It (also known as Stephen King's It) is a 1990 American supernatural thriller horror drama miniseries directed by Tommy Lee Wallace and adapted by Lawrence D. Cohen from Stephen King's 1986 novel of the same name. It is the first of two adaptations of the novel; the second being the 2017 film adaptation and its upcoming 2019 sequel.
Stephen King's It | |
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Based on | It by Stephen King |
Written by | Lawrence D. Cohen Tommy Lee Wallace |
Directed by | Tommy Lee Wallace |
Starring | Harry Anderson Dennis Christopher Richard Masur Annette O'Toole Tim Reid John Ritter Richard Thomas Tim Curry |
Narrated by | Tim Reid |
Theme music composer | Richard Bellis |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
Production | |
Producer(s) | Mark Basino Allen S. Epstein Jim Green |
Cinematography | Richard Leiterman |
Editor(s) | David Blangsted Robert F. Shugrue |
Running time | 192 minutes (original version) 187 minutes (DVD/Blu-ray version) |
Production company(s) | Lorimar Productions DawnField Entertainment The Konigsberg & Sanitsky Company Greeb & Epstein Productions |
Distributor | Warner Bros. Television |
Release | |
Original network | ABC |
Original release | November 18 – November 20, 1990 |
The story revolves around a predatory shapeshifter which has the ability to transform itself into its prey's worst fears, allowing it to exploit the phobias of its victims. It mostly takes the human form of a sadistic, wisecracking clown called Pennywise. The protagonists are The Lucky Seven, or The Losers Club, a group of outcast kids who discover Pennywise and vow to destroy him by any means necessary. The series takes place over two different time periods, the first when the Losers first confront Pennywise as children in 1960, and the second when they return as adults in 1990 to defeat him a second time after he resurfaces.
It features an ensemble cast, starring Richard Thomas, John Ritter, Annette O'Toole, Harry Anderson, Dennis Christopher, Tim Reid and Richard Masur as the seven members of the Losers Club, and Tim Curry as Pennywise. The child counterparts of the Losers that appear in part one are played by Jonathan Brandis, Seth Green, Emily Perkins, Brandon Crane, Adam Faraizl, Marlon Taylor and Ben Heller. Michael Cole, Jarred Blancard, Gabe Khouth, Chris Eastman, Olivia Hussey, Frank C. Turner, Tony Dakota, Michael Ryan, Tom Heaton and Chelan Simmons also play supporting roles.
Originally planning a four-part eight-hour series, ABC enlisted writer Lawrence D. Cohen to adapt the 1,138-page King novel. Cohen's script condensed the source work into a two-part, three-hour TV movie that retained the core elements of the novel, but Cohen was forced to abandon numerous subplots by virtue of the novel's length and the network's time-slot restrictions. Production on It began in early 1990, and the series was filmed over a period of three months in New Westminster, British Columbia in mid-1990.
It aired on ABC over two nights on November 18 and 20, 1990, attracting 30 million viewers in its premiere. Critics praised Tim Curry's performance as Pennywise. For his work on the miniseries, Richard Bellis received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a mini-series or a Special (Dramatic Underscore).
Screenplay
1960
In Derry, Maine, in 1960, Georgie Denbrough (Tony Dakota) plays in the streets with a paper sailboat made by his stuttering older brother Bill (Jonathan Brandis). It goes down a storm drain, where Georgie encounters Pennywise the Dancing Clown (Tim Curry). Pennywise entices Georgie to reach in to retrieve his boat, only for him to bite his arm off and leave him to bleed to death.
Months later, Bill and asthmatic Eddie Kaspbrak (Adam Faraizl) befriend the overweight new kid Ben Hanscom (Brandon Crane). They are later joined by Beverly Marsh (Emily Perkins), who lives with her abusive father (Frank C. Turner) and she and Ben are introduced to Bill and Eddie's other friends: the comical Richie Tozier (Seth Green) and Jewish boy scout Stan Uris (Ben Heller). As they all start to know each other, Ben develops feelings for Beverly, only to discover she has feelings for Bill. Besides being bullied by a gang led by Henry Bowers (Jarred Blancard), the children all encounter Pennywise.
The group is later joined by Mike Hanlon (Marlon Taylor), an African American new kid in town being pursued by Bowers' gang. They chase them off with a rock fight, Bowers vowing to kill the children, who are dubbed the Losers Club. While looking through Mike's history scrapbook, the Losers realize that Pennywise, which they refer to as "It", is a monster who awakens every thirty years to devour children. Bill realizes It killed Georgie, leading the Losers into Derry's sewers to kill the clown.
Stan is ambushed by Bowers and his friends Victor Criss (Gabe Khouth) and Belch Huggins (Chris Eastman), but the latter are both killed by It. Henry is left traumatized, his hair turned white. Stanley regroups with the Losers, but is grabbed by It. The Losers use It's ability to access their imaginations and use it against him. Eddie imagines his inhaler is full of battery acid, melting half of It's face. Beverly fires silver earrings at It, the Losers believing it can kill the clown. It escapes down a drain to hibernate. The Losers make a vow to return to Derry as adults, should It return. Bowers, driven insane, falsely confesses to the child murders and is institutionalized.
1990
In 1990, Mike (Tim Reid) works as a librarian in Derry. It (Tim Curry) resurfaces and attacks several children, prompting Mike to contact his old friends to fulfill their vow. Bill (Richard Thomas) has become a bestselling horror novelist married to British actress Audra Phillips (Olivia Hussey), Ben (John Ritter) is an architect, Beverly (Annette O'Toole) is a fashion designer abused by her lover Tom Rogan (Michael Ryan), Richie (Harry Anderson) is a late night television comedian, Eddie (Dennis Christopher) runs a limousine service but still lives with his overbearing mother (Sheila Moore), and Stan (Richard Masur) is a married real estate broker. All of the Losers, save Stan, promise to return. Stan's wife Patti Uris (Caitlin Hicks) later discovers he has committed suicide in the bath.
The other Losers return to Derry, tormented by Pennywise, and reunite, later learning of Stan's suicide. Henry (Michael Cole) escapes from the asylum with help from It, to murder the Losers. Audra travels to Derry but is captured by It, hypnotized by the monster's "Deadlights". Henry ambushes Mike, but is stabbed by his own knife when Eddie and Ben fight him. Mike is hospitalized, giving Bill the two silver earrings he retrieved from the sewers. The five remaining Losers return to the sewers to confront It. Bill discovers Audra has been taken prisoner, but is supported by his friends.
They reach It's inner sanctum, find the catatonic Audra, and It's true form of a gigantic, otherworldly spider. Bill, Ben, and Richie are entranced by the Deadlights, while Beverly scrambles to retrieve the silver earrings after misfiring them. Eddie attempts to repeat the wound he inflicted on It as a child, but is mortally wounded. Beverly frees her friends, but Eddie dies. The others chase the injured It, ripping out its heart and killing It. They remove Eddie's body and the catatonic Audra from the sewers.
The Losers go their separate ways once again, their memories of It fading over time. Mike recovers in hospital, Beverly and Ben get married and expect their first child, and Richie is cast in a film. Bill is the last to leave Derry, coaxing Audra out of her catatonia by riding down a street on his childhood bike "Silver". Audra recovers; she and Bill kiss in the middle of town.
Forms of It
- Tim Curry as It / Pennywise the Dancing Clown
- Florence Paterson as Ms. Kersh
- Steve Makaj as Captain Hanscom
The Losers Club
- Richard Thomas as Bill Denbrough
- Jonathan Brandis as Young Bill Denbrough
- John Ritter as Ben Hanscom
- Brandon Crane as Young Ben Hanscom
- Annette O'Toole as Beverly Marsh
- Emily Perkins as Young Beverly Marsh
- Harry Anderson as Richie Tozier
- Seth Green as Young Richie Tozier
- Dennis Christopher as Eddie Kaspbrak
- Adam Faraizl as Young Eddie Kaspbrak
- Tim Reid as Mike Hanlon
- Marlon Taylor as Young Mike Hanlon
- Richard Masur as Stanley Uris
- Ben Heller as Young Stanley Uris
The Bowers Gang
- Michael Cole as Henry Bowers
- Jarred Blancard as Young Henry Bowers
- Gabe Khouth as Victor Criss
- Chris Eastman as Belch Huggins
The Losers Club relatives
- Olivia Hussey as Audra Denbrough
- Sheila Moore as Ms. Kaspbrak
- Michael Ryan as Tom Rogan
- Frank C. Turner as Al Marsh
- Caitlin Hicks as Patti Uris
- Tony Dakota as Georgie Denbrough
- Steven Hilton as Zack Denbrough
- Sheelah Megill as Sharon Denbrough
- Susan Astley as Aunt Jean
- Claire Vardiel as Arlene Hanscom
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