Series Details & Credits
| ABC | Release Date: November 18, 1990 |
Starring:
Seth Green, Harry Anderson, Annette O'Toole, Brandon Crane, John Ritter, Richard Masur, Jonathan Brandis, Tim Reid, Emily Perkins, Richard Thomas, Tim Curry, Dennis Christopher, Ben Heller, Marlon Taylor, Adam Faraizl
Summary:
Stephen King's classic novel made for a terrifying mini-series about seven childhood friends whose lives are threatened by a demonic creature known as IT and how they try to put a stop to the killings he commits in routine. Twenty-seven years later, they must face him once again as they discovered that IT was not killed after all.
Genre(s):
Drama, Movie/Mini-Series
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Positive:
8
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0
May 2, 2021
Season 1 Review:
A horror sci-fi miniseries these days is as rare as moon rocks, as far and few between as known inhabited planets. And make no mistake, It is a humdinger, one big kicky ride thanks to the charismatic acting of Curry as savage, sneering malevolence. Moreover, the work of Reid, Anderson, Christopher, Ritter, Thomas, O'Toole and Masur make It a sensational horror show.
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May 2, 2021
Season 1 Review:
A true horror story, possibly the most successful horror story ever made for television, a medium hostile to sustaining belief in the unbelievable. The four-hour miniseries is a bit too long, and the ending doesn't live up to what has gone before, but this Stephen King story is gripping, fascinating, well-acted and superbly produced. [18 Nov 1990, p.5]
May 2, 2021
Season 1 Review:
Pennywise is no sweetheart. Yet this is a story that’s icky, not scary. And when you finally do get a look at the evil force in its natural state, well c’mon! Now, the monster in “Alien” was a load. But this clanky klutz? Please! The performances here, especially Thomas as the stuttering horror novelist Bill, are very good. And director Tommy Lee Wallace nicely mixes realities, artfully using his flashbacks to establish Pennywise and repeatedly return “It” to its 1960 roots.
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May 2, 2021
Season 1 Review:
Offers some deliciously shocking moments, several sequences when you may want to remind yourself: "This is not real. [17 Nov 1990, p.C-9]
May 2, 2021
May 2, 2021
Season 1 Review:
If Twin Peaks is a midnight movie for prime-time, then Stephen King's It is the miniseries equivalent of those Saturday-matinee shockers that merrily warped a generation before Freddie and Jason began staking their more graphic turf...None of the big moments, especially the limp climax, are as nerve-wracking as the plentiful incidental spooks along the way. Accept It on its own popcorn-munching terms, and keep the lights on high. [16 Nov 1990, p.1D]
Jan 5, 2020
It's a awsome miniserrie of the genere thriller !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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