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Pennywise the Dancing Clown -
Terrifying white-faced clown on the TV mini-series "Stephen King's
IT" (1990). Pennywise was actually the psychic projection of an
alien creature ("It") living in the sewers of the small 1960s town
of Derry, Maine. Every 30 years the creature awoke from hibernation
and lured young children to their doom. The adults of the town were
aware of the creature but strangely never interfered with its
feeding.
Then one day, seven local 12-year-old children (dubbed "the Lucky
Seven") realized that evil lurked in their midst, and so they
challenged the creature's hold on their town. After an initial
encounter, the children believed they had defeated the creature, but
thirty years later "It" reappears and kills more children.
The murders alert town librarian Mike Hanlon - one of the
former Seven - that once again "It" was alive. He quickly contacts
his childhood friends and soon one-by-one they reluctantly return to
their hometown to do battle. Unfortunately, Stanley is so terrified
that he commits suicide in his tub (The word "It" spelled
in blood on the bathroom's tiled wall).
Along the way, Pennywise appears to each of the surviving six and
tries to scare them off. But undaunted by his attempts, the now
determined adults fulfill their childhood oath to kill the creature.
As a result, librarian Mike Hanlon is attacked and
hospitalized.
In a final battle in the creature's subterranean lair, "It" reveals
itself as a huge insect and the remaining five adults slay the alien
beast for good. Eddie being the last casualty of the group ("It"
kills him with insect claws).
Tim Curry (of The Rocky Horror Picture Show fame) played the
role of Pennywise, the child killing clown.
A Pennywise for your thoughts?
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IT: |
Me? I am immortal, child. I
am the eater of worlds, and of children. And you are next. |
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Pennywise: |
BEEP BEEP Richie! They ALL
float down here. When your down here with us, you'll float
too! |
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Pennywise: |
Excuse me, sir. Do you have
Prince Albert in a can? You DO? Well, you better let the
poor guy out! A-ha! A-ha! A-ha!
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Pennywise: |
Excuse me, ma'am. Is your
refrigerator running? It IS? Well, you better go catch it
before it runs away! A-ha! A-ha! A-ha!
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Pennywise: |
You're too old to stop me!
You're all too old.
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Young Bill: |
Swear to me. Swear to me that if it
isn't dead, we'll all come back. |
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Young Bev: |
I swear.
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Young Ben: |
Swear.
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Young Mike: |
I swear it.
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Young Richie: |
I swear.
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Young Eddie: |
I swear, too.
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Young Stan: |
Swear.
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Who were the kids/adults who battled
IT/Pennywise?
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The Seven (Characters) |
At age 12 (Actors) |
As an Adult (Actors) |
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William 'Stuttering Bill' Denbrough |
Jonathan Brandis |
Richard Thomas
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Benjamin 'Ben' Hascom |
Brandon Crane |
John Ritter
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Eddie Kaspbrak |
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Adam Faraizi |
Dennis Christopher |
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Richard 'Richie'
"Trashmouth" Tozier |
Seth Green |
Harry Anderson |
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Stanley 'Stan' Uris |
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Ben Heller |
Richard Masur
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Beverly (nee' Marsh) Rogan |
Emily Perkins |
Annette O'Toole
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Michael 'Mike' Hanlon |
Marlon Taylor |
Tim Reid |
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