

In fact, his portrayal has been consideredīy several publications to be one of the scariest clown characters inįilm and television.

While divided critical perspectives towards It haveĬontinued in later years, the miniseries has become most known forĬurry's version of Pennywise. When it came to awards, It was nominated for two Emmy Awards, one Eddie Award, one Youth in Film award, and a best miniseries recognition from the People's Choice Awards it won two of the nominations, an Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for Richard Bellis' score and an Eddie Award for the miniseries' editing. Managed to be ABC's biggest success of 1990, pulling through with 30 Bush's foreign trips cutting into the program It

Unusually psychologically-horrific and character-driven horrorĭespite the risk factors, mixed pre-airing critical reviews, and coverage of George H. Broadcast Standards and PracticesĬonstricted the amount of blood and gore it could show, resulting in an Were produced on a 12-week deadline by Gene Warren's Fantasy II, who had a previous portfolio in theatrical work before working on It. Including Pennywise and the creature's true form of a humanoid spider, The effects and the designs of the titular antagonist's forms, In mid-1990 with a budget of $12 million, double the usual televisionīudget. Produced by Green/Epstein Productions, It was filmed over a period of three months in New Westminster, British Columbia The miniseries' child cast includes early roles for Jonathan Brandis, Seth Green, Emily Perkins, Gabe Khouth, Laura Harris, and Chelan Simmons. Included Pennywise actor Tim Curry and Losers Club actors Richard Thomas, John Ritter, Annette O'Toole, Harry Anderson, Dennis Christopher, Tim Reid and Richard Masur. Of 1990, In order to increase likely viewership, the producersĮxaggerated the novel's more positive themes of loyalty and friendshipĪnd cast performers most well known outside the horror genre. The second when they return as adults in 1990 to defeat him a second The series takes place over two different time periods, theįirst when the Losers first confront Pennywise as children in 1960, and Outcast kids who discover Pennywise and vow to kill him by any means The protagonists are The Lucky Seven, or The Losers Club, a group of It mostly takes the humanoid form of Pennywise, a darkly comedic clown. The story revolves around a predatory monster that can transform itself into its prey's worst fears, allowing it to exploit the phobias of its victims. Cohen from Stephen King's 1986 novel of the same name. It (also known as Stephen King's It) is a 1990 American ABC two-part psychological horror drama miniseries directed by Tommy Lee Wallace and adapted by Lawrence D.
