It (1990) (TV)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Tommy Lee Wallace

Writers (WGA):

Stephen King (novel)
Lawrence D. Cohen (teleplay) (part I)
(more)

Release Date:

18 November 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

The Master of Horror unleashes everything you were ever afraid of.

Plot:

Seven youths have to defeat a demonic creature named Pennywise which dresses in a clown suit and terrorizes a 1960's town in Maine.

Plot Keywords:

Clown | Children | Bully | Friend | Supernatural

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Harry Anderson	...	Richie Tozier
Dennis Christopher	...	Eddie Kaspbrak
Richard Masur	...	Stanley Uris
Annette O'Toole	...	Beverly Marsh
Tim Reid	...	Mike Hanlon
John Ritter	...	Ben Hanscom
Richard Thomas	...	Bill Denbrough
Tim Curry	...	Pennywise
Jonathan Brandis	...	Bill Denbrough - Age 12
Brandon Crane	...	Ben Hanscom - Age 12
Adam Faraizl	...	Eddie Kaspbrak - Age 12
Seth Green	...	Richie Tozier - Age 12
Ben Heller	...	Stanley Uris - Age 12
Emily Perkins	...	Beverly Marsh - Age 12
Marlon Taylor	...	Mike Hanlon - Age 12
Olivia Hussey	...	Audra Denbrough
Michael Cole	...	Henry Bowers
Sheila Moore	...	Mrs. Kaspbrak
Jarred Blancard	...	Henry Bowers - Age 14
Florence Patterson	...	Mrs. Kersh
Jay Brazeau	...	Derry Cab Driver
Drum Garrett	...	Belch
Gabe Khouth	...	Patrick Hocksetter
Ryan Michael	...	Tom Rogan
Charles Siegel	...	Nat
Venus Terzo	...	Cyndi
Frank C. Turner	...	Al Marsh
Caitlin Hicks	...	Patti Uris
Tony Dakota	...	Georgie Denbrough
Steven Hilton	...	Mr. Denbrough
Sheelah Megill	...	Sharon Denbrough
Kim Kondrashoff	...	Joey
Noel Geer	...	Bradley
Chelan Simmons	...	Laurie Ann
Merrilyn Gann	...	Mrs. Winterbarger
William B. Davis	...	Mr. Gedreau
Susan Astley	...	Aunt Jean
Claire Brown	...	Arlene Hanscom
Gary Chalk	...	Coach (as Garry Chalk)
Terence Kelly	...	Officer Nell
Donna Peerless	...	Miss Douglas
Steve Makaj	...	Ben's Father (as Stephen Makaj)
Scott Swanson	...	Rademacher
Nicola Cavendish	...	Desk Clerk
Tom Heaton	...	Mr. Keene
Paul Batten	...	Pharmacist
Russell Roberts	...	Greco
Bill Croft	...	Koontz
Amos Hertzman	...	Chubby Kid
Boyd Norman	...	Gas Station Attendant
Helena Yea	...	Rose (as Helena Yee)
Suzie Payne	...	Female Cabbie
Megan Leitch	...	Library Aide
Deva Neil DePodesta	...	Bum (as Deva Neil De Podesta)
Katherine Banwell	...	TV Announcer
Douglas Newell	...	Doctor
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nell Geisslinger	...	(uncredited)
Laura Harris	...	Loni (uncredited)
Gary Hetherington	...	Police Deputy (uncredited)

Directed by
Tommy Lee Wallace

Writing credits (WGA)
Stephen King		(novel)
Lawrence D. Cohen		(teleplay) (part I)
Lawrence D. Cohen		(teleplay) (part II) and
Tommy Lee Wallace		(teleplay) (part II)

Produced by
Mark Bacino	....	associate producer
Allen S. Epstein	....	executive producer (as Allen Epstein)
Jim Green	....	executive producer
Matthew O'Connor	....	supervising producer

Original Music by
Richard Bellis

Cinematography by
Richard Leiterman		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
David Blangsted
Robert F. Shugrue

Casting by
Victoria Burrows
Mark Tillman

Production Design by
Douglas Higgins

Art Direction by
Eric Fraser

Set Decoration by
Sandy Arthur

Costume Design by
Monique Prudhomme		(as Monique Stranan)

Makeup Department
Donna Bis	....	hair stylist supervisor
Susan Boyd	....	assistant hair stylist
Jayne Dancose	....	makeup artist
Bart Mixon	....	special makeup effects artist (as Bart J. Mixon)
Jo-Anne Smith-Ojeil	....	assistant special makeup effects (as Jo-Anne Smith O' Jeil)
Sydney Silvert	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
George Horie	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Patrice Leung	....	first assistant director
Sandra Mayo	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Craig Henderson	....	construction coordinator
Aaron Sims	....	character designer
Grant Swain	....	property master
Dan Platt	....	sculptor (uncredited)

Sound Department
Rick Patton	....	production sound mixer
Ted Johnston	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)
Tom Ruff	....	sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)
Clancy T. Troutman	....	sound designer (uncredited)
James G. Williams	....	sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
John Thomas	....	special effects coordinator
Bob Comer	....	animatronics (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Gene Warren Jr.	....	special visual effects supervisor: Fantasy II
David Emerson	....	optical camera (uncredited)
Michael Joyce	....	model shop supervisor (uncredited)
Bret Mixon	....	roto supervisor (uncredited)

Stunts
Kevin J. Andruschak	....	stunt double
Ken Kirzinger	....	stunts
Michael Langlois	....	stunts
Jacob Rupp	....	stunts
Mike Mitchell	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
John Clothier	....	Steadicam operator
Chris Helcermanas-Benge	....	still photographer
Nick Kuchera	....	key grip
Jeff Upton	....	gaffer
Peter F. Woeste	....	camera operator (as Peter Woeste)

Casting Department
Sid Kozak	....	casting: Canada
Louise Mackiewicz	....	extras casting assistant (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Ulla Hoeller	....	assistant editor
Bob Shugrue Jr.	....	assistant editor
Nigel Hollick	....	assistant editor: Canada (uncredited)
Reine-Claire	....	assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Ray Colcord	....	musician: synthesizer
Craig Pettigrew	....	supervising music editor
John Beal	....	music supervisor (uncredited)
Jimmy Bryant	....	orchestrator (uncredited)

Other crew
Ted Bauman	....	location manager
Jean Bereziuk	....	script supervisor
Jeff Gaffin	....	accounting executive
Gretchen Goode	....	production coordinator
Jodi Duncan	....	stand-in (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Green/Epstein Productions
• Konigsberg/Sanitsky Company
• Lorimar Television
• Warner Bros. Television

Distributors

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1990) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Argentina Video Home (1991) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (1993) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Warner Home Video (1998) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (1998) (USA) (VHS)
• Argentina Video Home (1999) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (1999) (Argentina) (VHS) (re-release)
• Warner Home Video (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Fazer Musiikki Oy/Fazer Video (1991) (Finland) (VHS)
• Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (2003) (Finland) (TV)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2003) (Finland) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (????) (Spain) (VHS)
• Warner Home Vídeo (????) (Brazil) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Fantasy II Film Effects (special visual effects) (as Fantasy II)

Other Companies

• Clancy's Sound Vibrations  sound supervision

Also Known As:

Stephen King's It (USA) (complete title)

Runtime:

192 min | Australia:168 min (25 fps) | Germany:182 min (25 fps) (2 parts) | Spain:179 min (25 fps) | Sweden:181 min (25 fps) | Argentina:190 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Iceland:16 | Netherlands:12 (DVD rating) | South Korea:12 | USA:Not Rated | USA:TV-14 (TV rating) | Portugal:M/16 | Ireland:18 | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) (video rating) | Canada:PG (DVD rating) | Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Quebec) (video rating) | Finland:K-16 | Germany:16 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Buntzen Lake, Anmore, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Green/Epstein Productions

Trivia:

Bill is the author of a horror novel titled "The Glowing". This may refer to Stephen King's "The Shining".

Goofs:

Continuity: When Pennywise laughs at young Ben the amount of balloons he has changes and also in the first two shots the strings are tangled, in the third they are not.

Quotes:

Pennywise: Kiss me, fat boy!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Monster A-Go-Go (#5.21)" (1993)

A great made for TV movie

It is a movie that I saw when I was in seventh grade. I remember everyone telling me how scary it was, even my much older cousin told me that this was scary. When I watched it, I didn't see what everyone thought was so scary. This isn't a bad movie though. I would never have known it was made for TV, that's how good of a job the filmmakers did with this movie. I'm guessing that if you have a fear of clowns(believe me, that's nothing to be ashamed of) then this movie is probably one of the scariest movies you'll ever see. This is one of the few King movies that kids can see, it isn't as shocking as The Shining, or as disturbing as Pet Sematary. There is some killing, but the violence isn't shown. There is some blood, but it isn't anything real disgusting.

The acting is pretty good, with an exceptional performance from Tim Curry as the famous clown known as Pennywise. The effects are kind of cheap, but for a TV movie made in the early '90's, they are actually not that bad. The scares aren't anything spectacular, but there are some very suspenseful scenes. The only problem I have with this movie is the last fifteen minutes, those moments are pretty lame. Otherwise, this is a good, and very unique film that is worth watching.