Here’s Why Stephen King and Mary Lambert Often Met at Denny’s While Working on PET SEMATARY
Josh Millican
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Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer’s remake of Pet Sematary hit US theaters nationwide this weekend to primarily awesome reviews. It’s brought attention back to the novel by Stephen King and the first adaptation of the film, directed by Mary Lambert and released in 1989.
Lambert’s Pet Sematary has always been regarded as a horror classic, perhaps the last truly fantastic genre offering of the 1980s. The film recently enjoyed a 30th Anniversary remastered Blu-ray rerelease, putting it back into the forefront of popular
Lambert recently sat down with the LA Times where she reflected on crafting the screenplay for Pet Sematary with King himself. They’d often meet to compare notes, and you might find their location of choice suprising: Denny’s!
So why was Denny’s their ideal meeting point? Lambert explains:
That was one of [King’s] favorite places. My first meeting with him was in New York, but our subsequent meetings were at Denny’s. I don’t eat meat, so it would have been the Grand Slam breakfast without the bacon for me. I think Stephen was mostly interested in the burgers. That’s my memory! It was the one on [Sunset] Boulevard and Gower Street. I think it’s also that those are the characters he writes about — the kind of characters who would be at Denny’s.
If it’s been a while, take a stroll down Memory Lane by giving the trailer for Lambert’s Pet Sematary a spin below. The film stars Dale Midkiff, Denise Crosby, and Fred Gwynne.
Synopsis:
Doctor Louis Creed (Dale Midkiff) moves his family to Maine, where he meets a friendly local named Jud Crandall (Fred Gwynne). After the Creeds’ cat is accidentally killed, Crandall advises Louis to bury it in the ground near the old pet cemetery. The cat returns to life, its personality changed for the worse. When Louis’ son, Gage (Miko Hughes), dies tragically, Louis decides to bury the boy’s body in the same ground despite the warnings of Crandall and Louis’ visions of a deceased patient.
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