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It (1990)

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Reviews Counted:10

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Rotten:3

Average Rating:5.6/10

Runtime: 3 hrs 13 mins

Genre: Television

Synopsis: A small town group of youngsters are terrorized by a malignant force that kills. Some thirty years later, they learn of another string of child murders back in their home town, and this time team... A small town group of youngsters are terrorized by a malignant force that kills. Some thirty years later, they learn of another string of child murders back in their home town, and this time team up to fight back. Based on the novel by Stephen King. [More]

Starring: Harry Anderson, Dennis Christopher, Annette O'Toole, Tim Reid

Starring: Harry Anderson, Dennis Christopher, Annette O'Toole, Tim Reid, John Ritter, Richard Thomas, Olivia Hussey, Richard Masur, Tim Curry, Jonathan Brandis, Seth Green, Emily Perkins, Sheila Moore, Jarred Blanchard, Gabe Khouth, Megan Leitch

Director: Tommy Lee Wallace

Director: Tommy Lee Wallace
Story: Stephen King

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The first half is terrifying -- or was when I was younger. The second half has a bad special effect spider.

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11/11/05
Dan Fienberg
Dan Fienberg
Zap2it.com

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07/14/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

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02/17/05
Randy Shulman
Randy Shulman
Metro Weekly (Washington, DC)

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10/30/04
Jake Euker
Jake Euker
F5 (Wichita, KS)

Too vanilla, too banal and too earnest to do the source material any justice.

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10/29/03
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
Apollo Guide

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08/01/03
Ryan Cracknell
Ryan Cracknell
Movie Views

Effective TV adaptation of King's novel

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07/11/03
Jon Niccum
Jon Niccum
Lawrence Journal-World

Top-Calibre horror

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07/11/03
Clint Morris
Clint Morris
Moviehole

As made-for-TV horror, it lacks real bite, but still has a fine unsettling atmosphere. And let's face it: clowns are REALLY scary.

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10/03/02
Rob Vaux
Rob Vaux
Flipside Movie Emporium
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09/10/02
Kevin N. Laforest
Kevin N. Laforest
Montreal Film Journal

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07/25/02
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com
 
 
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March 13, 2009: Stephen King's It Heads to Theaters Opens in new window
Warner Bros. is developing a big-screen adaptation of Stephen King's "It," and has hired Dan Kajganich ("The Invasion") to write the script. More...

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