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A group of outcast kids face a shape-shifting clown that feeds on their fears in 1960 and 1990. IMDb provides cast and crew information, episode guide, trivia, reviews, ratings, and more for this horror mystery drama.
- (137K)
- Drama, Horror, Mystery
- TV-14
- 1990-11-18
It (also known as Stephen King's IT) is a 1990 ABC two-part psychological horror drama [1] miniseries directed by Tommy Lee Wallace and adapted by Lawrence D. Cohen from Stephen King 's 1986 novel of the same name.
- $12 million
- Tommy Lee Wallace
Sep 17, 2023 · Watch the full episodes of the 1990 adaptation of Stephen King's horror novel about a shape-shifting clown that terrorizes a group of children. The miniseries features Tim Curry as the evil Pennywise and a young Seth Green.
- 193 min
A TV movie based on Stephen King's novel about a group of friends who face a shape-shifting clown in 1960 and 1990. See the critics' consensus, ratings, photos, cast and crew, and where to watch It online.
- (10.2K)
- Tommy Lee Wallace
- TV-14
- Harry Anderson
- Plot
- Cast
- Soundtrack
- Differences from The Novel
- Production
- Reception
- Home Media
- Musical Score
- Trivia
In Derry, Maine, 1960, Georgie Denbrough plays in the streets with a paper sailboat made by his stuttering big brother Bill. It goes down a storm drain, where Georgie encounters Pennywise The Dancing Clown. Pennywise entices Georgie to reach in to retrieve his boat, only for him to bite his arm off and leaves him to bleed to death. Months later, Bi...
Tim Curry as IT/PennywiseRichard Thomas as Bill DenbroughJohn Ritter as Ben HanscomAnnette O'Toole as Beverly MarshHarry Anderson as Richie TozierDennis Christopher as Eddie KaspbrakScore #1
1. Main Title: Part I 2. Enter the Clown 1. Georgie Dies 1. Ben Gets the News 1. Punks 1. I Hate It Here 1. Bedroom Jazz Source 1. The Slap 1. Die if You Try 1. Richie's Talk Show Play-Off 1. The Beast – First Encounter 1. Mike Remembers 1. Mike Joins the Group 1. Pennywise 1. Circus Source 1. Target Practice 1. The Sewer Hole 1. Stan Gets Nabbed 1. The Fog 1. The Pact 1. Stan's Suicide 1. End Credits: Part I
Score #2
1. Main Title: Part II 1. The Graves 1. Library Balloons 1. Ben's Flashback 1. Skeleton on the Pond 1. Guillory's Muzak 1. Hydrox 1. Audra 1. Fortune Cookie 1. Silver Flyer 1. Leftover Stan 1. Henry and Belch 1. Every Thirty Years 1. Audra Arrives 1. This Time It's for Real 1. The Smell of Death 1. Something's Coming 1. The Spider's Web 1. Hi Ho Silver 1. End Credits: Part II
In the miniseries, we learn that Ben Hanscom's father is a former U.S. military officer who was killed in action during The Korean War. However in the novel, Ben's father is only mentioned in passi...
Development
ABC had acquired the rights to a TV miniseries of IT, for what would be the first made for TV film based on a Stephen King work since Salem's Lot directed by Tobe Hooper. Lawrence D. Cohen, who had previously written the 1976 film of Carrie, was hired to write IT. According to both Stephen King and Lawrence, Stephen had little to no involvement in the writing of the miniseries. George A. Romero had originally been signed on to direct the project, which at the time ABC had planned for an 8 to...
Casting
The majority of the adult actors in the miniseries, including John Ritter, Dennis Christopher, Tim Reid and Harry Anderson, were hand chosen by Tommy and Lawrence for their roles. Annette O'Toole was cast in the miniseries at the suggestion of Ritter, with whom she had recently shot The Dreamer of Oz: The L. Frank Baum Story. "I think John may have talked to somebody, because I got an offer to play Beverly," Annette recalled. "It happened really fast, I don’t think I even went in for a readin...
Filming
It was shot over a period of 3 months, summer 1990, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on a budget of $12 million. Given that the shooting entailed an adult cast with child counterparts, Tommy sought to have the adult actors meet with the children playing the younger versions of their characters. "We made a point of bringing the adult and children actors together for a couple of days, even though it was costly, since the adults and the kids have no scenes together." Filming locations in V...
As of August 2019, on Rotten Tomatoes, the miniseries held an approval rating of 59% based on 17 reviews, with a weighted average rating of 5.53/10 and on IMDB, the miniseries had an average rating of 6.9/10 based on 103826 reviews. Matt Roush of USA Today gave the miniseries a positive review, writing. "If Twin Peaks is a midnight movie for prime ...
IT was released on VHS and Laserdisc in 1991. The original VHS release was on 2 cassette tapes, one for each part. The VHS and Laserdisc releases feature IT as originally aired. In 1998, IT was re-released on VHS, this time, on one cassette tape in EP format. The film was later released on DVD in 2002 and on Blu-ray on October 4, 2016. Both the DVD...
A 2-CD release of the TV miniseries complete score by Richard Bellis was released on November 15th, 2011. The music of the film ranges from orchestral music to trumpet-heavy music that accompanies the setting of Derryto unsteady electronic instrument arrangements for the miniseries's scarier moments. Richard won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstandi...
The case cover is a clear reference to The Tommyknockers'sDVD case.Jonathan Brandis, who played the young Bill Denbrough, committed suicide at the age 27 on November 12th, 2003 at 11:40 p.m.In the 2017 film of IT, when Richie is in the room with the clowns, there is one that has a strong resemblance to the appearance of Tim Curry's Pennywise.- 2 min
Find out who played the characters and directed the episodes of the 1990 TV mini series adaptation of Stephen King's horror novel It. See the full list of actors, writers, producers, composers, and more on IMDb.
Summaries. In 1960, seven pre-teen outcasts fight an evil demon who poses as a child-killing clown. Thirty years later, they reunite to stop the demon once and for all when it returns to their hometown.
