Shop by department, purchase cars, fashion apparel, collectibles, sporting goods, cameras, baby items, and everything else on eBay, the world's online marketplace [6], In reading Cohen's draft, Wallace initially avoided reading the book to get an objective view of it: "I knew I was dealing with people who had been intimately involved with the book for years. [6] Cohen, while upset about the material that did not make it in the final cut, also opined, "the best moments from the book made the cut and the rest are casualties of war. "[114] Some reviewers felt the miniseries failed the capture King's horror style,[82] one of them included Dusty Saunders; he wrote that its terror wasn't "unrelenting" enough, as some of "the scenes and the special effects come across as routine, familiar work from predictable monster movies." [180][191] [99] When it aired on BBC One in the United Kingdom in 1994, part one garnered 6.6 million viewers; and the second part became the eleventh-most viewed program of the period of May 29 to August 14, 1994 by attracting 7.6 million watchers. [6], The censorship It dealt with made it more of a psychological horror product, something different from most popular horror productions at the time. [218], On July 25, 2017, HalloweenCostumes.com, in collaboration with Hollywood effects company Immortal Masks, produced and released a 100%-silicone mask of the 1990 version of Pennywise, selling it at a very high price of $899.99. The Losers take advantage of It's ability to access their imaginations and use it against him. Bill realizes It murdered Georgie, leading the Losers into Derry's sewers to kill the creature. [41], In France, the miniseries aired on M6 on October 16, 1993 under the title Il est revenu, French for He Came Back. [5] This casting was unusual for a horror production at the time, but producer Jim Green reasoned that it was in order to increase eyeballs from more easily frightened casual viewers. [29] His reason was that it was a censorship rule not to show children in jeopardy, a major theme in It. Smythe, while finding the miniseries enjoyable overall, also found the writing to be "clunky" and the other performances to be "soapy. [68] Sims also molded a stop-motion replica of the spider, with an armature built by Mike Joyce, used for nine split-screen, rear projection, and tabletop shots supervised by Warren. [108][79] Times Union writer Steve Bornfeld recommended it for its freaky visuals and "effective cast," particularly Curry: "With his razor-sharp teeth and bloody balloons, Curry delicately balances clown-like cheer and pure evil, exploiting the freak show side of clowns that can terrify children. [57], The majority of the special effects were done practically without digital alteration,[6] such as puppeteers being used to animate the fortune cookies in the Chinese restaurant scene. 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. [183][184][185] In fact, it is "widely considered the archetype of the [evil clown] genre," wrote Jessica Glenza. "[6] 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. ", "Bill Skarsgard Tells Us Why His Pennywise Will Scare the Hell Out of You! "[84], Keller wrote the Losers' bonding "never lurch into the sentimental, but are deeply, powerfully moving all the same," also finding the back-and-forth flashback technique to be the miniseries' "most effective" aspect. [70] 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[71]), horror synthesizer pieces, circus music, big band jazz, creepy sound design touches,[70] and trumpet-heavy music accompanying the setting of Derry. It's glove rips off and reveals a large three-fingered claw that disappears through the drain. [147] Most Nordic Blu-rays only feature the English audio and subtitles in all languages respective to Nordic nations;[149][150][151] an exception being the Finland release which contains the same number of dub tracks and subtitle languages as the American and British editions. "[1], However, many writers also panned It's long length and padding,[102][111][83][103][113] The Washington Times writer Rick Martin criticizing its lack of scary moments over a four-hour running time. Some are simply ethereal, like smoke. [6] Although King had multiple drafts of the script sent to him by Cohen, he had little to no involvement in the writing of the miniseries. 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. En 1990, dans la petite ville de Derry, dans le Maine, la tranquillité de ses habitants est perturbée par une série de disparitions et de meurtres atroces : une petite fille, Laurie Ann, est sauvagement assassinée dans la cour-arrière de sa maison. [59], To work with the deadline, Mixon divided the design team of each It creature into four artists: "Each artist was given a considerable amount of freedom with his creations, with occasional input from Warren or myself to make sure we were adhering to Wallace's vision. "[6] 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. He was right, of course. While looking through Mike's history scrapbook, the Losers realize that Pennywise, whom they refer to as "It", is not a human being but rather a demon who awakens every thirty years to murder and devour children. With those eyes, and that mouth, and his crazy, sardonic sense of humor, less turned out to be more in the makeup department. "[25] Similarly, the scene where Patti Uris finds her husband dead in the tub (done on the first shooting day) involved Uris not being on set for shots of Caitlin Hicks' reaction. In July, the group is joined by Mike Hanlon (Marlon Taylor), an African American kid being pursued by Bowers' gang. "[6], According to director Wallace, "Tim [Curry] objected strongly to all the rubber. [82], The ending of the miniseries garnered the most disappointment with critics, even those most favorable toward the miniseries. [4] The television market was dominated by sitcoms, soap operas, and fictional presentations of real life events; there were series like Freddy's Nightmares (1988–90) and Friday the 13th: The Series (1987–90), but they were often hampered by network censorship, commercial breaks, low budgets, and "cheesy execution. In order to increase likely viewership, the producers exaggerated the novel's more positive themes of loyalty and friendship and cast performers most well known outside the horror genre. Eddie attempts to repeat the wound he inflicted on It as a child, but is mortally wounded. Hélène Shirley was born as Nicole Segaud. Audra recovers and she and Bill kiss in the middle of town. "[69] The producers and Wallace initially intended The Impressions' cover of "The Way You Do the Things You Do" to be the title song, but it's instead played in the sequence where the Losers build a dam in the final cut. [179], Many retrospective pieces have spotlighted Curry's version of Pennywise,[180][181][182][8][49] being called by several publications and scholars as one of the most terrifying clown characters in film and television. [6], Mixon began working on a head cast for the Pennywise character after Curry was cast in the role; he also designed three clay molds for testing. [72], Wallace and the producers disliked the score (particularly the title music) according to Bellis. [6] Mixon then worked with Curry on the makeup and tested two concepts: one with just a nose, headpiece, and a make-up pattern Curry suggested; and another one that was closer to the original designs. [152][154][148][144][149][150][151][156] The US, UK, Spain, and Australian versions also include mono versions of the miniseries' Czech, French, German, Italian, and Spanish dubs; and subtitles in English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Castillian Spanish, Latin Spanish, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, Polish, Swedish, Thai, and Japanese. This is the terror of the unnatural, delivered by threats and special effects, not by corpses. It, retroactively known as It Chapter One, is a 2017 American supernatural horror film based on Stephen King's 1986 novel of the same name. [203][204] The film, directed by Chris Griffiths and produced by John Campopiano and Gary Smart, will feature interviews with members of the miniseries' cast and crew, including Tim Curry, Tommy Lee Wallace, Bart Mixon, Seth Green, Richard Thomas, and Emily Perkins. However, he found the second part disappointing, disliking the lack of "friendship and togetherness" of the main characters that was present during the first part as well as the clichéd ending. [25] However, she still met Curry via read-throughs and while in her trailer after the shot: "while walking down the sidewalk Tim walked by in the full clown costume—make up and all. [215] As part of Mezco Toyz' Living Dead Dolls line, the company sold copies of a 10" doll replication of Pennywise from November 2017 to January 2018. 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. [6] Although critically acclaimed,[28] it did not change King's negative view on horror television as he still believed that the format was "too institutionally fainthearted and unimaginative to handle real horror" in 1983. A few months later, Bill and asthmatic Eddie Kaspbrak befriend the chubby new kid Ben Hanscom. "[106] Matt Roush of USA Today categorized It as "the mini-series equivalent of those Saturday matinee shockers that merrily warped a generation before Freddy and Jason began stalking their more graphic turf. "[6] The biggest broadcast rule the makers of It had to loophole around was not to show kids in jeopardy, which was a major issue as kids facing deadly situations was a prominent theme of the story. "[6], One major change King disliked but had to deal with was the decreased amount of depth of the main characters, particularly Richie Tozier, who was altered from a Los Angeles DJ into a television show comedian. [29], As the producers were about to throw away the spider, Bart's father Tom rushed to Fantasy II to obtain it; as of January 1993, the spider resided in a Houston, Texas warehouse owned by Bart's parents Tom and Barbara. [11] The final scene with Bill and Audra Denbrough took days to rehearse, a library scene with all the adult actors involved some slight injuries due to the number of objects randomly flying around the place, while the photo album scene where Pennywise comes to life was the hardest scene to shoot for Wallace. As of September 2020[update], on Rotten Tomatoes, the miniseries holds an approval rating of 67% based on 24 reviews, with a weighted average rating of 5.59/10. [97], It turned out to be the biggest success of 1990 for Capital Cities, owner of ABC, garnering nearly 30 million viewers over its two-night premiere. [116][103] Martin noted one plot error in particular: "[Bill] still feels responsible for his kid brother's being snatched by Ronald McDeath, and though he wasn't there at the time manages a detailed flashback of his brother's last moments. Besides being bullied by Henry Bowers and his gang, the children all have encounters with Pennywise. [113], The second part garnered more criticism, a recurring con being the adult actors. [6] The teeth were designed by Jim McLoughlin. (1993). [11], For the opening scene where Laurie Winterbarger is murdered by Pennywise, Simmons' shots were done while Curry wasn't on set; Wallace stood at the laundry area of the backyard giving her simple directions for emotions. [133][134][138][135] Exceptions are the Spain release, which includes Spanish and German soundtracks in addition to the English audio;[139] and the Polish edition, which features an audio track of its native language. 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Anche voi potete beneficiare di questi annunci e far parte di avventura di una produzione cinematografica. [106][112][84][1][102][79][104] Bark dismissed it as a "hokey, feel-good" resolution,[119] Keller called it "trite,"[104] and Chapman described it as a "cop-out" as it ruined the "epic mind game" notion of It being in the characters' heads. It retreats in a drain before grabbing Bill's arm. [170][89] On June 7, 2019 in Italy, the Italian company Cinemuseum issued 400 copies of a Blu-ray of It that included an exclusive lenticular slip, a 44-page booklet, and 5x5 postcards. [69] He was in the fourth year of owning a woodwork business when getting the call to score the miniseries. I did [story] boards. Despite the risk factors, mixed pre-airing critical reviews, and coverage of George H. W. Bush's foreign trips cutting into the program; It managed to be ABC's biggest success of 1990, pulling through with 30 million viewers for its two parts. Two veterans of The X-Files appear in It: William B. Davis as Mr. Gedreau, and Megan Leitch as a library aide Richie talks to while being taunted by Pennywise. Eddie imagines his inhaler is full of battery acid, melting half of the creature's face. "[182] Curry's portrayal of the character turned him into a horror icon. FILM: Casting per ragazzini dagli 11 ai 14 anni per ricoprire ruoli da protagonisti; Storia di una famiglia per bene: Si cercano comparse e figurazioni speciali per una serie tv Mediaset; Diavoli 2: Nuovi casting per uomini e donne tra i 18 e i 74 anni; Casting per uomini e donne dai 25 ai 40 anni per ricoprire alcuni ruoli The children, dubbing themselves as the Losers Club, chase them off with a rock fight. [171] On July 30, 2019, a Blu-ray version of It including a lenticular slip cover and an offer of cash for purchasing a ticket to see It Chapter Two (2019) was released. [143] While having video quality in 1080p, they depict the miniseries in its original TV aspect ratio, unlike other home releases that presented it in widescreen. "[48] He added the flashback structuring from the book into the script and made sure the screenplay for the second part "maintain[ed] some of the rhythm" of the first. [6], It is the titular shapeshifting antagonist of the miniseries whose primary form is a wisecracking clown named Pennywise, played by Tim Curry. One reason, according to Lawrence D. Cohen, was that it was "the heyday of networks adapting lengthy novels for TV. [73] Then, a 2-CD release of the TV movie's complete score by Richard Bellis was released on November 15, 2011 by Intrada Records,[71] and is volume 184 of the label's special collection. [13] Bill Skarsgård replaced him and while being interviewed at Fan Expo Canada Curry gave his approval, saying that "I like [Bill] Skarsgård. The child actors were much more of a challenge [...] I'm especially proud of the adult/child pairings, as I think we made really It mostly takes the humanoid form of Pennywise, a darkly comedic clown. However, the skeleton was supposed to be wet cause it jumped out of a river. [217] The company's Pennywise figure and lunchbox was previewed at the 2017 American International Toy Fair. These 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. 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