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• Bill is the author of a horror novel titled "The Glowing". This may refer to Stephen King's "The Shining".
  
  
• The night guard in the asylum is called Koontz, named after Stephen King's rival author Dean R. Koontz.
  
  
• In the movie the words "Beep beep, Richie" are often used. In the novel it is explained that this phrase is meant to get Richie to shut up.
  
  
• The movie the children are watching when they drop drinks and popcorn on the bullies is I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957).
  
  
• On the DVD commentary track, the actors note that Tim Curry's characterization of Pennywise was so creepy and realistic that everyone avoided him during the filming.
  
  
• Jonathan Brandis was on "SeaQuest DSV" (1993), where Seth Green made a few guest appearances. Green's nickname was "Wolflman".
  
  
• When Beverly is listening to the voices in the drain, one boy identifies himself as Matthew O'Connor. Matthew O'Connor is also the name of the Supervising Producer of the film. A girl in the drain identifies herself as Vicky Burrows. Victoria Burrows did casting for the movie.
  
  
• Jarred Blancard (young Henry Bowers) hated having to call Marlon Taylor (young Mike Hanlon) a "nigger", and would often apologize to him before and after filming for his character's excessive use of the slur.
  
  
• Most of Steven King's books take place in Maine in the Bangor area and in a fictionalized town. The book was written and finished in Bangor also.
  
  
• Jonathan Brandis and John Ritter both died tragically in 2003. Brandis hanged himself, while Ritter suffered an unexpected, fatal heart attack.
  
  

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