The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Austin, Texas — the same theater that offered a women-only screening of “Wonder Woman” — plans a special screening of “It” that won’t just scare a few sexist dude-bros. It will scare everyone.
In an effort to keep Austin weird (and terrifying), the theater will present a clowns-only screening of “It” on Sept. 9.
According to the Drafthouse’s website, hopeful participants should come dressed in their “Pennywise best.” Participants are also encouraged to arrive early to enjoy an “IT pre-party,” complete with “face-painters available for clown ‘touch-ups’, a photo booth, raffles for prizes, and other terrifying merriment.”
The website describes the harlequin event as a “Barrel O’ Fun,” but to anyone with a fear of clowns, it sounds more like a barrel o’ tears.
Unfortunately for you sickos out there, the event is already sold out. And it doesn’t look like any other movie theaters in the country will host similar events for the “It” premiere, but feel free to dress up like a clown and see how that goes over.
Let's Revisit the 1990 'It' TV Miniseries: 5 Floating Facts About Pennywise and Friends
With the new film "It" in theaters now, we asked John Campopiano -- one of several filmmakers doing a documentary about the 1990 version of Stephen King's "It" -- to take us deep into the history of that TV miniseries. Here are five things we didn't know.
Stephen King has said he decided to make his scary creature a clown because clowns scare children more than anything else. "They do have that kind of monstrous thing going for them," he told Conan O'Brien.
Jonathan Brandis, who portrayed young Bill Denbrough in "It," had worked on another Stephen King film adaptation the year prior. He did the voiceover for the opening scenes of the 1989 film "Pet Sematary."
Tim Curry's Pennywise makeup changed quite a bit during the production. It went from being very dramatic and articulated to more subdued. Curry had recently worked on the film "Legend" and was not excited about being in a lot of makeup again. He and director Tommy Lee Wallace agreed that he would have minimal makeup.
Despite being set in Derry, Maine, the miniseries was actually shot in and around Vancouver, British Columbia.
Many fans dislike the ending of the miniseries, specifically the scenes involving the giant spider. Even cast and crew members, including Wallace, have expressed disappointment with how it came together.
Bonus: King once had his own scary interaction with a clown: a man dressed as Ronald McDonald once said next to him on a first-class flight, lit up a cigarette and ordered a gin and tonic. He told King he had come "from McDonaldland."
With the new film ”It“ in theaters, we look back at the miniseries that made everyone hate clowns
With the new film "It" in theaters now, we asked John Campopiano -- one of several filmmakers doing a documentary about the 1990 version of Stephen King's "It" -- to take us deep into the history of that TV miniseries. Here are five things we didn't know.
