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8th Jun 2020

It (1990)

Trivia: Seth Green is terrorized by a werewolf in the film. He would later go on to play a werewolf in the cult-favorite series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer."

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8th Jun 2020

It (1990)

Trivia: The film debuted in 1990. Actor Bill Skarsgard, who would later go on to portray Pennywise the clown in the 2017 reboot, was born the same year.

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8th Jun 2020

It (1990)

Trivia: Director and co-writer Tommy Lee Wallace reportedly hadn't read the book when he made the mini-series. He based his writing and direction around the pre-existing work of Lawrence Cohen, who had written earlier drafts of the series. Wallace felt that the film should stand on its own, and thus he didn't feel the need to read the book at the time. He has since read the book and admitted he felt the mini-series fell a little short as an adaptation.

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8th Jun 2020

It (1990)

Trivia: The mini-series was originally going to be directed by "Night of the Living Dead" director George A. Romero, who intended for it to be ten hours long. Romero had to bow out, and the mini-series was substantially edited down to a more palatable and cheaper four hours. (With commercials).

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8th Jun 2020

It (1990)

Trivia: Co-star John Ritter was a huge Stephen King fan, and was reportedly a little miffed that the "turtle" from the original novel was not referenced in the movie.

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8th Jun 2020

It (1990)

Trivia: If you look closely, there are some odd and off-kilter pieces of furniture and decoration in adult Stan's home. This was done on purpose, to subtly imply something was "off" about him since his encounter with "it."

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8th Jun 2020

It (1990)

Trivia: Jarred Blancard, who played young Henry Bowers, was very much the polar opposite of his savage character. For example, he absolutely hated having to call his co-star Marlon Taylor the "n-word," and was very uncomfortable saying it. He would frequently and profusely apologize to Taylor before and after every take when he had to say.

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