Training the zombie cats in 'Pet Sematary'

Animal Trainer Melissa Millett gives us her paw-sitively honest review on what training a cast of cats for Stephen King's 'Pet Sematary' was like.

[@kurodracovalladares8823]

When Your contract demands tuna treats and Belly rubs!!!

[@TheAndrei40]

Cats don't like belly rubs

[@theoriginaleb9616]

Lord AristoCat -Absolutely right, for 99% of them. Once in a while you’ll find a weirdo cat who actually does like belly rubs. Cats roll on their backs and expose their tummies to show they trust you, because their soft bellies are a vulnerable spot that predators will try to get at. Showing their tummies is not an invitation to rub it. Good way to get scratched or bitten. Lol

[@TheAndrei40]

@@theoriginaleb9616 spot on, belly rub = claw marks

[@17moonlily]

The Original EB yeah I think I have that one weirdo that likes belly rubs. He actually demands them and purrs like crazy when he gets them. Normally I would be ecstatic! But this weirdo just plops himself wherever he feels like to demand them. His favorite spot is right in the middle of kitchen. Mind you we have a small kitchen which barely fits three people and he’s a big boy so you can imagine the amount of close calls we’ve had with almost stepping him. He doesn’t care though he still keeps doing it 😅

[@cooperminion825]

More like fresh sushi and fresh catnip

[@slim_stinaxoxo8226]

That cat pawing at her had me dead, so freaking cute!!!

[@ktroberts1687]

You can tell that guy doesn’t own a cat 😂 he’s petting that cat in the worst spot and the cat is telling him to back off

[@shnouth5391]

It doesn't look like that to me. To me.it looks like you're using the way someone likes to pet a cat to make yourself seem like some sort of expert because one time you had a cat.

[@patrickobrien5311]

Lol he's right tho, dude is petting that cat like you would a dog

[@flyingspaghettimonster8736]

Yeah you have to gently pet the cat on the head and ears. I knew a cat who would run away if you touched her back whatsoever, but still nuzzled its face right up against you.

[@sketchycat6223]

KT Roberts he’s petting him like that one friend who has a dog and has ever interacted with a cat

[@Bedevere]

My cat would have killed him within 30 seconds.

[@disney_pongo_love3755]

What a beautiful cat.

[@danacarter9147]

A SWEET cat! 😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😽

[@MsLH208]

Yessss❤❤❤❣💟💙💘

[@amyd9929]

That's Tonic. He's beautiful and I like his smiling face

[@danacarter9147]

@@amyd9929 That's a really cute name for a cute kitty. I just want to kiss him on his forehead.

[@floridagirl386]

Maine coon cats ❤

[@nataliecow4637]

**pets cat** I DoNt HavE ANy FoOD! NAhAHaH!

[@racheldurno-allen9330]

His laugh is soooo annoying

[@cooper2627]

This made me sick lmao

[@chispychisp1690]

Watch the cats tail, you can see how more and more agitated it gets when this guy pets them like a dog

[@Nathan-Croft]

He's dumb

[@unnamedfetus3060]

Your profile name/photo makes this comment all the more better.

[@chispychisp1690]

@@unnamedfetus3060 XD

[@guiguijol]

Thjat dude don't give a f about cats. It's clear in the way he scratch that back. the cat is well trained, good for him, he would 've lost a finger already with mine.

[@oliviagreenwood3851]

It’s not that serious

[@bubbly_baileyy1862]

Chill man chill

[@SimsGirl4Ever]

guiguijol- Yup, I kept waiting for the cat to swat or bite him. 😂

[@peterwalsh8486]

@@guiguijol I can empathise! Ive a cat 'Mister Mittens' from a long line of feral cats. His run-ins with vets, meter men, gardeners and Jehovah Witnesses is well documented - so much so he has earned the sobriquet 'Cesare' Mittens following a notorious Spanish/Italian familys propensity for brutal and indiscriminate acts of violence.... ..... but I love him!

[@cherylgulley1922]

Same

[@atlaslex]

That host had clearly never had a cat. I'm surprised he kept his hand...

[@thesmilingman7576]

He/she is nice kitty

[@Cllocopine]

I mean when you pick an animal to train for a movie I’d imagine the most crucial part is that they don’t show any signs of aggression even when you try to aggravate them. Like you can try to make them annoyed and they shouldn’t do anything. Some animals may be part of violent scenes and stuff so yeah, not acting on it must be really important.

[@Tranquilbutterfly28]

He's petting that cat like a dog. You can slowly see the cat getting aggravated lol

[@kendaligo2356]

Am I the only one waiting for the cat to turn and swipe the interviewer?

[@yeetyeetcat853]

First cats having accents.. Now Cats are celebrities.. This is perfect

[@jonasbrothersrockist]

Goose and Church.

[@unnamedfetus3060]

Purrfect

[@killer92173]

Well, Grumpy Cat was a celebrity. It's a shame the cat passed away

[@arabellastringer3788]

* You mean purrfect.

[@sharbear4248]

Love this! We need more people adopting cats.

[@firmangobike1985]

Match of the year : CHURCH VS GOOSE

[@damonsanchez771]

Perfect, except u need someone to get them!

[@justinvelazquez8001]

Church for the win

[@Nami328]

Who is Goose

[@DarkHold_User13]

Nami328 from Captain Marvel

[@IronBahamut]

@NIGHTATTACK -WildWeaselGirl Who was apparently played by four different cats

[@bella2304]

And in the Best Actor cat category the award goes to Church .

[@lunaliagingerbread8291]

Bella his name's Tonic; the 🐱 cat

[@mariafox9226]

Church is the character.

[@hannahustaris313]

00:59 " I don't have any food hAhAHa" HAHAH HIS LAUGH I CANT I-

[@lnelygacha6424]

SAME--

[@TheEfeham325]

Looks just like my cat, Frigg!! My mom and I literally burst out laughing during several of the Church scenes because they look so much like him. It’s my boy’s 4th birthday today. Happy Birthday Friggy!!!!!! I love you, son.

[@roedoe1752]

Awwww happy late birthday!!

[@shroomtism]

Im super late but happy birthday to frigg!! :))

[@katiekat-dickson]

The whole time the cat was trying to get whatever the trainer was keeping in her hand and I started to get annoyed after she had it do tricks but didn't give it the treat lol 😸

[@zerotodona1495]

Katie Dickson I’m more annoyed by the guy touching the cat...

[@floridagirl386]

Cats aren't like dogs you can't just give them a treat after every trick

[@KyngofJewel]

Cats are now taking the big screen. Sorry hoooomans

[@AlexandJesus]

Anybody thinking 🤔 Wow bet that cat is richer than me

[@d0gbonezz]

This was such a good movie! Church’s actor is so adorable.

[@pidanjones2486]

Lol I love the way Tonic is constantly batting at her hand for that treat, what a diva

[@OakAntlers]

All I could think while watching this was "this dude has no idea how to pet a cat".

[@sienna_8450]

When you go to get him a treat he sprints at full speed and launches himself at the counter meowing happily.

[@mariafox9226]

Sienna _ my cat fetches treats.

[@sienna_8450]

Maria Fox lol

[@mariafox9226]

Sienna _ literally true. She gets so excited and i want her to get some exercise. So I throw a treat across the room and she’ll chase after and eat it. She also knows how to open certain doors and tear open plastic bags that contain jerky and kitty treats.

[@AdekOgami]

Saw the movie yesterday, Church's actors stole every scene they were in!

[@cactusyeet9181]

Tails Doll I saw the movie today

[@rorschachdaws7505]

Best movie

[@marchhoney6329]

What a professional boy!!!! Sitting so politely!!!!! He’s doing so good!!! I wouldn’t be able to interview him I’d just pet him the whole time

[@erzy2982]

lm glad cats can be on movies like these its so nice

[@sketchycat6223]

тoga нιмoĸι yandere yeah they’re so cute!!!

[@erzy2982]

@@sketchycat6223 Yea

[@messyanaPEWPEW]

Oh my god that interviewer needs to stop touching that cat, she's HATING it and he's making her super stressed out.

[@redred3408]

ITS A GUY U STUPID

[@hikari8931]

red red it wasn’t necessary to call the user stupid, you know?

[@riripari2042]

Its so playful and lively. Those are the best types. Of course if a cat wants to just curl up and sleeping my lap then I'm all game for that too.

[@raredash6057]

My man, best character, will definitely win a Oscar

[@catbyte0679]

"Gimme those treats, lady!" 😂

[@NeedMoreCoffeeOG]

Trainer: "Yeah they're a bit more challenging to train than dogs-" Cat: "YOU GODDAMN FEED ME RIGHT NOW OR I QUIT"

[@xxbreebee97xx86]

My bestfriend and i went to see this movie and a cord was half unplugged in the theater so they sounded like aliens with deep voices and the whole theater laughed for like 15 minutes

[@cristalpleshette7822]

He's such a beautiful cat!!

[@kirstijohnson8555]

I literally got a pet sematary ad right before the video

[@jonsingsbway5112]

ByeBitch 《 I don’t think Adblocker works on KZbin anymore, I had it, but started getting ads on KZbin again

[@bluevictory1010]

What a gorgeous fur baby that cat is! 😍🐈💞🐾🤗❤️

[@naydije]

This cat deserves a spa day Who agrees

[@ludmilasommerkamp4950]

I saw this movie yesterday. Loved how it stayed to the original but with great twists. I saw this back in the days I was 13 And wow What I knew of the movie they changed. Loved the movie. Perfect and thanks for the remake not so remake💖😉

[@chandranapier2259]

I had a cat that looked a lot like him. He was my mom’s baby, she called him “Bear”. Working with cats to train them is pretty amazing! It takes a lot of knowledge of the animal. Leo here seems amazing and he’s just crazy over his owner.

[@Giles29]

Maine Coon Cats are very affectionate in general. I used to have one. I miss him a lot even 10 years after he has passed on.

[@candiana534]

I love cats, the trainer is so cool

[@indiscreetwintergreen]

I like how he is reaching for this cat's affection throughout the interview. Must pet the kitty!

[@itsmarina78]

Goose and Church (various cats)?!? Cats are taking over Hollywood.

[@ayes9624]

Goose and Church are deserve an oscar nominee for the best supporting cat actor

[@jillianbruce8471]

The cat who plays church in the remake of pet sematary is such a cutie

[@alexb8068]

I love Cats. Every animal has the ability to learn and be a movie star. It's nice to see more cats getting roles. And the credit they deserve.

[@rickkoelewijn5997]

Omg cuteness overload!😻😻

[@TheAndrei40]

Stop petting his lower back sir ... It tickles and is not comfortable

[@RubixCube747]

My cats love it, really fast scratches

[@farah4039]

My cats like that

[@expressivepancake4693]

every cat is different

[@y3ee3e]

That cat tore her jeans

[@zackisgreasy4503]

As a cat person, watching the guy pet that cat is probably the most disturbing thing I've ever seen, you only go one way

[@halloweenspooky12]

Really met my expectations all the elements in there I love the way it was done and the cat is brilliant!!! 🐈❤😙

[@cathowe2208]

I live where this movie takes place and after this movie’s release, walking my dog at night has become at least 10x scarier

[@MrTranceboi1]

Love this . This movie was so good.

[@madmarlowe1422]

so cute!!

[@rubywhitfield2881]

what a good boy. he deserves a treat.

[@sassycraftysagittarius.]

Such a gorgeous kitties

[@lunaliagingerbread8291]

Thank you kind lady for being gentle and loving towards cats. I enjoyed watching the cat Tonic interacting with you. it was so sweet and reminds us of our cat Luna who looks similar to beautiful Tonic cat and our Luna's so gorgeous too, a brown fluffy tabby with a fluffy mane, and plume tail. Luna is 10 years old and just as beautiful and sweet and affectionate and attention-seeking as Tonic cat. That talk show host was wrong when he assumed a cat wants to be fed just for attention. Cats want human interaction and attention from the human caretakers they love and trust. It's a true scientific study on it. I read it on Google, where a scientific study was done on cat behavior and how much, 51% of cats crave attention from their human caretakers over food! It proves how much cats love and bond with their humans. I don't remember, but I read it in March 2019 on a recent Google search. 💕😼

[@UrSammich]

He's all like: "HOOMAN!!! GIVE ME MY TREAT!!!"

[@cryoon_520]

When those "if cats were taking * said specified role*" become real

[@NeedMoreCoffeeOG]

Trainer: "Yeah they're a bit more challenging to train than dogs-" Cat: "YOU GODDAMN FEED ME RIGHT NOW OR I QUIT" I love how she's doing an interview about training him and he's arguing with her the entire time 😂 this is why I'm a cat person hahaha

[@danacarter9147]

Cat: PLEASE, GIVE ME SOME %&@$IN' TREATS, ALREADY!!! JESUS!!!😂😂😂😂😂😹😹😹😹😹

[@minkdevil]

The cat(s) was the best thing about the movie!

[@AlexSantos-cs1dz]

The quality content I’m here for.

[@bayukristiadi70]

Very beautiful animal...

[@peterkrug2327]

I think the cat wasn't happy with his salary, that's why he keeps scratching and biting Melissa.

[@MrVoomie]

This movie kinda sucked, but that's such a good cat.

[@limpnoodle5516]

I think I'm just comparing to the originals to much

[@stardusttodorki2679]

This kitty is fluffy and so adorable

[@turtletube1392]

so why should we hire you? me: 0:59

[@VixxKong2]

😂

[@yaboicolleen]

lolllllll

[@thescarecrowman]

What a gorgeous cat.

[@Earthaluigikidcompany]

*church* joined the chat

[@MsLH208]

Lol

[@ms.trashcan8187]

@Anthonie White the cat

[@evilsharkey8954]

Church is the cat’s name in the story. It’s the character.

[@ajaxfrancis1586]

They taught the cat to play dead for the movie.

[@ckherrington3]

Cat person here and it made me chuckle to see how he pet the cat. But I loved how he was constantly interacting with it. Not everyone is a cat person and he gets my vote!

[@chloemarshsll1054]

love you so much Nicholas

[@nerdymiumiu]

I like how the man wasn’t really paying attention to the lady towards the end because he was distracted by the kitty. 😂

[@tbhreviews6611]

The cat was my favorite part of the movie

[@d1mkar]

0:44 "What makes a cat a diva?" *the cat starts dabbing uncontrollably*

[@Angel_Billy4-30-23]

Damn give the cat the treat, it did the trick and she still didn't give him the treat that's fucked up, poor cat.

[@Ange3333]

Idk about anyone else but my cat is a zombie cat 24/7. When she's playful and sweet then we all worry. She tries killing us, rubbing our legs while walking down steps, walking out infront of us and we trip, following us everywhere, etc. I'm scared.

[@Kelpie_Fia]

Came to the comments to see how annoyed be would be about him petting the cat Was not disappointed

[@ashleighcalloway886]

He's a beautiful cat

[@Graycata]

I love when the guy scratches the cat button the cat leans in to kind of bite him, and they all just stop and look at we can't for a moment. Before the guy says "I don't have any food"

[@adolfhitlerssingleballsack7682]

This is so cool, props to this woman!!

[@MsLH208]

I often wondered how they did it.hes adorbs!!!!!

[@rebekahwolkiewicz449]

My cat does the same thing, when she wants my attention. She raises her paw to touch my face... it cracks me up because she wasn’t affectionate as a kitten. ♥️

[@marleyex2695]

Aaaaaw this cat is too cute. I wish I could of seen the zombie cat too.

[@joibenjamin2223]

That cat is so cute! Little baby 🐱💕

[@idunnobutyay2520]

What a beautiful kitty.

[@reckonerwheel5336]

Wow, you can tell this trainer is a legit fan of Stephen King and she loves that she got to work for the movie! Respect. Really too bad she hasn’t met him.

[@hanemsadek3678]

why this man pettin the poor cat like its a dog

[@sandythemaster6898]

1:15 Why does King think it's the ''scariest'' novel he wrote is actually because when he wrote the novel, he lived in a similar environment and his daughter's cat was stuck by a truck and was buried in a pet cemetery. Then, his young son almost was struck by a truck, which compelled him to write the story. At first he didn't want to publish it as he probably projected himself in Louis, making it all so terrifying...

[@KingOfGaymes]

They were the best actors

[@spinelloween3424]

After shooting the movie, that cat should be swimming in cat treats.

[@mk-ri6nl]

I love cats! Cats FTW!!

[@urboiivanskeet4033]

Grumpy cat is QUACKING

[@Meggsie]

This was and is a fantastic movie but I'll never ever be scared of that beautiful cat. You go eat those people, kitty.

[@selinalee1077]

I’d find it hard to train the cats bc I’m a HUGE cat lover and I would just end up snuggling with them

[@andreagrace150]

At first glance...it looked like the cat clawed up her pants.

[@deannamarin318]

I really would love to have Thomas! He's Beautiful!

[@stridgicals]

What a gorgeous beautiful cat! 🥰

[@assembled1855]

Zero (Mark Dacascos) should adopt it. Since he said that he's more of a cat guy himself.

[@pumpkinguts308]

I don't usually like going to the movie theater but I might just go watch this movie just to see the cat.

[@gay_for_your_mom4687]

He's petting that cat like a damn special child

[@NathalieMa]

I use to have a cat that looked just like him :( I miss him.

[@spag4747]

Wow tonic is awesome