• Director(s)

    John Campopiano, Chris Griffiths

  • Production Year

    2022

  • Genre(s)

    Documentary

  • Approx. running minutes

    126m

  • Cast

    Tim Curry, Tommy Lee Wallace, Seth Green, Richard Thomas

Film

Pennywise: The Story Of It

strong horror, suicide, sex references, language, domestic abuse

PENNYWISE: THE STORY OF IT is a documentary about the making and legacy of the 1990 TV adaptation of Stephen King's novel.…

PENNYWISE: THE STORY OF IT is a documentary about the making and legacy of the 1990 TV adaptation of Stephen King's novel.

violence
There are scenes of domestic abuse in clips from the IT miniseries.
threat and horror
There is horror imagery in clips from the IT miniseries, including scenes in which children are menaced by a demonic clown and in which blood explodes from a sink. Zombies tear a man's stomach open in a gory clip from the 1985 film DAY OF THE DEAD.
language
Strong language ('f**k') features alongside milder terms including 'shit', 'piss', 'ass', 'crap' and 'bastard'.
sex
There is some discussion of an 'orgy scene' in Stephen King's novel that was not included in the adaptation.
suicide
There are references to the suicide of actor Jonathan Brandis, as well as clips and still images from the IT miniseries depicting the bloody aftermath of a character's suicide.

  • Director(s)

    John Campopiano, Chris Griffiths

  • Production Year

    2022

  • Genre(s)

    Documentary

  • Approx. running minutes

    126m

  • Cast

    Tim Curry, Tommy Lee Wallace, Seth Green, Richard Thomas

strong horror, suicide, sex references, language, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
02/09/2022
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment
violence
There are scenes of domestic abuse in clips from the IT miniseries.
threat and horror
There is horror imagery in clips from the IT miniseries, including scenes in which children are menaced by a demonic clown and in which blood explodes from a sink. Zombies tear a man's stomach open in a gory clip from the 1985 film DAY OF THE DEAD.
language
Strong language ('f**k') features alongside milder terms including 'shit', 'piss', 'ass', 'crap' and 'bastard'.
sex
There is some discussion of an 'orgy scene' in Stephen King's novel that was not included in the adaptation.
suicide
There are references to the suicide of actor Jonathan Brandis, as well as clips and still images from the IT miniseries depicting the bloody aftermath of a character's suicide.

  • Classified date

    02/09/2022

  • Language

    English