Zelda was portrayed by male actor Andrew Hubatsek because the filmmakers could not find a woman bony enough to portray the terminally ill girl. The film received mixed reviews, but was a commercial success. A sequel, "Pet Sematary Two", was released in 1992. A second film adaptation of the novel was released on April 5, 2019. Directed by Dennis Widmyer and Kevin Kölsch, the film stars Jason Clarke as Louis Creed, Amy Seimetz as Rachel Creed, John Lithgow as Jud Crandall, Jeté Laurence as Ellie Creed, and twins Hugo and Lucas Lavoie as Gage Creed. In 1997, BBC Radio 4 broadcast a dramatization of the story in six half-hour episodes, later re-edited into three hour-long episodes. It was adapted by Gregory Evans and starred John Sharian as Louis Creed, Briony Glassco as Rachel Creed and Lee Montague as Jud Crandall. The production was directed by Gordon House. The Ramones recorded a song of the same name as the theme for the 1989 film adaptation. It appeared on their album "Brain Drain". It was later covered by the band Starcrawler for the 2019 film.