3/16/2018 0 Comments Stephen King's It [DVD]Amazon.com: Stephen King's It (Double Sided Disc): Tommy Lee Wallace, Jim Green, Matthew O'Connor, Allen Epstein, Lawrence D. It: Chapter One, the first part of a two-part adaptation of the novel by Stephen King, lit the world on fire. Not only is it one of those rare, high-quality horror. • Horror • drama Based on by Written by Directed by Tommy Lee Wallace Starring Narrated by Tim Reid Theme music composer Country of origin United States Original language(s) English No. Of episodes 2 Production Producer(s) Mark Basino Allen S. Epstein Jim Green Cinematography Editor(s) David Blangsted Robert F. Shugrue Running time 192 minutes (original version) 187 minutes (DVD/Blu-ray version) 193 minutes (2002 DVD/Blu-ray version) Production company(s) The Konigsberg & Sanitsky Company Greeb & Epstein Productions Distributor Release Original network Original release November 18 – November 20, 1990 It (also known as Stephen King’s It) is a 1990 American directed by and adapted by from the. It is the first of two adaptations of the novel; the second being the and its upcoming 2019 sequel. The story revolves around a predatory which has the ability to transform itself into its prey's worst fears, allowing it to exploit the phobias of its victims. It mostly takes the human form of a sadistic, wisecracking clown called. The protagonists are The Lucky Seven, or The Losers Club, a group of outcast kids who discover Pennywise and vow to destroy him by any means necessary. The series takes place over two different time periods, the first when the Losers first confront Pennywise as children in 1960, and the second when they return as adults in 1990 to defeat him a second time after he resurfaces. It features an, starring,,,,, and as the seven members of the Losers Club, and as Pennywise. The child counterparts of the Losers that appear in part one are played by,,, Brandon Crane, Adam Faraizl, Marlon Taylor and Ben Heller., Jarred Blancard,, Chris Eastman,,,, Ryan Michael, Tom Heaton and also play supporting roles. Originally planning a four-part eight-hour series, enlisted writer Lawrence D. Cohen to adapt the 1,138-page King novel. Cohen's script condensed the source work into a two-part, three-hour mini-series that retained the core elements of the novel, but Cohen was forced to abandon numerous by virtue of the novel's length and the network's time-slot restrictions. Production on It began in early 1990, and the series was filmed over a period of three months in in mid-1990. It aired on ABC over two nights on November 18 and 20, 1990, attracting 30 million viewers in its premiere. Critics praised Tim Curry's performance as Pennywise. For his work on the miniseries, received a. Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Plot [ ] In,, in 1960, Georgie Denbrough plays in the streets with a paper sailboat made by his stuttering big brother Bill. It goes down a storm drain, where Georgie encounters. Pennywise entices Georgie to reach in to retrieve his boat, only to kill him. Months later, Bill and Eddie Kaspbrak befriend the overweight new kid Ben Hanscom. They are later joined by Beverly Marsh, who lives with her abusive father, the comical Richie Tozier, and Stan Uris. Besides being bullied by a gang led by Henry Bowers, the children all encounter Pennywise. The group are joined by Mike Hanlon, pursued by Bowers’ gang. They chase them off with a rock fight, Bowers vowing to kill the children, who are dubbed the Losers Club. While looking through Mike’s history scrapbook, the Losers realise that Pennywise, which they refer to as “It”, is a monster who awakens every thirty years to devour children. Bill realises It killed Georgie, leading the Losers into Derry’s to kill the clown. Stan is ambushed by Bowers and his friends Victor Criss and Belch Huggins, but the latter are both killed by It. Henry is left traumatized, his hair turned white. Stanley regroups with the Losers, but is grabbed by It. The Losers use It’s ability to access their imaginations and use it against him. Eddie imagines his inhaler is full of, melting half of It’s face. Beverly fires at It, the Losers believing it can kill the clown. It escapes down a drain to hibernate. The Losers make a vow to return to Derry as adults, should It return. Bowers, driven insane, for the child murders and is institutionalised. In 1990, Mike works as a in Derry. It resurfaces and murders several children, prompting Mike to contact his estranged friends to fulfil their vow. Bill has become a bestselling horror novelist married to British actress Audra Phillips, Ben is an, Beverly is a abused by her husband Tom Rogan, Richie is a late night television comedian, Eddie runs a service but still lives with his overbearing mother, and Stan is a married. All of the Losers, save Stan, promise to return. Stan’s wife later discovers he has committed in the bath. The other Losers return to Derry, tormented by Pennywise, and reunite, later learning of Stan’s suicide. Henry escapes from the asylum with help from It, to murder the Losers.
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