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Squires, John (June 4, 2022). " 'Pennywise: The Story of IT' Trailer – SCREAMBOX Original Documentary Premieres July 26!". Bloody Disgusting! . Retrieved June 6, 2022. I was at first a bit intimidated by my all-star cast, but my fears were unfounded – they all turned out to be generous and supportive team players. The child actors were much more of a challenge [...] I'm especially proud of the adult/child pairings, as I think we made really When it came to the Ms. Kersh scene, Wallace place several incidental details, such as Mrs. Kersh's teeth being rotten like Pennywise's, to give the audience a clue something was up; the scene also ends with Beverly Marsh in the middle of the street, with intentionally no extras around to add to the creep factor. [12] Wallace also chose to make the furniture in Stanley Uris' house odd to signify something being wrong with the character. [12] Special effects [ edit ] It 's child cast, which included Jonathan Brandis ( left), Seth Green ( middle), and Emily Perkins ( right), garnered praise from reviewers. Brottman, Mikita (2004). Funny Peculiar: Gershon Legman and the Psychopathology of Humor. Routledge. p.1. ISBN 0881634042 . Retrieved May 1, 2016.

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The movie is not particularly scary, even by Poltergeist standards, but it is quite exciting, particularly in the final, thrilling confrontation. The movie also does a lovely job of reminding us that not all evil dwells in the sewer, with some of the most disturbing scenes being purely human; I was ultimately more scared of Bev's father than of Pennywise. Corrigan, Kalyn (July 27, 2017). "Bill Skarsgard Tells Us Why His Pennywise Will Scare the Hell Out of You!". Bloody Disgusting . Retrieved November 16, 2019. Toony Terrors – 6" Scale Action Figures – Assortment". National Entertainment Collectibles Association. February 17, 2019 . Retrieved November 15, 2019. a b c d e Campopiano, John (November 7, 2016). "Get With IT, Part 1: Catching Up with Pennywise's First Victim Actress Chelan Simmons". Dread Central . Retrieved November 17, 2019.

a b c d e f Funk, Tim (November 17, 1990). "What is 'It'? Pretty Scary Stuff, for Starters". The Charlotte Observer (One-Sixed.). p.1C. From May 22 to May 29, 2015, the company Horror Decor sold Pennywise dolls as part of their Killer Carnival Punks collection that also featured doll versions of the clown from Poltergeist (1982) and Gunther from The Funhouse (1981). [180]Campopiano, John (November 7, 2016). "Get With IT, Part 3: The Return of the Ghost of Mr. Hanscom". Dread Central . Retrieved November 17, 2019. a b Westbrook, Bruce (January 24, 1993). "He's not scary, he's my brother: Twins find Hollywood frightful fun". Houston Chronicle (2 Stared.). p.10. Hullfish, Steve (September 16, 2017). "ART OF THE CUT with "IT" editor, Jason Ballantine, ASE". ProVideo Coalition . Retrieved April 5, 2019. They reach It's inner sanctum, see the catatonic Audra engulfed in spiderwebs, and discover It's true form of a gigantic, otherworldly spider. Bill, Ben, and Richie are entranced by the deadlights emanating from It's underside, while Beverly retrieves the silver earring she overshot. Eddie attempts to repeat the wound he inflicted on It as a child, but is grabbed and mortally wounded. Beverly frees her friends, but Eddie dies. The others follow the injured demon spider, finishing it by ripping out its heart and crushing the heart. They remove Eddie's body and the catatonic Audra from the sewers. Mike recovers in the hospital, explaining how the Losers go their separate ways once again, their memories of It and each other fading over time, save for his journal; Beverly and Ben get married and are expecting their first child, and Richie is cast in a film. Bill is preparing to leave Derry, but pulls Audra out of her catatonia by riding her down a street on "Silver", his childhood Schwinn cruiser. a b c d Smythe, James (September 5, 2019). "Fears of a clown: why the original It will always be the best". The Guardian . Retrieved September 5, 2019.

a b Duclo, Daileas (September 26, 2019). "The Evolution of Pennywise (Clown From IT Movies)". Horrornews.net . Retrieved November 19, 2019. Barton, Steve (June 8, 2017). "Pennywise: The Story of IT Documentary HITS Crowdfunding Goal; Incredible New Perk Added". Dread Central . Retrieved June 6, 2019. a b c Farrell, Peter (November 18, 1990). "Gripping: 'It' a Pure Horror Story". The Oregonian (Fourthed.). p.5. Smythe, James (May 28, 2013). "Rereading Stephen King, chapter 21: It". The Guardian . Retrieved May 13, 2019. a b D. Pierce, Scott (November 18, 1990). " 'It' is Sort of Scary, Not Too Bloody". Deseret News (Metroed.). p.3.Many retrospective pieces have spotlighted Curry's version of Pennywise, [138] [139] [140] [9] [50] being called by several publications and scholars as one of the most terrifying clown characters in film and television. [141] [142] [143] In fact, it is "widely considered the archetype of the [ evil clown] genre," wrote Jessica Glenza. [141] As The Atlantic summarized the terror of the performance and character, "He speaks in a kind of singsongy, guttural growl, his teeth are sharp fangs, and the contrast between his comical yellow dungarees and his penchant for ripping off children's limbs is fairly stark." [144] Rolling Stone writer Sean T. Collins described it as "the stuff sleepless nights are made of. He gloats, he giggles, he taunts, he devours the scenery like the monster himself devours middle-schoolers – and he generally sears his way right into the brain of the viewer." [139] In March 2020, Japanese company Kotobukiya, as the first product of their Dokodemo horror statue series, released a 3" ARTFX figure that replicates It 's shower scene, specifically the part when Pennywise comes out of the drain. [193] Adaptations [ edit ] Gold, Chloe (June 29, 2017). "Exclusive: John Campopiano on Pennywise: The Story of IT". Dread Central . Retrieved June 6, 2019. Given that the shooting entailed an adult cast with child counterparts, Wallace sought to have the adult actors meet with the children playing the younger versions of their characters: "We made a point of bringing the adult and children actors together for a couple of days, even though it was costly, since the adults and the kids have no scenes together." [7] For Ritter and Crane, the two looked very different, which meant they had to make similar the young and adult versions of Ben through actions and facial expressions. [25] Supporting cast [ edit ] Olivia Hussey portrays Bill Denbrough's wife Audra.

According to director Wallace, "Tim [Curry] objected strongly to all the rubber. He had recently been in several movies which covered him in prosthetics and I'm sure he felt all the glue and latex would just get in his way. He was right, of course. With those eyes, and that mouth, and his crazy, sardonic sense of humor, less turned out to be more in the makeup department." [7] However, the bulbous forehead was kept to give the character "a supernatural aspect without getting in the way." [7] Getting the clown faces right also depended on some of the actor's own efforts, to the point where he had to do a day of training of not only getting into the character but also practicing the faces. [63] Small adjustments to Pennywise's face, such as on his mouth and the eyebrows ("the hardest thing to get right" according to Curry), were still being made in the first five days of shooting. [8] Chelan Simmons, who played Pennywise's first victim Laurie Ann Winterbarger, had her first non-commercial experience with It; she would later be known for appearing in several 21st-century budget horror films and a 2002 telefilm version of Carrie. [26] Due to her fear of clowns, she has admitted to never seeing the miniseries or reading the original novel. [26] The girl's mother is portrayed by Merrilyn Gann. Two Gemini Award winners, Nicola Cavendish and Venus Terzo, appear as a desk clerk and Ben's woman, Lyndi, respectively. Terence Kelly, who portrays officer Nell, was nominated for a Gemini for another role as an officer in Reg Serge. a b Glenza, Jessica (October 29, 2014). "The 10 most terrifying clowns". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved May 1, 2016. a b c d Gonzalez, Danny (November 14, 2011). "Intrada Records Announces Stephen King's IT!!". New York Film Music Examiner.The plot is about a group of misfit children who end up becoming lifelong friends and how they unite to deal with the horror affecting them. In my opinion it is a darker version of Stand By Me. Bellis' use of motifs and ostinatos in It were inspired by the works of Bernard Herrmann. [70] The music features motifs of not only each Loser and Pennywise but also themes of nostalgia and the difference between the past and the present. [71] In presenting the story's varied tone, the score mixes together adventurous orchestra motifs (especially so for the music of the last showdown between It and the Losers), [72] horror synthesizer pieces, circus music, big band jazz, creepy sound design touches, [71] and trumpet-heavy music accompanying the setting of Derry. [72] Parker, Mary (December 13, 2010). "Top 13 Greatest Horror Actors". Horror News . Retrieved September 26, 2014.