Stephen King credits the blockbuster success of IT, directed by Andrés Muschietti and based on his 1986 novel of the same name, with nostalgia for the original 1990 TV movie adaptation. Tommy Lee Wallace’s two-part miniseries starring Tim Curry as the titular clown, Pennywise, released in 1990 on ABC and became a favorite amongst horror fans. Unfortunately, its short, 3-hour length forced Wallace and co-writer Lawrence D. Cohen to cut multiple subplots out of the film. But, Curry’s performance managed to elevate the miniseries into a cult classic.
Various movie studios have attempted to capture the popularity of the novel and the miniseries on ...
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