Dr. Creed!
Each buries his own.
Eat it while you can.
Ellen Creed!
Ellie had a dream that her mother was dead.
Ellie, be careful.
Ellie, God doesn't do things like that.
Ellie, what you got there?
Ellie!
Ellie.
Ellie's very worried about her mother.
Especially the ones from back in my time as a child.
Even now, I wake up and I think...
Ever since Mrs. Rogers called and said Mrs. Dandridge...
Everything's going to be all right, Ellie.
Excuse me, I've got to get this kid changed.
Excuse me.
Excuse me. Excuse me!
Excuse me. Excuse me.
Excuse me. Sorry. Excuse me.
Finally here.
First, I played with Jud.
Food, Church.
Food.
For all I know, I may even be responsible for the death of your son.
For her favorite pet to die.
Fuck off, hairball!
Gage is flying it.
Gage is flying it. You got it.
Gage, what have you done?
Gage!
Gage!
Gage!
Gage! Look out! Stop!
Gage?
Gage?
Gage?
Gage?
Gage.
Gage.
Get him, Louis! Get the baby!
Get out while you still can, Bill.
Getting there.
Give me a kiss.
Go ahead. Run, buddy. Run.
Go away!
Go on. Lie down.
Go, Daddy.
God could take it back if he wanted to, couldn't he?
God sees the truth, but waits.
God, he chewed his way out.
Goldman residence.
Good for you.
Good God, where did you hear that?
Good night, Daddy.
Good night, Ellie.
Good night, Ellie.
Got to go.
Grandma and Grandpa gave me all sorts of neat things.
Great.
Great. Can you come on Monday, Missy?
Has anyone ever buried a person up there?
Hate living!
Have a great first day at school, Doc.
He can if he wants to.
He knew how I felt about my dog, Spot.
He lived for five and 20 days
He pulled.
He says he was near Daddy because they were together
He says he was sent to warn us.
He stinks of the ground you buried him in!
He was a local boy.
He was asleep on the porch when I left.
He was half Micmac himself.
He was killed on his way home from the Second World War.
He was never quite the same dog that I knew.
He was so grief struck, he buried his son up there
He was trying to help me because Daddy was helping him
He's a ghost. He's a good ghost.
He's dead! He ain't natural!
He's not God's cat, he's my cat. Let God get his own if he wants one.
Hell, I didn't get a ticket, lady, so you're welcome.
Hello, Louis. It's Irwin.
Hello.
Hello.
Here we go.
Here you go, buddy.
Here.
Here. Give me that.
Hey, stop!
Hey, why are you here?
Hey!
Hi, baby.
Hi, Church.
Hi, Daddy.
Hi, Daddy.
Hi, Daddy. I love you.
Hi, Daddy. I love you.
Higher, higher. We want it higher.
His father, Bill Baterman, was grief struck.
His luck will run out.
Hold him gently.
Hold on a second.
Honey, Church will be fine.
Honey, you just had a bad dream, that's all. You know that, don't you?
Hop in, babe.
Hop in.
How the hell did you get in here?
How's Church, Daddy? Does he miss me?
How's everything in Chicago land?
How's that bellyache of yours?
How's your cat, Louis?
I brought you here to bury Ellen's cat.
I brought you something, Mommy.
I brought you something, Mommy.
I can't remember.
I can't sleep with Mommy. She keeps stealing the covers.
I corralled him for you, missus.
I do have an Aries K, but it came in rather beat up,
I don't care. I'll save up my allowance and pay for it.
I don't know why God'd take someone like her
I don't know, honey.
I don't like this dream.
I don't like to think of you rattling around the house on Thanksgiving Day.
I don't want Church to get his nuts cut, Daddy.
I don't want the stingy stuff, Daddy.
I don't want to go to Chicago, Grandma Dory.
I don't want to spoil her holiday. And Rachel's.
I dreamed he got hit by a car,
I finally came back for you, Rachel.
I guess he's just fine, Ellie. I haven't seen him this evening, but...
I had a bad dream last night.
I had my reasons.
I had to... I had to feed her sometimes.
I hate that smell.
I hated it, but I did it.
I have one now.
I have to do it, Jud. Goodbye.
I have to keep his things waiting for him.
I haven't seen the damn cat around, you know?
I heard you and Ellie tonight.
I hope you rot in hell!
I just get scared.
I just wanted to be sure Rachel got back all right.
I just wondered if he was with you.
I kissed you.
I knew something like this would happen.
I know all the places to step.
I know you don't approve of the subject.
I lied to you when I said no.
I live just across the road. You want to watch out for that road.
I may have murdered your son, Louis.
I promise.
I said why, Jud?
I suppose you can.
I swear it's going to be all right.
I think I did it 'cause your daughter ain't ready
I think it might be your daughter's.
I think maybe...
I think we go on.
I think you're gonna be just as happy as a clam here, Ellen Creed.
I thought you might have.
I thought, Oh my God, she's choking.
I told her when you were first married
I told Rachel not so much as a sprain today, my friend.
I told you it was a bad road, Louis.
I waited too long with Gage.
I want to go back to my own room.
I want to help you because...
I want to wake up. I want to wake up. That's all.
I'd get him fixed if I were you.
I'd help you, but you got to do it yourself.
I'll be around plenty when you get back.
I'll be going now, Dr. Creed.
I'll be there in three days, four at the most.
I'll bite, Jud.
I'll come...
I'll cough up the money, Ellen.
I'll do these up, bring them back next time, Mrs. Creed.
I'll take it.
I'll take you up there sometime. Tell you the story, too.
I'm calling from Chicago.
I'm coming for you, Rachel.
I'm Ellen Creed.
I'm flying it.
I'm going to bust you out, son.
I'm going to carry this picture, Mr. Crandall,
I'm going to sit over yonder and have a smoke.
I'm going to twist your back like mine
I'm never going to be a member of the family.
I'm not a vet.
I'm not going to look down.
I'm not going to stop, Gage.
I'm not.
I'm responsible for more pain in your heart
I'm saying...
I'm scared, and I want to go home.
I'm scared.
I'm so sorry.
I'm sorry, Louis.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry. It's been very busy. I really don't have anything.
I'm sure things will be fine.
I'm trying to tell myself that I buried him alive.
I'm very tired. I wonder if we could just...
I've got his picture, and I'm gonna sit in his chair...
If he really, really wanted to.
If he's all the time crossing back and forth on that road,
If it doesn't work...
If something good doesn't come from Gage's death, I think...
If you stop, you'll crash through for sure.
If you were, I salute you for it.
In a minute, honey. Let Gage finish his turn.
In charge of her dying sister,
In the end, he's going to croak, isn't he?
Irwin, I can't talk to you right now.
Irwin, I told you I can't talk to you right now.
Is anyone there?
Is he really all right?
Is Missy in heaven, do you think?
Is she?
It doesn't seem long to me. It seems short.
It got away from him, that numb shit.
It hurts!
It says, Pet sematary, honey.
It was dark.
It was four or five days after Timmy's funeral...
It was so we wouldn't feel any more pain.
It was the ragman who told me about the place.
It was towards the end of the Second World War.
It wasn't a dream. It was Paxcow.
It wasn't just so she wouldn't feel any more pain.
It will be all right, Rachel.
It'll pass. They always do.
It's a place of rest and speaking.
It's been done.
It's damn good to see people in it again.
It's Ellie's cat.
It's going to be all right.
It's misspelled, but that's what it says.
It's that damn road. Uses up a lot of animals.
It's the end of the line for me, too. I'm not allowed any further.
It's trying to stop you.
It's wrong.
It's your son's funeral. Get a hold of yourself, please.
Jesus, boy. Christ.
Jesus.
Jud, are you up there?
Jud, come and get your dog!
Jud, I buried my son today.
Jud, what's that?
Jud, you're talking crazy.
Jud!
Jud?
Jud?
Jud? What trouble?
Just don't stop, and...
Just down here a little ways.
Just follow me.
Just imagination.
Leave us alone! He's my son!
Let the doctors do their work.
Let's play hide and go seek.
Let's play.
Listen to me.
Listen to your...
Live things don't do that.
Look!
Lots of folks saw Timmy walking back and forth.
Louis, afraid you may have a spot of trouble here.
Louis, don't!
Louis, I am sorry.
Louis, it's not right.
Louis, let Gage do it.
Louis, sometimes dead is better.
Louis, you all right?
Louis?
Louis? Are you there?
Louis.
Louis...
Love Dad! Hate living.
Lovey...
May the Lord make his face to shine upon you
Maybe when they call, I'll just tell her
Maybe, with more time, she'll learn what death really is,
Meantime, Doc, here's to your bones.
Missy Dandridge. She says it's an operation.
Missy Ellen, come over here just a minute.
Mommy, Daddy, come on. Let's go!
Mommy! Daddy!
Mommy! Daddy! I see a path.
Mommy! Mommy!
Mommy. Mommy.
Move easy.
Mr. Crandall, there's a path over there. Do you know where it goes?
My father used to have a saying, Jud.
My parents were gone when she died.
My sister died in the back bedroom,
My sister, Zelda...
Need large bores.
Never get out of bed again!
Never get out of bed again!
Never get out of bed again.
Never. Where was her nurse?
No fair, no fair.
No fair.
No matter how much you may feel you have to,
No more he screams and hollers
No, he won't. Not in the end.
No, it hurts.
No, not right out loud.
No, we won't. I've climbed it a time or two before.
No!
No!
No! Oh, God.
No.
No.
No. It's your cat now.
No. We're going to be here a while,
Not mine. Not mine.
Not one word about what we done tonight.
Now I want to play with you.
Now what?
Now, don't they, Mrs. Creed?
Now, I want you to go to sleep and forget all this nonsense.
Now, it's a one in 1,000 shot, but it does happen,
Now, look at this.
Of course, I will.
Oh, Christ.
Oh, Gage.
Oh, Gage.
Oh, I dropped it.
Oh, Jesus.
Oh, my God.
Oh, my.
Oh, you stink, Church.
OK, major credit card and a license.
One way or the other.
Only I wasn't alone when Spot came back.
Or do we start a new one?
Or stranded themselves along the eastern Maine coast,
Out!
Out!
Pascow?
Pascow.
Paxcow says Daddy's gonna do something really bad.
Paxcow? Where do I know that name?
Play dead.
Please, Daddy, I'm scared.
Poor Missy.
Possibly more Atlantic white sided dolphins have beached
Probably went out for a hamburger or a chicken dinner, dear.
Rachel and Ellie don't ever have to know.
Rachel not feeling well?
Rachel, is that you?
Rachel, no. You don't want to do that.
Rachel!
Rachel!
Rachel! Rachel!
Rachel.
Rachel's asleep.
Rachel's asleep.
Remember, Doc...
Scared of what? Dying?
Scared you, didn't I?
Sedative finally took hold.
See?
She just died a little while ago.
She knew it was an abomination.
She needs you.
She started to convulse, and I thought...
She started to...
She was in the back bedroom like a dirty secret.
She was in the back bedroom like a dirty secret.
She's almost in hysterics.
She's in bed. She's been throwing up
She's just skinned her knee.
She's never seen into a man's heart.
She's...
Shit.
Shit.
So us men sat down and talked it out.
So you'll never get out of bed again.
So, do we plant him on the outside of the circle
Some believe in heaven or hell.
Some think we come back as little children,
Sometimes dead is better.
Son of a bitch!
Sounded like a piece of Tickitape coming off a letter.
Spot had got caught in barbed wire that infected.
Spot, a good fellow. We love you.
Still friends, Doc?
Stop it!
Stop!
Sure, it was dark.
Than you should have tonight.
Thank God.
Thank you so much.
Thank you, Missy, for introducing that colorful phrase
Thank you!
Thank you.
Thank you. Thank you so much.
Thanks, nurse.
That kite's getting up there.
That road and those Orinco trucks are the two main reasons it's there.
That was a silly dream, wasn't it?
That's enough, Ellie.
That's right, Ellie. They wasn't all killed by the road.
That's right.
That's supposed to be a family holiday, Louis.
That's what I think.
That's why you're going with the kids and without me.
The ground beyond...
The ground is sour.
The house has stood empty too long.
The Indians knew that.
The person you put up there ain't the person that comes back.
The place gets a hold of you, but the place is evil.
The place is going up!
The place we're going...
The ragman did for me what I did for you last night.
The road is a lot more dangerous than any operation.
The road is a lot more dangerous than any operation.
The soil of a man's heart is stonier, Louis.
The soil of a man's heart, Louis, is stonier...
The soil...
The soil's thin, but you'll manage.
Their stones speak or their markers.
Then Mommy came, and I played with Mommy.
Then we got into my car
Then, I suggest you wake her up.
There are no ghosts, Ellie. There are no ghosts.
There you go.
There you go.
There's the place.
They actually went out and left an eight year old kid
They don't have to know.
They don't have to know.
They get older as you go towards the middle. Harder to read.
They stopped using that burial ground when the ground went sour.
They thought I was crying.
They'll say, 'You hated her, Rachel,' and that was true.
Think nothing of it.
This ain't a scary place, Ellie.
This could be the beginning of patching things up with your folks.
This is the place where the dead speak.
This time, I mean it.
This was their burial ground.
To someone who grooms animals, though,
Today is Thanksgiving Day for cats.
Tonight, you do.
Until God lets Gage come back.
Wait a minute, fellows. Wait a minute. He's a monster, Bill.
Walking up the road towards Yorkie's Livery.
Want some grub, Church? Church.
We all lost our minds, Irwin.
We can't climb over that. We'll break our necks.
We played, Daddy. We had a awful good time.
We wanted her to die. We wished for her to be dead.
We're coming!
We've had a strong tailwind,
Well, come on up and have a beer.
Well, Ellie will suffer. She'll suffer plenty.
Well, I'll have to mull that over for a while.
Well, if it was up to me, I'd let Church live to be 100,
Well, just a touch of the flu.
Well, put her on at that end, and I'll put Ellie on this one.
Well, sometimes dead is better.
Well, there's a dead cat over here on the edge of my lawn.
Well, where does it lead?
Well...
Well... I guess not.
What about the Aries K, the one with the scratch on its side?
What are you going to do with it?
What did we do tonight, Jud?
What did you do?
What happened to you is wrong.
What if he dies and has to go to the pet sematary?
What if school here isn't like in Chicago?
What we did, Louis, was a secret thing.
What you got there? Let me see.
What you've been thinking of has been done.
What?
What's happened here?
What's it say, Mommy?
What's the bottom of the truth?
What's up, sugar?
What's wrong with you?
Whatever your problems are, I hope they work out.
When he died peacefully in the night that second time,
When his soul dis, dis...
When his soul was dis...
When I get scared, I get defensive.
When you moved him, he pulled out of the frost, Louis.
When you talk to them,
When you're dead.
Where were you when he was playing in the road?
Where, as you saw, his bones still lie.
Where's Gage?
Which is where the pain stops and the good memories begin.
Who is this Paxcow? Is he like the bogeyman?
Who said you were dreaming?
Who should still have a bunch of years left in front of her
Who was probably clinically insane by then.
Who's here?
Whose burial ground?
Whose burial ground?
Why not, darling?
Why, for God's sake?
Why?
Will you at least call and make sure Daddy's OK?
Winston Churchill. We call him Church for short.
Wish I had a doctor around with my stomach pain so bad.
With Rachel, it will work this time because she just died.
Women are supposed to be the ones who are good at keeping secrets.
Won't be much longer now.
Yeah, that's a good story. And a good walk.
Yeah, there's no other way. He's got to burn!
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah. I guess I just lost my happy thoughts there for a second.
Yeah. I have faith in that.
Yeah. That would be real fine.
Yeah. That's one mean road, all right.
Yep. That's Church all right.
Yes, but you have to take them
Yes, I'm here.
Yes.
Yes. I guess so.
Yes. I hate it, too.
Yes. She's fine.
You believe in it.
You could still see the barbed wire marks on him.
You explain it to her.
You gonna tell Ellie?
You guys better get going, or you're gonna miss the boat.
You had no right!
You killer of children!
You know how men are when they're alone.
You know that path your wife commented on?
You know, I can take a look at that for you.
You only stop melting the frost under where you're laying
You promise, Daddy?
You see, Louis, what I'm getting at here?
You should never have been left alone with her, Rachel.
You smell bad.
You son of a bitch!
You stinking shit!
You take care of your mother, darling.
You the one playing games?
You want to talk to your daughter?
You were as good as dead when they brought you in.
You'll be all right, Ellie.
You'll have all the grief you can stand and more, I said.
You're flying it.
You're telling me that place knew Gage was going to die?
You're thinking thoughts best not thought of, Louis.
You're very welcome.
You're wrecking my house! Stop it!
You've done it, you stupid old man. Now you got to undo it.
Yuck! Gross!
Yuck. Kiss your own cat.
Zelda's choking! And they'll come home,
Zelda's dead! Zelda's dead! Zelda's dead!
Ambu bag. Start a cardiac monitor. Yes, sir.
Amen. Amen.
And a red balloon... This is the yellow one.
Are you OK? It hurts.
Bring out the cans. I got them.
Bye bye. Bye bye.
Bye bye. Bye bye.
Can I have the baby? Yeah.
Daddy! Ellie!
Daddy! Hi, sugar.
Did anybody see what happened? He got hit by a truck.
Dogs and cats, mostly. My little girl's got a cat.
Easy. Easy. All right. Everyone out, please.
Gage? Hi, Daddy.
Get rid of this. I got it, I got it.
Get the door. Get Dr. Creed!
God! His head.
Going to get his... Nuts cut. Yes.
He got hit by a truck. Oh, my God.
He's got to go to EMC. It won't do any good.
Hello? Hello, Jud. It's Rachel Creed.
Hi, honey. You want to take your son, Doc?
Hi, Missy. Hi.
into my daughter's vocabulary. Don't mention it.
It was nice to meet you. Same here.
Look high goes. Now farther. Go ahead.
Louis? Yeah.
Make it wait. I can't.
Missy. Ma'am.
Mommy, look! Watch him!
Need a glass? Not at all.
No! Louis!
No! No!
OK, in just a minute. Louis, I want to fly it.
Pet cemetery. Pet cemetery.
Spot came back, all right. Spot!
Thank you. I'm Louis Creed. Jud Crandall.
That you, Doc? Yeah, it's me.
There it goes. That's it, Louis.
There's the kite! You got it.
We gotted it. You got it.
What's going on? Who is it? It's Pascow.
Where are you going? I'm going to get you a Valium.
You OK? It's all right.
...and someone named Paxcow.
...because you tried to help me.
...do you know what a graveyard really is?
...for letting us die!
...I was laughing.
...I'll get you.
...I'll just put him back to sleep.
...if anyone had ever buried a person up there in the Micmac grounds.
...if he comes back...
...if they came back from the dead.
...is on the other side of that.
...is sour.
...is stonier...
...Is Zelda dead yet?
...like a candle flame when the wind blows hard.
...like the soil up there in the old Micmac burying ground.
...Louis.
...of a man's heart...
...that Margie Washburn seen Timmy,
...that place might have made Gage die
...the barrier was not meant to be crossed.
...to you.
...will get you...
...you asked me...
'Cause whatever lives in the ground
