What is It (miniseries)?
{{italictitle}} [[File:Tim Curry cropped.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Actor [[Tim Curry]] played the villain clown [[It (character)|Pennywise the Clown]] in the miniseries. His performance was well received and became a cult icon]] '''''It''''' is a 1990 [[Horror movie|supernatural horror]] [[drama]] [[miniseries]] directed by [[Tommy Lee Wallace]], adapted by [[Lawrence D. Cohen]] from the [[Stephen King]] [[It (novel)|novel of the same name]]. ==Plot== The story revolves around an inter-dimensional [[predator]]y [[shapeshift]]er which has the ability to transform itself into its [[prey]]'s worst fears, allowing it to explore the [[phobia]]s of its [[victim]]s. It mostly takes the form of a sadistic, wisecracking [[clown]] called [[It (character)|Pennywise]], in order to [[trick]] and [[murder]] [[child]]ren. The [[protagonist]]s are The Lucky Seven, or The Losers Club, a group of outcast children who discover Pennywise and vow to destroy him by any means necessary. The series takes place over two different time periods, the first when the Losers first discover Pennywise as children, and the second when they're called back as adults to defeat Pennywise, who has resurfaced. ==Cast== The series features an ensemble cast, which includes [[Dennis Christopher]], [[Annette O'Toole]], [[John Ritter]], [[Harry Anderson]], [[Richard Thomas (actor)|Richard Thomas]], [[Tim Reid]], [[Richard Masur]], [[Michael Cole (actor)|Michael Cole]], [[Olivia Hussey]], and [[Tim Curry]] as Pennywise. ==Background== Originally thought as a four-part eight-hour series, [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] enlisted writer Lawrence D. Cohen to adapt the 1,138-page King novel. Production on ''It'' began in early 1990, and the series was filmed over a period of three months in [[New Westminster, British Columbia]] in mid-1990. ==Aftermath== ''It'' aired on ABC over two nights on November 18 and 20, 1990, and was a major success for the network, attracting 30 million viewers in its premiere. Since its initial televis