Fun fact about the theatre scene, it took practically forever to do, so Curry did things like sing-a-longs with kids and played games, it was the first scene they filmed so the kids didn't who he was and assumed the studio had hired a clown to entertain them. Boy, it must've been weird when they were told they were meant to be scared.

"I'm Pennywise the clown!" "No you're not, you're Tim Curry and you're being weird again!" Liked.

"why does it hate? why is it so mean?" someone just discovered the internet

Rest In Peace, Jonathan Brandis, Harry Anderson, and John Ritter.

"My God! I forgot about the fat shaming skeleton" 😂😂😂

If there hadn't been a Buttercream Gang reference I would've been disappointed.

If you're afraid of both clowns and Tim Curry, then you're gonna have a bad time.

I have read many of Bill’s classic novels like Cassie, Kristen, Animal Burial Ground, Melancholy, The Shimmering, and The Tammyknockers.

I snuck over to my best friends house to watch this when it first came out. I was terrified of bathrooms for ages, until my mom showed me a copy of Rocky Horror Picture Show. From then on, I just imagined pennywise in drag. And this is how Tim Curry was able to help me get over my crippling fear of Tim Curry.

Tim Curry could play a blank dictionary and STILL elevate ANY movie or TV show he's in! Tim is the GOAT!

Balki, you’re scaring the little girl. SCARING THE LITTLE GIRL?!

You can see the extra behind Tim curry trying not to smile during the library scene

The buttercream gang being the bullies in this movie is the greatest crossover ever

Props to Brad for not splitting this up into two episodes.

Gotta love *The Bye Bye Man* reference. At least we got a funny story and Brad Jones got free movie tickets.

It's just so funny that Tim Curry's short screen time in relation to the three-hour duration of the mini-series can still support the whole thing so well. Not quite perfectly, but well enough.

The book IT is thick you could hit somebody over the head with it and knock them out. Hit them with The Stand you'll kill them.

On the DVD commentary track, the actors and actresses note that Tim Curry's characterization of Pennywise was so creepy and realistic that everyone avoided him during the filming. In the novel, Beverly makes love to all of "The Lucky Seven", but Tommy Lee Wallace omitted it from this mini-series because it was just something that didn't ring true to him. Jonathan Brandis and John Ritter both died in 2003. Brandis hanged himself, while Ritter suffered an unexpected, fatal aortic dissection. Richard Masur only appeared in three scenes. This mini-series came out in 1990, the same year that Bill Skarsgård was born. Skarsgård played Pennywise in It (2017) and It Chapter Two (2019). In the novel, the group is not referred to as "The Lucky Seven". They call themselves "The Losers' Club". John Ritter was a huge Stephen King fan. In the novel, Eddie Kaspbrak lives with his wife Myra, not his mother. The American rock band Pennywise took its name from the character. Harry Anderson (Richie Tozier) died on April 16, 2018, the same week Bill Hader entered talks to play Richie Tozier in It Chapter Two (2019). Tim Curry is not in the last fifteen minutes of this mini-series. All 7 actors portraying the adult versions of "The Losers' Club" have either been nominated for or won either an Emmy or a Golden Globe. Tom Rogan has a much bigger part in the novel. He chases Beverly to Derry where Pennywise tries to get him to kill "The Lucky Seven". He eventually dies from shock after seeing the Deadlights.

Tim Curry is why I love this movie. Though McDowell would have been amazing. I kind of want to see his take on Pennywise.

Tim Curry is a goddamn national treasure.

In the book, It is said to appear every 27 years and wreck havoc in the town of Derry. And the new movie (Chapter 1) came out in 2017...exactly 27 years after this miniseries first aired.

Pennywise escaped to the one place not ruined by those pesky kids .......SPACE

Director: Now, now Tim, remember you are suppose to be a scary clown. So I want you to be as creepy as possible. Tim Curry: ARE YOU MAD!? I am a clown, and a clown I shall be MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH AHHAHAAHA Director: Oh boy

Use to see my cousin watch this film, it was pretty scary for me , but nowadays while Pennywise was still pretty freaky the movie is insanely goofy.

"Sometimes your daddy issues come back.." 😄 "Didn't mean to include a scene from Unplanned." The Bye-Bye Man hellscape callback.. So glad I saw this on my bday. 💕😄

the funniest thing to me was how when they played the scene where grown up eddie said he was a virgin and grown up richie said he couldnt help him with that...in the Movie chapter 2 Richie woulda been able to help him and would have loved too at that.

Man, this episode of 'Will IT Fit?' is different from what I expected.

I laughed when the "Night Court" theme played after Harry Anderson's name showed up. Also RIP.

Tim Curry is one of the best things to happen to humanity in the history of ever. He alone makes this movie worth watching. If he ever dies, he will not just receive a state funeral, but a world funeral. The entire world population will be in mourning.

“Johnny McPureFlix Villain”

“The poem written in stutters” 😂. I had to stop the video and laugh for like five mins.

i really miss Made for TV movies and miniseries...Stephen King had several good ones and there were several others based on literary works or crime stories when you used to watch tv regularly, usually sitcoms or drama series, these were treated like special things, they were "events" and advertised as such, and they were, even if you didn't watch all of them or liked all of them, they were special and people would look forward to them, they usually were put in time slots where regular series were on hiatus or nearing the end of the season (Thanksgiving through Christmas and early spring were where i remember them most) we don't do things like this as much anymore, mostly due to the dying network tv, in the 80s and 90s (like before) people had their favourite shows they'd watch regularly, cable was for movies and obscure offerings, tv was network and "made for tv" movies were a special event

Excuse me sir. Do you have prince Albert in a can? You do?! Well you better let the poor guy out!

"So we have a plan: we get drunk, and we get Pennywise so laid." ...brilliant idea gang!

Man, looking at Tim Curry now will make you depressed especially after his devastating stroke.

Grew-up watching this Made-For-TV/Mini-Series Movie. Still got fond memories of Tim Curry's performance, creepy scenes of past, present and telepathic contact gone haywire and asking my mom: 'why is she screaming at a tricycle?'

Tim and bill are both Fantastic Pennywise. But Tim’s seemed more subtle and friendly and not a drooling carnivore. Both do great jobs!

"These days he would try to defeat Pennywise by cancelling him" Lmao, that was good

5:20 I remember seeing this for the first time right around the time they executed Gacy. And I actually got Gacy and Pennywise confused and thought they were the same thing. And to top it off, the prison where they housed Gacy before his execution isn't too far from here. So I'm a kid watching this thinking the State of Illinois is about to execute Pennywise but what if he comes back and starts haunting me?

"Just wait until I'm reincarnated into your future boyfriend." Whenever I see that messed up scene, I will forever think of this joke.

When Pennywise monologues in the sewer saying "I am eternal" "I am eater of worlds." I thought Snob was going to say "I. Am. Darkwing Duck!"

I couldnt have been the only one that used to think that older Ben was played by Al from Home Improvement. John Ritter has the beard and haircut in this movie

Tommy Lee Wallace is a underrated filmmaker. I love Halloween 3 Season of the Witch it’s probably my favorite horror film. Fright Night Part 2 is a really fun sequel. It (1990) is still an enjoyable miniseries

One of those rare occasions where the child actors gave superior performances. I wonder how the film adaptation would have turned out if "Stranger Things" had never come about...

The Cinema Snob Reviewing the Original IT; “It’s about Damn Time!” 😉 Been waiting for you to take on IT for a Longtime, time to see if You Float or Not. 😅

I saw this when it originally premiered on tv when I was 7. . . Good job Mom and Dad.

Spoke top soon on that “flu season” joke damn lol

Wait... Bill + Mike... Bill + Mike = Bike... yep, they definitely banged. Probably in a mill.

I loved Tim Curry, Harry Anderson and John Ritter, and being scared. I was in hog heaven.

The thing I like about the mini series is that it understands that sorrow and loss is a big part of the novel. The newer movies were more, “scary clown is scary.”

Tim Curry stole the show as the creepy Pennywise. But then Tim Curry is almost always borderline creepy. Having said that the first part of the mini-series was good. The second part sucked.

Young Beverly Marsh was played by Emily Perkins, who would go on to star alongside Katharine Isbaelle. Grown up Beverly was played by Annette O'Toole, who years earlier played Lana Lang in Superman III.

“Holy shit it’s Jon Peters!” Heh, I understood that reference.

Buttercream Gang reference? 10/10.

I still love IT (1990). One of my personal favorite King adaptations.

I'm in the middle of reading It. The amount of differences I've noticed so far between the book and the 90s miniseries is insane. Spoilers if you havent read the book or seen the movie(s) I especially noticed the scene of Ben before he left to return to Derry. Ben Hanscom in the book was at a bar before he left, he was an extremely popular architect. He was good friends with the bartender, and gave him his last three pure silver dollars, three of four, where the forth one was used to save his life as a child. He drank extremely heavily using a native american technique to down very strong alcohol with no trouble. The bartender and his wife(?) Were terribly worried, sorta freaking out about how weirdly Ben was acting before he left the bar and drove to the airport.

34:40 "It's just like the clown in my husband's book: That". 😂

I hope you're proud of yourself for all those Stephen King novel references, because you totally got me.

Hey Brad I know this is unrelated to the review but I just wanted to let you know that I'm a very long time fan of yours. You are a huge inspiration for my sense of humor and I regret that I am only currently financially stable enough to start supporting my favorite KZfaqrs and I'm glad that I get to support such an awesome show on patreon like yours. Thank you and keep up the amazing work.

Tim Currys performance also influenced Matt Borne when he was the heel version of Doink the Clown.

25:36 - "And then they bang!!!" LOL!

My favorite Snob episode to date. The material in jokes were flawless

I'm not afraid of clowns but i've seen this series in the early nineties and absolutely adore Tim Curry so your assessment of me liking it is absolutely correct!

I can’t wait to see how they interpret the bike scene in the new movie. To me that was the best scene in the second half, shows despite childhood trauma the good parts can heal what those traumas damage.

made me realize how much i miss john ritter. that guy was awesome

To think how that George A Romero version of IT could have turned out... 🤔

I just watched the miniseries this morning.

The Glowing takes place at the Lookover Hotel

Oh man. That 'That' joke had me in stitches. Well done, Snob!

These people all had such depressing lives, being eaten by a clown wouldn't have been so bad.

13:24 that's a supreme level reference right there...well done, sir

One thing I don't like about this movie is that if you watch it on the DVD (not sure about blu-ray), half way through you have to get up and flip the disc over to watch the rest. I guess it's bc it's a mini-series

Very first horror movie i ever saw, when I was 6 years old, and been a Horror enthusiast ever since, I hardly watch anything else. Also Malcom McDowell as Pennywise is something I have to see, anybody who knows film sees Alex DeLarge or Caligula anytime Malcolms name is mentioned, he represents a style of film that can only be possible with a rated R, or NC-17, so he would be fn epic.

13:56 I've always want to see Tim Curry without the makeup on in that scene, but still has those teeth and contact lenses. I wonder how scary he will look?

A 43 minute Snob review? JFC, Brad, you're spoiling us.

Brad sums up every Tim Curry intro in a movie so freaking well when Pennnywise shows up to Georgie. Tim Curry: Introduces himself as his character in a movie. Audience: No you're not. You're Tim Curry and you're being weird again! XD

Killer Clowns from Outer Space, please.

This was way better than the Nostalgia Critic’s review of the mini-series.

I'm a simple man, I come for the obligatory gangbang reference, I leave satisfied

It's a good thing Stephen King's initials are SK as oppose to SH, because if they were it would make this SHIT.

21:12 I was wondering when you’d Reference that 😂😂😂😂😂 (32:30 also that was perfect 🤣 )

I like the idea that Tim wasnt even in this film to begin with, he just showed up on set one day dressed like a clown and nobody had the balls to stop him.

Fun fact: The blonde child who gets killed in It went on to play characters in Final Destination 3 and Tucker & Dale Vs Evil! I found another favorite Snob episode :) Tim Curry will always be entertaining in It 👍🏻

Poor Tim Curry if you haven't seen him today then you may be in for a shock. The man suffered a stroke I beleive and isn't as fluent in his speech nor can he walk anymore. I applaud his bravery through his difficulties.

You're much better than the Nostalgia Critic. You are less annoying and more informative!

I've always thought these movies were hilarious... The new one was funny as well.

34:44 It's the clown from my husband's book THAT. 😂

Brad do streets of fire (1984). Perfect for musical March (in September)

Your sarcastic jokes over Tommyknockers or The Stand would be wonderful.

"Oops, sorry. Didn't mean to include a scene from Unplanned." LMFAO 13:29- And the coach is played by Gary "voice of Optimus Primal from Beast Wars" Chalk. I was wondering if the Nostalgia Critic's review would get referenced on here, and not obviously about the Stephen King Drinking Game. I totally called the Ghostbusters reference.

Dude I stumbled upon your channel. You’re funny AF. Smashed the sub button

I always enjoyed the miniseries, yeah its not scary but it has a charm to it. I'll admit that the second part is the weakest.

One of my favourites Cinema Snob movie reviews.

So great. I could watch Brad and Doug review Stephen King films all day

25:32 Deleted scene, Mike and Bill finally play "Will it fit?".

Watched this a lot as a kid. Found a loophole, and convinced myself that my biggest fear was naked ladies.

So many people put this down, but actually it wasn’t horrible. Especially with Seth Green, Tim Curry, and John Ritter 😍

This is definitely one of your best reviews.

I’m a simple man just trying to make my way in the universe...I see a Cinema Snob review, I upvote.

The town of Derry Where no one believes in the importance of stranger danger.