In 1960, seven pre-teen outcasts fight an evil demon who poses as a child-killing clown. Thirty years later, they reunite to stop the demon once and for all when it returns to their hometown.
In 1960, a group of social outcasts who are bullied by a gang of greasers led by Henry Bowers are also tormented by an evil demon who can shape-shift into a clown and feed on children's fears and kill them. After defeating the demonic clown as kids, it resurfaces thirty years later and they must finish it off as adults once again.Written by
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A spoof of the story titled "IT Happens" is the first segment in The Simpsons' Treehouse of Horror #23, the twenty-third and final issue of the Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror, a horror comedy anthology comic book series inspired by the eponymous yearly episodes on the show. It was released on September 20th, 2017. See more »
Goofs
When the now adult Eddie gets out of his car upon returning to Derry, right before he spots the pharmacy from his childhood and says, "aw hell, time does go by!", there's a background shot of a tall building behind him. Atop it is a Canadian flag with its red-and-white colors, as well as the phrase "Columbia Days" painted on the pharmacy window (the film was recorded in the province of British Columbia), however the story is set in Maine, the United States. See more »
Quotes
It:
Let go. Be afraid. You all taste so much better when you're afraid.
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Crazy Credits
During the opening credits, we see pictures of the "Lucky Seven" from their childhood like in a photo album. The final photo of the Paramount cinema segues into the actual one in Derry. The camera pulls back from the title IT, and it turns from white to red. In Pt 2, the final photo of a hotel segues into the one the "Lucky Seven" are staying at. At the end of both parts, Pennywise's laugh is heard. See more »
Alternate Versions
Although released on VHS and Laserdisc in the original two-part miniseries format, the DVD and Blu-ray releases from Warner Bros. are an edited Home Video Version which removes the end of Part 1 and the beginning of Part 2 in order to turn it into one long film. Here is what has been removed at timestamp 1:34:00 (the chapter 28 mark on the Blu-ray):
THE END OF PART 1: Stan's wife finds that he has slit his wrist in the bathtub and starts to scream, the scream is cut off abruptly and therefore also the final showing of "IT" written in the blood on the bathroom wall, accompanied by Pennywise laughing and "to be continued" along with the end credits.
THE BEGINNING OF PART 2: Starts with Bill arriving at the Derry cemetery. This completely cuts out his arrival at the hotel, the conversation with the woman at the desk, a short scene in his hotel room, the full ride in a taxi to the cemetery along with the opening credits.
