IT (1990) * FIRST TIME WATCHING * reaction & commentary * Millennial Movie Monday

[@evilervcowart6234]

Eddie: "I've never really loved anyone...except you guys..." Ashleigh: "Orgy!!" Me (who has read the book): 😬

[@MontgomeryWenis]

Yes! The Beverly gangbang is such a creepy addition to the novel.

[@sexysadie2901]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@D.J.-]

Was thinking the same thing!!! Ashleigh freaked me out a bit with that "innocent" statement!!

[@zmandragon]

I was going to mention it but yall got it covered

[@eddieslone]

Came here for this comment 😂

[@photoguy42]

A lot of people shit on this version since the new movie came out. They don't seem to realize it was made for network television and broadcast in prime time. Compare it to any other made for tv movie and it's a masterpiece. And I think they did a brilliant job of making it creepy/scary without needing to use a lot of excessive gore to do it.

[@katwebbxo]

I completely agree. Some people just look at it as outdated and don't appreciate the disturbing atmosphere it creates. Not everything needs gore to be effective.

[@elizabitty213]

Totally agree! Also I think if not to this day but for a very long time it was the most viewed made for tv. Especially since back in the day you couldn’t have your rewatching documented lol

[@Lapinporokoira]

I've enjoyed both but I still enjoy this version more.

[@AcornRiot]

I enjoy this one more than the remake because the remake feels too polished. The rough edges that this one has adds charm to it in my eyes

[@WolfHreda]

This and The Stand are two of my favorite things to watch. I love them.

[@stonecoldku4161]

"You don't think of evil killing things being made of light." Tell that to every bug that's been killed by a Bug Zapper.

[@gordondavis6168]

Ashleigh, this is a meta review. Pennywise terrorized you as a child when you first saw this film, and now he has come back to frighten you as an adult. This mirrors the film’s story quiet well.

[@MGmirkin]

Winner, winner, chicken dinner... What is it, about 20 years later, or so?? ;)

[@nightwingjosh8491]

i still love that seth green plays a kid scared of werewolves here and then plays a werewolf 8 years later on buffy

[@SayWHARadio]

I was today years old when I realized that

[@SkageXL5]

Young Beverleys' actor Emily Perkins was Becky on Supernatural. Jonathan Brandis was the big star of the show though, lots of things happened there.

[@isabeljimenez6067]

And I just realized, Buffy was John's last acting role. Talk about your 6 degrees. Lol

[@SayWHARadio]

@@isabeljimenez6067 🤯🤯

[@SkageXL5]

@@isabeljimenez6067 he was in Buffy in '97, his last role was 8 Simple Rules.

[@jmcb00]

"Beverly is getting it from all sides" Me who has read the book: you have no idea

[@acegamer5082]

Ben is John Ritter who was Jack in “Three’s Company” and “8 simple rules”. Brilliant comedian.

[@DarthTach]

RIP

[@StardustandMadness]

And married to Maid Marian from Men in Tights

[@dionysuskiss1]

Another fun fact, he Tex Ritter's son. He was a popular country singer.

[@PorkchopXpress]

Real Men is such an underrated movie.

[@thebrhinocerous]

Yeah, I grew up watching Three's Company, and now in my 40s, I have looked back at John Ritter's comedic chops, and the guy really was amazing.

[@RetroRobotRadio]

Initially they wanted to make the Pennywise makeup more monstrous, but Tim Curry insisted it only be normal clown makeup. He said he could make it creepier with acting.

[@kaylahensley1581]

That’s why I still prefer the miniseries to the new adaptation. The effects are crappy and the acting can be a little corny, but Tim Curry is Pennywise.

[@user-zp4ge3yp2o]

That's what people get wrong about clowns, they TRY and make them look scary when really just normal clowns are disturbing.

[@scipioafricanus5871]

@@user-zp4ge3yp2o Valley of the Uncanny...

[@SpiderandMosquito]

To be fair though, his real reason was because he was recently on Legend which if you've seen you can probably imagine why he wouldn't want anything too extreme XD

[@clemdane]

They made the same mistake with Annabelle, imho. The real Annabelle haunted doll was just a large Raggedy Ann doll. It's the contrast with a seemingly innocuous object, a nice doll that should be familiar and make you happy with the fact that it does totally evil things. Making the doll look evil to begin with doesn't make any sense.

[@TheJabbate1]

If you want another Stephen King mini series recommendation, I recommend The Stand from '94. Given the current geo-political situation we are in, it may hit close to home.

[@davidsandy5917]

The Stand is good and as you mention, very relevant. Another I would recommend is Rose Red.

[@MGmirkin]

There's also The Langoliers and The Mist.

[@MGmirkin]

Not a mini series, but the first couple Children of the Corn movies were pretty decent horror. Though, as I recall they got worse after like part 2 or 3...?

[@mikethemotormouth]

Wasn't Storm of the Century also a 2 part miniseries?

[@rebeccassweetmusic4632]

Tim Curry is such a great actor. He knows how to completely disappear into his roles and do things differently for each one of them

[@JamiHeart]

Ashleigh: "Beverly be playing all the sides!" Ashleigh: "Orgy!" Me: "If you only knew how close to the truth you are...lol"

[@bslayer1232]

Ashleigh: Why does that look like a turtle? Me: Somebody is taking an accidental deep dive into Stephen King lore. Next shell be saying Bill and Beverly are looking a little "shiny" lol Edit: Anyone confused by this comment can google Stephen King and turtle.

[@unclebounce1495]

You might say she was a tom's girl. but she was everyone's girl. :oD

[@darkhoursofday6250]

Heh.... nervous laughter. Yeah... heh heh... that would be dumb right? Like something no one should ever talk about and maybe should skip int he book if it existed there because it would be way too creepy.

[@LadyAerys]

You've seen Tim Curry in horror, in comedy, in a musical, now you need to see him in fantasy, for that, Legend, where he plays Darkness. I still listen to the soundtrack. And I don't think you've seen the Dark Crystal yet. Those are two I hope to see you get too! Happy Hallobeans, been a blast watching horror movies with you. The new IT is a remake, more gore/scares, a bit more following the book. This IT was a made for tv movie, so it wasn't as gory, but the jump scares win. I love this version, I think this Pennywise is better. More of the fake happy clown persona to lure you in then eat you. The new Pennywise is just all out scary, how's that lure you in? Also as other's have said, the book is really great, but it gets weird. And according to the book IT is an evil spider type thing while the creator of the universe is a giant space Turtle. It's hard to explain, you just gotta find time to read the book.

[@UltimateGamerCC]

nope, she's not seen Dark Crystal, only Labyrinth so far.

[@lungfulldrummer8921]

Been pulling for her to do legend for a while.

[@UltimateGamerCC]

@@lungfulldrummer8921 well considering how the comment section of this one is full of Legend requests, i have a feeling we'll be seeing that real soon.

[@mattlazarus2489]

She's not gonna like the skeksis on many levels lol.

[@UltimateGamerCC]

@@mattlazarus2489 especially Chamberlain, i bet she's gonna be freaked out when she sees them eat. XD

[@pmalone4]

The book is clearer on It's true form: It's basically an ancient entity from outside the universe that is so beyond our understanding that the spider form is essentially the closest thing human minds can perceive it as. It's a nod to Cthulu mythos in that the 'Deadlights' are both the monster's home realm as well as the monster's true form. Looking into the Deadlights causes insanity, which is why Bill's wife became catatonic until the end.

[@krannok]

The book is not clearer. There is no answer as to what It is, that idea of it being an alien from outside of the universe is just your impression. When I read the book, I got the impression that It is a god of some sort which accidentally came into being when the Turtle created the universe. It has no "home realm". The word "deadlights" was just an insane thought that passed through one of the kids' minds and they latched onto it and it shouldn't be read as a literal description of some kind of actual light-emitting organs. That's actually the thing which bugged me the most about this film - they gave the impression that It had a rational origin, that it was spider-shaped, and that it had some kind of silly lights to look at. Just goes to show how differently different people can read a book.

[@Miss_Camel]

Soooo….like the dude’s mistress who was gonna marry Donna on her first appearance on doctor who?

[@andrewfleming611]

So, it's some kind of killer clown from outer space? 😁

[@kageakuma3009]

@@krannok As far as I'm aware King has hinted at the fact It may be Todash monster when asked by fans about a character in The Dark Tower possibly being It. He stated the character was not It, but they were most likely the same species, perhaps some powerful Todash monster. I mean the fact It laid eggs and Derry itself does act like one of the portals to the Dark Tower, in Insomnia the Crimson King uses deadlights around Derry to ascend to another level of the tower.

[@Nathanscottphilipps]

@@kageakuma3009 Yeah it's hinted at in other books. The red king said it was it's cousin or something liike that, and could be from the same realm (todash) that the the wendigo from pet cemetary might be from . That's why they influenced the people in their towns like that

[@drasticbread249]

"Beverly be playing all the sides!" If you've read the book, you probably laughed out loud at this like I did.

[@RichardX1]

Or cringed.

[@Bioroid]

Came to say the same thing.

[@woodgatejack]

I did do a bit of a snort when she said "Orgy!"

[@SayWHARadio]

I definitely did 😆

[@geminiacleo7ewe]

@@RichardX1 cringed. Definitely cringed

[@totallyanonymousbish9599]

08:22 the most iconic movie commentary I have ever heard😂😂😂😂😂

[@44excalibur]

“Why does that look like the underbelly of a turtle?" Wow, that's really ironic that you said that, Ashleigh. In the book, the Great Turtle was Pennywise's adversary.

[@jamesfield1674]

Maturin

[@CMinorOp67]

And the creator of our universe, thanks to a tummy ache. … … Seriously…wtf was King on?

[@44excalibur]

@@CMinorOp67 Well, King didn't come up with that idea. The World Turtle is from Hindu and Chinese mythology. Pennywise is inspired by H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu mythos.

[@gimmethunder]

See the turtle of enormous girth. On his shell he holds the earth. His thoughts are slow but always kind. He holds us all within his mind.

[@CMinorOp67]

@@44excalibur ooo, did not know that. I thought it was all just King’s imagination. Still…a part of me wishes they had included Maturin in the movies. I’m curious how they could/would handle it: a hallucinating kid conversing with a giant turtle.

[@Aeneiden]

What I like about this version is that Tim Curry's clown is more unpredictable, from funny to scary. The new one goes scary all in all the time

[@gimmethunder]

100% Pennywise mostly appeared as a clown because it would help draw children in. There's no way any kids are approaching the new Pennywise.

[@Band1t286]

Happy Hallowbeans! This was originally a 2 part TV miniseries. Richard Thomas was from The Waltons, John Ritter from Three's Company and Harry Anderson was from Night Court.

[@tedharrell29]

Tim Reid was Venus Flytrap in WKRP in Cincinnati. Beverly (Annette O’Toole) played Hope on Virgin River. Stan (young version) is Seth Green from Austin Powers among other things.

[@JoshRead1]

Ashleigh- Beverly be playing all the sides. People who read the book - Ashleigh you have no idea.

[@darthken815]

Beverly "Friends With Benefits" Marsh

[@rallyking13]

I thought that when Ashleigh said "Orgy!"

[@scipioafricanus5871]

@@darthken815 God bless her.

[@omegamysterio3701]

Ashleigh: "Beverly be playing all the sides!" ...You haven't read the book I take it... Ashleigh later: "Orgy!" Ummmmmm 😅😅😅 Loved the reaction! 😁 24:16 just as Beverly opened the cookie and the blood sprays out I got a commercial "The quicker picker upper Bounty!" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@RG-df2lr]

I hope Ash saw this because this is exactly what I thought when these were said. LOL.. Bev and the group really did it all. lol

[@LucSchots]

Gen-Z doesn't read anymore

[@OolTube02]

"Oh, they're going to add a girl to the group. This is not going to end well." I suggest you read the book.

[@JockevanHelgen]

Ashleigh: "What is that, a turtles underbelly" Me (Who read the book): "Well, no, not this one BUT..."

[@rosshall6475]

Its turtles all the way down

[@jamesfield1674]

ves-ka Gan

[@jlew13jl]

Tim Curry is a legend!!!! His acting range has to be the best of any actor

[@angell1971]

This was an amazing "Happy HalloBeans" that you gave us, Ashleigh!! Loved 'em all!!!!

[@Todrick451]

Ashleigh: "beverly be playin all the sides" IT Novel Readers: "Oh girl... you have no idea."

[@joevishnu]

I extremely appreciate the thematic consistency of Ashleigh having a memory of this film scaring her as a kid and then having those memories come back to her as she's watching it. Added an interesting layer to this video, haha.

[@nickwittednonpareil]

Now that you mention it, having a traumatic hazy memory of "It" as a child and then fully watching "It" as an adult might be the best possible viewing experience for the story. I didn't even put that together.

[@winterfire1097]

"You hair is Winter Fire. January Embers." The thing that irks me about the Miniseries is they didn't even make her hair RED like it was supposed to be. That's one thing I was so much happier with the remakes/new adaptations. They got an actual redhead pair to portray the fiery Beverly Marsh. Also, the reason Bev was with an abuser still is because when you suffer trauma like Beverly or Eddie, you find yourself repeating patterns of said abuse. So both Eddie and Beverly were stuck in those situations, though in the new movie Part 2, they show Eddie is married to Myra who is basically his mother but blonde, he even calls her "Mommy" on accident. Also, when you watch IT (2017) or Chapter 1, watch how they leave the Blood Oath, it shows who is going to die in order.

[@timwinslett722]

No, original.

[@adalizrodriguez7035]

I loved Tim curry in Annie. He plays rooster. And he has this whole dance routine with Carol Burnett (another icon by the way) it’s so good

[@86forever]

YES!! i'd love it if Ashleigh wached the 1980s "Annie" w/ Carol!!! :)

[@Thundarr100]

I love that movie. It has very sentimental meaning for me.

[@cassiemichael4697]

Yeah, plus, I think she's gonna be like me and really like Punjab. He has a really cool personaly and presence. And, he can do magic, too. Airplanes, anyone?

[@dpcnreactions7062]

"Back when Kids would be exploring outside" Those were the best times!

[@1001Hobbies]

...doing REAL THINGS. Yes. That's what we did. We didn't sit in front of a screen and pretend.

[@BlahBlahWoofWoof12]

Ashleigh: "Beverly be playing all the sides!" So the reason for this is in the book, after they beat Pennywise the first time as kids they got lost in the sewers & the solution to find their way out was to be together as friends. So they decided to play a fun game of "Train Conductor"

[@scorp77snake]

Eddie married a woman who was like his mom and Bev married a guy that was like her father. Derry has a life of its own when you leave you forget the evil there , and yes Adults don't see because IT doesn't let them. IMO Tim Curry is the GOAT at playing pennywise

[@gimmethunder]

I don't think it was so much that IT doesn't let them see, but more that, as grown ups, they don't believe in monsters and things that go bump in the night, so it's harder for them to see it. I agree 100% about Tim Curry! The new Pennywise is just another addition to so many movie monsters already out there and doesn't really stand out. Tim Curry gave it a personality and the sense that it could lure kids in to pounce on them.

[@Spottedfeather]

Eddie wasn't married.

[@uraniaininverno995]

@@Spottedfeather In the book, he was.

[@RealNTAF]

I'd say Skarsgaard was way creepier, and the costume department was much better in the remake. After watching the remake, i can't help but think the original is cheesey.

[@irenemichelleanne]

And you forgot that Bill ended up marrying a woman who was supposed to look exactly like Beverly...

[@thaddeusskywalker5293]

As a stutterer, both child actors who played Bill knocked it out of the park with their performances, and perfectly captured what happens when you stutter!

[@oni6903]

“As a stutterer” 😂🤣 I’m sorry I never thought I’d see that sentence lmfao

[@maryannesutton8744]

Fun fact, a lot of the movie was filmed in Vancouver, Canada. In my neighborhood when I was a kid. Made me so scared to go outside.

[@purpleelephantdebh]

the book is a truly terrifying read, and all the stuff they didn't have time to develop or the technology to cover really fleshes out the story. if you ever get the chance to read it, you won't regret it.

[@BusStopProductions.]

Especially, the part in the book we're all the young protagonists are in the dirt nasty sewer in their underwear after killing It & proceed to have coitus together

[@sidrat2009]

Yes you will It won't make you a better a person in anyway, shape or form just like the alien IT. If you've made it this far in the comments you may have already read my comment regarding Richard Laymon.

[@jbrisby]

I can't imagine who thought a movie version of It would do it justice. It really should be done as a Netflix series. The book has five parts; each one could be an entire season.

[@purpleelephantdebh]

@@sidrat2009 spoken like a person who has never held a book and turned the pages for the pleasure of reading and going on the adventure. by your reasoning this film should not have been watched or reacted to because "it won't make you a better person in anyway (sic) shape or form". fairly shallow argument against entertaining yourself in any way, shape or form.

[@GanonGhidorah]

Eh, truth be told I found the book to be a bit too long-winded. I usually can get behind very detailed books, but I felt like King went a bit overboard on certain parts that sort of dragged on past their welcome.

[@StephenChast]

If you love Tim C, He literally disappears into his role in Legend.

[@yuyaricachimuel555]

*YES!*

[@slytheringingerwitch]

He is so hot in Legend.

[@nathandahler8088]

One more great movie to recommend from this general era of Tim Curry: Legend (1985). For risk of spoiling anything else for a first time reaction, I will say no more.

[@TrenchToast]

I'll say it again.. Tim Curry's best performance imo is as Darkness in the 80's movie Legend. Must watch! (Theatrical version though)

[@Rogn1]

I’ve always thought that as well.

[@windandcloudshadow158]

For me that's tide with Doctor Frank N Furter as his best.

[@IndyCrewInNYC]

Don't forget Wadsworth, the butler, in "Clue." Is there anything this guy can't do?

[@David-oo8yo]

Tim Curry being Frank-en-furter and Pennywise is RANGE. What an actor, ugh love him.

[@lynnkain]

Loved him in “Clue”!

[@David-oo8yo]

@@lynnkain he's a scene stealer in everything he's in, that's for sure.

[@AnOldYoungGuy]

And don't forget the demon in Legend.

[@allanbaker3958]

From "Was it really all that bad Brad?" To "Kiss me fatboy!"

[@tiffanyfreeman6411]

Happy Hallobeans! What a great month this has been. I'm so glad you ended with IT. The book is way more terrifying for me, but the movie scared the bejeezus outta me as a kid. Can't wait to see what you watch next!

[@rcrawford42]

"Why does it look like the underbelly of a turtle?" Oh, boy. That's one of the weirdest parts of an already very weird book.

[@aiofefern164]

A 🐢 the book moments she nailed without knowing👌🏾

[@AcornRiot]

I wish King talked more about writing the connected universe in interviews

[@bbb462cid]

BEHOLD the turle of enormous GIRTH On his SHELL he holds the EARTH

[@44excalibur]

@@bbb462cid “He loves the land and loves the sea, and even loves a child like me."

[@nohandlenotme]

Ashleigh discovered John Ritter, he was a comic genius, and an enormous talent, may he forever rest in peace!

[@passenthrualaska3293]

OMG! Wouldn't Ashleigh LOVE 'Three's Company'? Tell me I'm wrong.

[@stephenolan5539]

Real Men is a very underrated movie.

[@mockfanatik]

I watched a TV show thinking this one actor looks like John, it turned out to be his son. I loved John Ritter, I always thought he was so funny. Also Harry Anderson was funny too, he was in Night Court as the judge.

[@Chuck_EL]

@@mockfanatik may both of them and jonathan brandis rip (young bill)

[@Kno_Buddy]

The 1990 It movie originally was a mini series on tv and when it went to home release they stitched it together into a movie to make it easier to watch on VHS. The FCC in the 90s was a lot more lenient as well so they got away with more. The book actually has an immortal turtle that comes from the same universe as Pennywise and it’s the only creature that can kill it.

[@theman4884]

Movies I Think Ashleigh Will Love Legally Blonde (2001) October Sky (1999) Rudy (1993) Footloose (1984) Weekend at Bernie's (1989) Grease (1978) FM (1978) Adventures in Babysitting (1987) Idiocracy (2006) Grease (1978) Kelly's Heroes (1970) Back To School (1986) Risky Business (1983) My Cousin Vinny (1992) Planet of the Apes (1968) The Warriors (1979)

[@mideon84]

Agree to all. Except Idiocracy. That's more of a documentary than a movie.

[@kyrastube]

Happy hallobeans! And also, it's interesting that when the spider passed above them you said it looked like the underbelly of a turtle. In the book, IT has an opposite, a creature even older than IT, and the only thing IT was afraid of. And that was a turtle.

[@djb10]

Ben is played by the late John Ritter.......Jack Tripper from the show Three's Company.

[@MechaJoezilla]

This was a 2 part mini-series. The guy who played Ben is played by John Ritter. He was in Three’s Company in the 80’s and 8 Simply Rules For Dating My Daughter also.

[@stephentraylor2315]

Most of the cast came from 70's and 80's television series. Adult Richie was played by Harry Anderson, who starred in "Night Court" (1984-92). Adult Bill was played by Richard Thomas from "The Waltons" (1972-81). Adult Stan was played by Richard Masur from "Rhoda (1974-78) and "One Day at a Time" (1974-76). Adult Mike was played by Time Reid from "WKRP in Cincinnati" (1978-82). Adult Eddie was played by Dennis Christopher, who starred in the films "Breaking Away" (1979) and "Chariots of Fire (1981). 12-year-old Richie was played by Seth Green, who later appeared in the series, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997-2000) Audra was played by Olivia Hussey, who starred in Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 film adaptation of "Romeo and Juliet."

[@Yithna]

"Ben looks like Al." Me.... "I don't think so, Tim."

[@Eidlones]

Brilliant

[@UltimateGamerCC]

lol i get where she's saying that, it's the beard.

[@elliebelliewatermellie155]

Ashley I have got to say.. I’m enjoying this binge I’m on I love your videos and I love how honest about how much you’ve seen in a movie. That’s really important.. I feel like some channels lie You are just a delight and I appreciate you 💜

[@ricocampos1331]

Ashleigh: "Beverly be playin' all the sides." Me: Yea, King's book tells IT. No movie wanted to go there.

[@BillTheScribe]

No. There are some. They put you on federal watch lists after you get out of prison, but they exist.

[@cobrian45]

"Ben looks like some guy from some sitcom." Me, nodding my head. Editing Ashleigh: "Home Improvement!" That caught me off guard.

[@peateargryfin844]

Yeah, the John Ritter disrespect was real in this one.

[@UltimateGamerCC]

"auuuugh, eh!?"

[@UltimateGamerCC]

@@peateargryfin844 speaking of John Ritter, next Hallowbeans we need to make sure she watches Stay Tuned.

[@StandUpComedyFan28m]

And Terror Tract! Anyone remember that film? First time I watched that was a double dvd feature with Cherry Falls.

[@amyamesburg4657]

I was thinking one of the guys in 3 men and a little baby

[@tonybriggs280]

Hello Ashleigh. If you like Tim Curry, then you should review Legend from the early 80's. Curry plays a demon in that one and gives another great performance. Tom Cruise is in it too.

[@rustyforceps1012]

Yes. Yes. Yes!!

[@charlesmatthews7397]

Yes! If you thought he was unrecognizable as Pennywise, wait 'till you see that makeup job.

[@timwinslett722]

And Mia Sara, ferris girlfriend

[@Nsayshabol1]

Oh, and when this was released, it was what they used to call a MINI SERIES back in the day.

[@charlesgonzales3761]

"Beverly playing all sides", "why does that look like the under belly of a turtle", and "they're all having adult experiences today"= facts, lol and smh simultaneously

[@pizza-mana.k.a.pizzaparker3615]

Reading books is fun huh

[@MrSmartAlec]

For those of us over a certain age this tv movie was loaded with big stars of our time. Richard Thomas was Bill the writer. He was well known from his role of John-Boy on the Waltons. John Ritter, Ben, was well known from Three's Company and Rules for Dating my Daughter, sadly he died young. Harry Anderson, Richie, was well known from his role on Night Court, Tim Reid, Mike, was well known from his role as DJ Venus Flytrap on WKRP in Cincinnati.

[@danicao5010]

The movie they were watching in the theater when Richie spilled the soda on the bullies is I Was A Teenage Werewolf. It's from 1957 and starred Michael Landon as the lead character (the werewolf). Michael would find fame on tv shows like Bonanza, Little House on the Prairie and Highway to Heaven until his death from pancreatic cancer in 1991. My mom actually had the movie on VHS when I was a kid and it's one of my favorite classic horror movies. They actually have it here on KZbin if you wanna check it out sometime.

[@beldavius]

"Beverly's playing all the sides!" Girl, you have NO idea! Read the book!! lol

[@RichardX1]

No DON'T. It'll make you feel dirty reading Stephen King books/watching Stephen King movies afterward.

[@adgato75]

@@RichardX1 You do not speak for everyone. Not everyone gets so in their feelings. And can separate fiction from life , and understand the intent of a scene.

[@drakocarrion]

Another good Tim Curry performance, Legend from 1985.

[@j.munday7913]

Yes. I bet she'd be amazed by all the practical effects in that.

[@BT-xv8xh]

Legend is fucking badass!

[@barefootanimist]

I was 13 when this miniseries came out on TV, and at the time, I had a huge crush on Jonathan Brandis, who was a year older than me. He had more talent than he was given credit for, and it was sad to hear he'd taken his own life at the age of 27.

[@dimitrakapa4887]

I was 11...

[@Vohaul86]

I was 16 or so when this came on TV (both episodes back to back), and I slept hidden under the blanket after the finish. =D

[@barefootanimist]

I don't suppose I was the only one watching Brandis in "SeaQuest DSV," then, either.

[@StardustandMadness]

@@barefootanimist nope, seaQuest was my favourite show back then. I was devastated when I heard he’d died.

[@bettyhuback3784]

@@barefootanimist I like the show I recorded the haunted ship episode

[@johngarardo7515]

John Ritter plays Ben, you would recognize him as Jack from 'Three's Company' and Form the Problem Child movies, and from the tv Show '8 Simple Rules for Dating my Daughter'

[@misterno-ice-guy8082]

Heh "Real Men"? Effin awesome flick

[@PrinceJediMaster]

Also if you go deeper in the Childs Play movies.

[@awall1701]

John Ritter was also in The Waltons as a reverend.

[@PrinceJediMaster]

@@awall1701 and Buffy the Vampire Slayer as Ted the killer Android

[@gordonfreeman1839]

It was aired again for Halloween here in Italy, and every time I see it again because it is one of my favorites ever and it reminds me a lot of the time it was released ...when I was 14!

[@jamiewilson3599]

HUGE cast for the time. Tim Curry (of course), and the ones I can name off the top of my head: John boy from The Waltons, Jack Tripper from Three’s Company, Jusge Harry from Night Court, and Venus Flytrap from WKRP in Cincinnati.

[@AlexSeverinski]

Plus Juliet Capulet, Lana Lang/Martha Kent and Brigitte Fitzgerald.

[@MrRezRising]

Oz from Buffy

[@NightRanger-lz6tp]

The father from License to Drive

[@TxSonofLiberty]

Ashleigh: "Ben looks like Al from Home Improvement" Me: "No, Ben looks like Jack from Three's Company, and he looks like Paul from 8 Simple Rules For Dating My Daughter." Also Me: "While we're at it, Young Beverly looks like Becky from Supernatural, Young Richie looks like Oz from Buffy the Vampire Slayer and like Scottie Evil from the Austin Powers Series, Young Bill looks like Bastian from Neverending Story II and like Lucas from SeaQuest DSV, Adult Richie looks like Judge Harry Stone from Night Court, Adult Beverly looks like Lana Lang from Superman III and like Martha Kent from Smallville, Adult Bill looked like John-Boy from the Waltons (is he typecast as Authors?), Adult Mike looks like Venus Flytrap from WKRP in Cincinnati and like Detective Marcel 'Downtown' Brown from Simon & Simon, Adult Stan looks like Clark from The Thing, and Georgie looks like Georgie from Georgie (seriously, there is a short film made in 2019 with him reprising his role and the guy, who played Young Stan, Ben Heller, playing a Jogger... sadly, IT and IT related stuff is the entirety of Heller's career)."

[@lylypad]

Ahhh Superman III tbh my favorite of the old school superman movies. I was a kid and found it the most fun.

[@livthenekomancer]

Young Richie is the actor who plays Scott Evil from Austin Powers (Seth Green) so you're right on the nose! :)

[@TxSonofLiberty]

@@lylypad You're a genius. You've invented a machine that can find anybody's weak spot. Congratulations, old buddy. You'll go down in history as the man who killed Superman!

[@TxSonofLiberty]

@@livthenekomancer I'm pretty sure I am right on the money on all of them. I also know that Willow & Oz were secretly dating for 9 years before the "What's My Line" two-parter (Their first date was in My Stepmom is an Alien in 1988) under aliases of Jessie Mills and Fred Glass respectively.

[@donovanmedieval]

I think he looks like the guy from Hero at Large.

[@OrangeElixir]

The young lady who played Beverly as a girl also played one of the sisters in "Ginger Snaps", a really great werewolf movie.

[@boldbearings]

"Why is he made of light?" It's a good tie-in to why we hear him laughing at the end. The book really is a great piece of horror.

[@fynnthefox9078]

"Why is he made of light?" Why not?

[@jamiesucie2685]

John Ritter was on the classic tv show “3’s Company” but you may remember him from “8 simple rules for dating my teenage daughter”

[@ironknuckle143]

Ashleigh: Beverly is playing all sides. Me: Yeah let's just say they're all "tunnel buddies"

[@kevinkuptz7397]

Did anyone else snicker when the Kids were talking about being a train conductor ? Does Ashleigh even know what happens in the book? Hearing Ashleigh yell "orgy" makes me wonder.

[@alanholck7995]

Sadly, Tim Curry suffered a stroke in 2012 & has never really recovered 🙁

[@Rmlohner]

Also, John Ritter was killed by a massive heart attack in 2003, at just 54, and Harry Anderson died in 2018 at 65 after a devastating series of strokes.

[@katwebbxo]

He's gotten a little better. I saw a video of him at a convention talking about IT and he did the voice a few times. He was also in the TV version of Rocky Horror Picture Show a few years ago.

[@alanholck7995]

@@katwebbxo Glad he is doing better. Is he still in a wheelchair?

[@dannytse8767]

@@Rmlohner John Ritter died from an undetected flaw in his heart called an aortic dissection....not a heart attack.

[@charlesballard5251]

On Thursday November the 15th of 1990 I went into my mothers room to administer her meds just after 9p.m. and found her dead. She was a big Stephen King fan. "IT" was originally aired as a 2 part mini-series with the first part airing 3 days later on Sunday the 18th while we were having my mothers visitation. The 2nd part aired on Tuesday the 20th, the day after we buried her. I was trying to get an acting career together a few years ago and got an audition script for the part of Pennywise in the 2017 production. Food for thought Ashleigh. Also... okay... I guess with the beard John Ritter looks a bit like Richard Karn. He also looks like JOHN RITTER who played Jack Tripper in the classic sitcom "Three's Company" and also was in "8 Simple Rules". RIP, John. We still miss ya.

[@TheEyesopened]

Ashley: Beverly be playin all the sides. You have know idea.

[@SimianJack]

Happy HalloBeans! "You can never go wrong with Stephen King!" Beep beep, Ashleigh! I'm SO happy you liked this one! I do too, the paperback was over a thou pages and one of the best reading experiences I've ever had. It's all the things I love, like Phantasm at epic length. The nostalgia...different era but still took me back to my own childhood. I was the overweight Ben in love with a Beverly who didn't know it. The finale of the book is literally unfilmable, it's so out there. Both adaptations fall short on that count, but it couldn't be helped. I love them both. HalloBeans 2.0 was a great success! :)

[@rmhartman]

um. you can go SO wrong with Stephen King. His film adaptations have a reputation for being messed up. Another of the good ones, however, was Christine.

[@adamvialpando106]

@@rmhartman I love Christine. It kinda borders on being a bad Stephen King film (like say The Langoliers) . But it's done so well that it is so damn good. Such a classic.

[@SimianJack]

@@rmhartman Agreed, Christine is one of my own faves. Plus, Ash has had good luck with John Carpenter.

[@alicechristmas5185]

Happy Hallobeans !!! Can’t wait to see if you watch Home Alone 2:Lost in New York with Tim Curry.

[@Scott-hq3jq]

"I'm not scared of clowns... but I am scared of getting killed." -- Perspective - we all could use it. :)

[@Kazeromaru]

We're all dead people walking when you think about it. We just have to realize we're actually dead before we go.

[@ElisaH_DarklyiShine]

This movie didn't make me afraid of clowns but it made me afraid of sewers, like still to this day I don't like those open side sewer things. Happy Hallobeans!

[@amykensitt7084]

Or sheets on the clothes line

[@katwebbxo]

Same. Whenever I walk by one, especially in the rain, I always think to myself "Not today, Pennywise."

[@endgame7856]

Yeah. I’ll admit the disembodied voices coming from the sink genuinely scared me as a kid.

[@cjcampbell713]

RIP Jonathan Brandis. he was Young Bill Denbrough. he was also in The NeverEnding Story part 2, Ladybugs with Rodney Dangerfield... them two and this movie is what he know for.

[@purcascade]

SeaQuest?

[@omeganapper6191]

Don't forget Sidekicks with Chuck Norris

[@cjcampbell713]

@@omeganapper6191 sidekick was a good movie, but these 3 is what most people remember him from.

[@cjcampbell713]

@@purcascade SeaQuest is a TV show, it is a great show at the time. but i just nameing movies.

[@cjcampbell713]

@@omeganapper6191 there was Stepfather 2, Good King Wenceslas, Born Free, Fall Into Darkness, Two Came Back, Ride with the Devil. how many people even remember these movies.

[@skwervin1]

I realised that its been about 15 months since I started watching you last year. I think it was Blazing Saddles... Love your work sunshine. Love your reactions Ashleigh !!

[@Capt.SlightlyBlueBeard]

HAPPY HALLOBEANS! "ORGYYY, Sorry I took that really touching moment and then ruined it" Considering the source material that is so much funnier.

[@wheelmanstan]

When you see adults still affected by the past like that and still unable to stand up to a clown who can turn them into a scared child again, it's such a sad and terrifying thing when watching it as a kid. I remember watching this and The Stand and so many great mini-series' on tv at the time. Was pretty awesome. Ya know, because everyone was watching it and talking about it the next day. Tim Curry plays sinister men so well, even his smile is creepy. Remember him in Congo?

[@seanmole8134]

The best Tim Curry transformation is still in Legend, as Darkness. A must see for this channel to round out Labyrinth and Dark Crystal.

[@Soladorn3117]

I was about to post the exact same thing. I think I went decades without knowing that was Tim Curry. Absolutely brilliant.

[@panowa8319]

"What have we here, a little boy?!" My favorite line in the movie.

[@LaughingOwlKiller]

The fact he could emote through all that makeup was nothing short of extreme skill

[@caricknight]

Yup... Legend (1985) is a Tim Curry, Tom Cruise(Top Gun/Mission Impossible), and Mia Sarah(Ferris Bueller)

[@UltimateGamerCC]

she's not seen Dark Crystal yet, unless that's a Patreon exclusive??

[@SkageXL5]

Tim Curry is always good fun, he raises everything he appears in to a higher level. I saw him as Arthur in Spamalot, and he was awesome.

[@jimenders3883]

Should see Tim Curry in the 1993 version of The Three Musketeers. Great Movie

[@gmchris3752]

Also well worth seeing in Muppet Treasure Island! oh, and Legend.

[@thedragon133]

@@gmchris3752 Congo is also a riot.

[@GeryonM]

For more barely recognizable tim curry might I suggest Legend.

[@lloyddobler2227]

Love these reactions as always. DID YOU KNOW ... You have some fans overseas. The reactors of Cinema Rules had your reaction of Terminator playing in the background as they were setting up their reaction for The Howling. Brought a huge smile to my face.

[@jeffk.9075]

I miss Harry Anderson so much. Night Court was such an underrated sitcom.

[@LibraKing3121]

Did he DIE?!!

[@jeffk.9075]

@@LibraKing3121 Yes he did die a few years back.

[@LibraKing3121]

@@jeffk.9075 Wow, I vaguely remember hearing something about that.

[@fakereality96]

The base line in the intro alone was a good enough reason to watch. : D

[@jamalbryant8099]

@@jeffk.9075 how he die?

[@imanenthuse4009]

you have a great job curating and editing hallobeans this year. so happy to follow you this month!

[@Owlaf]

@8:20 - Bully belches. 8:22 - Ashley belches right back! HELL YEAH, GIRL! You shoulda been in that scene belchin' right back at em!

[@Logan_Baron]

Oh, we're doing old school IT. Love it. So many reacting to the more recent one, but I think this one is more suited for Ashleigh.

[@fad23]

I finally finished reading the novel last year. This was a pretty good adaptation. I really liked the casting of actors with comedic chops, like John Ritter, Harry Anderson and Tim Curry. Happy Hallobeans!

[@JamesASharp]

I saw this TV horror film as a kid. This is the movie that made me realize that I love horror movies. Stephen King's IT scared the crap out of me and my younger brother, and we absolutely loved it. ❤😰😨😱 Great reaction Ashleigh! 👍

[@JamesASharp]

And to this day, I don't fear clowns. I never have. That's how good this horror film is.

[@Imagination_Station2224]

Another great Stephen King mini series from the late 70's was Salem's Lot. It's a little over 3 hours long. Scared the hell out of me as a kid and the main villain still creeps me out to this day and I'm 33! **Happy Hallobeans**

[@solomonkane6442]

Happy Samhain Mr Myers 😈💀☠👻😁 Been a long time since I've seen Salems lot Is that the one with the vampires? You were born in 1987 if you're 33 ? I was born in 1977

[@yehudahecht1520]

For me the best Stephen King TV miniseries was Rose Red. Absolutely terrifying.

[@czechoutthesereactors8905]

Hi, looks like you are true movie fan! If you want to check, we film reactions too. Recently I did Halloween. Anet

[@ajclements4627]

The OG Salem’s Lot still freaks me out.

[@Imagination_Station2224]

@@solomonkane6442 Thank you! Happy Samhain to you as well! But yep! 1987. Was probably a bit too young when I first watched it, as it gave me countless nightmares as a kid. My parents raised me on great horror classics though! Fright night, The Halloween franchise (Of course), Nightmare On Elm Street, Friday The 13th, Christine, The Shining, John Carpenter's The Thing, The Lost Boys, Maximum Overdrive... The list goes on! Lol

[@renji90998]

When the kids are lost in the sewers and do that circle chant, it’s a censored version of what happened in the book in the scene. It’s honestly best if you don’t know.

[@PrinceJediMaster]

Very censured. Also glad they did not shoot the scene with Henry and Patrick.

[@roycroftki5358]

I love Tim curry, he's a great actor and awsome as pennywise the clown in 'IT'.the TV show from the 90's was amazing.I love it how starts off when they were kids and it shows pennywise appearing to each of them and tormenting them with their fears.

[@jaydisqus3353]

It's not a king movie without bullies. You inner Jack came out.

[@parallaxnick637]

Stephen King bullies aren't bullies; they're inhuman demonic murder machines.

[@sexysadie2901]

@@parallaxnick637 So, bullies.

[@carlosrootsbassman]

50's style bullies

[@jaydisqus3353]

@@carlosrootsbassman Ole school punks...

[@Gobo303]

HAPPY HALLOBEANS! I spent the whole review wondering which of the sitcom actors you recognized (Tim Reid, John Ritter, or Harry Anderson), and to have Editing Ashleigh reveal that it was Al from Home Improvement was the funniest reveal ever.

[@mayzo51184]

I think this movie does hold up well and considering when it was filmed, it was actually pretty scary for it's time. I think it helped my seeing this after reading the book. the first time I tried to watch it, I was watching it on my friend's VHS tape cuz she recorded it off the TV and I thought it sucked but the quality was really bad. Years later after I read the book, I watched it because I heard a lot of people from social media talking about how bad this was but I really liked it. I thought that everyone did a great job with the characters and this was a pretty close adaptation from the book. Great review!

[@williambevins]

Happy Hallowbeans. Tim Curry was so good in this. Other things he was in worth checking out are Legend, Home Alone 2, Oscar and Muppet Treasure Island. Hecalso did the voice of the dad in The Wild Thornburys.

[@AutoPilate]

I liked him in The Hunt for Red October too.

[@mikefromdilley]

You need to add “Legend (1985)” to your watch list. Tom Cruise. Tim Curry. It’s an amazing fantasy. 🦄🧚

[@mockfanatik]

Mia Sara also, she was in Ferris Beuller.

[@Greenwood4727]

@@mockfanatik Mia sara was a fool, who wouldnt want to date the darkness that voice

[@mockfanatik]

@@Greenwood4727 YES! LOL

[@Greenwood4727]

the story is generic, its not the best but TIM Curry OWNS the darkness

[@teddymax_]

That old lady & tea scene is the scariest in the whole movie for me

[@BeastrealDT]

What a treat, two films with Tim Curry back to back. Everything that Tim does is pure gold. Love your Friday The 13th t-shirt. Yea, more Marvel!!! ✌️❤️🌹

[@calumteine2008]

You completely hijacked my entire comment before I had a chance to write it. Props!

[@oaf-77]

Next Hallobeans ‘The Worst Witch’ (1986)

[@toxicginger9936]

Jonathan Brandis... be still my little 90's heart, I loved him so much. He was a great actor with so much more potential. (edit to add, he played young Bill)

[@ScientificallyStupid]

I loved him too, he was the standout for me and my friends when this first aired. We were all swooning. He did have tremendous potential.

[@Dracojax]

Used to watch him in seaQuest and sidekicks

[@melodramatic7904]

The actress who played Beverly also had a tiny part as Lana Lang is Superman (I think it was 2 or 3) She also played superman's mother in the series Smallville.

[@footofjuniper8212]

I read my first King book, Pet Sematary, when I was 16. I started going through one after another; my high school librarians also like him, so they reserved the first copy of IT for me when it arrived. They gently reminded me to make sure I prioritized my homework over reading it.

[@tinastar1972]

Pet Sematary was my first read as well, but I was 11. My first movie was Salem's Lot when I was 7. I saw a handful of movies before my first book (Lot, Christine, Creepshow, The Shining, Carrie), but like you, I was immediately hooked and read everything he had written prior to Pet Sematary and everything since.

[@caseyh8386]

Oo Pet Sematary! Excellent choice for your entry in to Stephen King, one of my favourites. I think my first was Carrie. But my absolute favourite is Dreamcatcher (which actually has a reference to IT in it) x