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Overview

User Rating:
6.8/10   23,111 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Stephen King (novel)
Lawrence D. Cohen (teleplay) (part I)
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Release Date:
18 November 1990 (USA) more
Tagline:
From the King of terror, a chilling new dimension in horror. more
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. full summary | add synopsis
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Won Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 2 nominations more
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(20 articles)
User Comments:
Don't Skip the Book! more (392 total)

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Also Known As:
Stephen King's It (USA) (complete title)
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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
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Jonathan Brandis was on "SeaQuest DSV" (1993), where Seth Green made a few guest appearances. Green's nickname was "Wolflman". more
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Crew or equipment visible: In the scene where the last six are in the library and the books are flying off the shelf, look in-between the top and second shelves and you will faintly see a flash of a metal object running the length of the books. It appears to be the device to knock the books flying off the shelves. more
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George 'Georgie' Elmer Denbrough: S.S. Georgie, Mer Mer more
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What is "IT"?
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31 out of 52 people found the following comment useful.
Don't Skip the Book!, 15 November 2001
3/10
Author: Meg (ouija-5) from Vancouver, Canada

While the acting in this version of Stephen King's It, is for the most past good, (who can argue with Tim Curry as the clown), it none the less was stripped of a lot of its themes to be put to television. It follows the general premise of the book but omits huge sections of the occurrences that happen to the children, some of which are vitally important to the character development and plot. We lose some of the most beautiful aspects to their relationships this way. Also, the structure of the novel, which although overwhelming, is supremely successful, and is again lost in the film. While they could have made it much worse, I must urge people to read the book first. It's scarier, deeper, more complex, and a far better story.

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