It (also referred to as Stephen King's It) is a 1990 horror television miniseries based on the novel of the same name. The film stars Tim Curry in the eponymous role of "It" (also known as Pennywise).
The miniseries was filmed in New Westminster, British Columbia, which stood in for the town of Derry. An actual former movie house in New Westminster, the Paramount, appeared in several scenes in the miniseries, including an establishing scene where...
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It (also referred to as Stephen King's It) is a 1990 horror television miniseries based on the novel of the same name. The film stars Tim Curry in the eponymous role of "It" (also known as Pennywise).
The miniseries was filmed in New Westminster, British Columbia, which stood in for the town of Derry. An actual former movie house in New Westminster, the Paramount, appeared in several scenes in the miniseries, including an establishing scene where the young Losers go to a Saturday matinee and a later scene where the adult Richie drives by the theatre and sees a disturbing message from "It" on the marquee. In reality, the New Westminster Paramount stopped showing movies in 1983 and now functions as a strip club.
As part of the casting process, Rozz Williams of gothic rock band Christian Death auditioned for the part of Pennywise, going so far as to arrive at the audition in a costume he made himself. However, Wallace ultimately decided that Tim Curry's audition was of a higher quality....
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