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The Losers
Bill Denbrough
Georgie’s older brother. Bill has a stutter and feels responsible for sending Georgie outside with the paper boat.
ClearStory · 1990 TV MINISERIES GUIDE
IT (1990)Part 1
Meet the Losers. Follow the memories. Keep the ending hidden.
What you need to know
Derry, Maine, 1960. After young Georgie Denbrough is killed during a rainstorm, his older brother Bill and six other outsiders begin seeing frightening things. Thirty years later, a telephone call asks the friends to remember the promise they made as children.
About 1 hour 35 minutesSupernatural horrorSet in 1960 and 1990
OPTIONAL REFERENCECharacters, places and useful termsContains story details. Open after watching.
BEFORE YOU WATCH
10 peopleWho is that character?
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Bill’s brother
Georgie Denbrough
Bill’s young brother, who follows his paper boat through the rain until it falls into a storm drain.
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The Losers
Beverly Marsh
The only girl in the group. Beverly is brave, lives with her frightening father and becomes close to Bill and Ben.
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The Losers
Ben Hanscom
The shy new boy in Derry. Ben is bullied about his weight and secretly writes Beverly a poem.
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The Losers
Richie Tozier
The group’s loud joker. Richie uses impressions and wisecracks even when everyone is frightened.
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The Losers
Eddie Kaspbrak
Bill’s anxious friend. He carries an inhaler and has been taught by his protective mother to fear illness.
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The Losers
Stan Uris
A careful, sceptical boy who struggles to accept anything supernatural.
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Mike Hanlon
The final child to join the group. His history project helps the friends understand Derry’s past.
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The threat
Pennywise
A sinister clown seen near drains and water. It seems to know what each child fears most.
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The bullies
Henry Bowers
A violent older boy who targets the Losers, especially Mike, with help from Victor and Belch.
DURING PART 1
Recap as you go
Choose only a scene you have completed. If you are unsure, wait until you finish watching.
The simple way to follow it
Keep the two times clear: the children meet Pennywise in 1960, then Mike calls the group back in 1990.
AFTER WATCHING
Key story points
This section contains major spoilers for Part 1.
Content note: This part contains horror, child death and danger, bullying, domestic abuse, frightening clown imagery and some violence.
An unofficial, independently written viewing companion for the 1990 television miniseries IT. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the rights holders, Stephen King or the filmmakers. No official images, logos or programme artwork are used.