Before Bill Skarsgård took the reins as Pennywise, there was Tim Curry's take on the terrifying dancing clown in 1990. While technically a miniseries, the project only consists of two episodes with a total running time of 192 minutes. Based on Stephen King's novel of the same name, the story is similar to the "It" remakes but takes a few more creative liberties. The film opens with Georgie falling prey to Pennywise's horrifying schemes one rainy day in Derry. Although the film's slot on network TV came with content restrictions, the production team got creative with the scares and didn't steer away from heavy topics such as childhood trauma and racism.
