FILM · 2017 · USA
It
- Directed by
- Andy Muschietti
- Runtime
- 135 min
- Studio
- New Line Cinema, Vertigo Entertainment, Lin Pictures
275 archived facts 8 topics 1 source Last reviewed Sep 2026
In a small town in Maine, seven children known as The Losers Club come face to face with life problems, bullies and a monster that takes the shape of a clown called Pennywise.
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15 Easter Eggs and References in It
- #059
Throughout the film, many movie posters can be seen in the background, either at the cinema or in Bill's room. These include Beetlejuice (1988), Gremlins (1984), Batman (1989), Lethal Weapon (1987) and A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child (1989). All of these films belong to Warner Bros. or to New Line Cinema, the two distributors behind the film.
- #072
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At around 2 hours, in the final fight scene, It attacks Mike by transforming its arms into giant spider-like legs and trying to stab him. This may be a nod to both the novel and the IT (1990) miniseries, in which the characters see Its true form but their minds can only grasp it as a giant spider.
- #104
The character Patrick Hockstetter was used in 2 Stephen King novel/film adaptations but has no connection between them. The first was in "Firestarter" and the second was in "IT 2017." The scenes in which Patrick uses a lighter and a can of aerosol to set flames in the tunnels are a nod to the character in Firestarter.
- #143
At around the 56th minute, when Bill enters Georgie's room, he picks up a Lego turtle. This may be a reference not only to the turtle in the novel "It" but also to the turtle Maturin in Stephen King's The Dark Tower series.
- #153
The film posters in the background mark the passage of time over the summer of 1989: June (Batman (1989)), July (Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)) and August (A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child (1989)).
- #156
The same old cars are parked and moved throughout the film; in particular, a dark '79 T-Bird with a tan vinyl top can be seen in the background in various places at 5:09, 14:02, 18:48 and 1:04:07.
- #159
The extreme things Patrick Hockstetter does in the novel are heavily toned down in the film, but there is a small hidden reference in his role that is not in the book. The name Patrick Hockstetter was used twice by Stephen King. One is in "IT" (1986), the other in "Firestarter" (1980). There is absolutely no relationship between the characters, but in "IT: Chapter One" Patrick uses a lighter and a can of deodorant to ignite flames in the sewer so he can see in the dark (like a firestarter).
- #179
A parody of the story titled "IT Happens" is the first chapter of The Simpsons' Treehouse of Horror #23, the twenty-third and final issue of Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror, a horror-comedy anthology comic series inspired by the annual episodes of the series that share its name. The chapter was released on September 20, 2017, a few weeks after the film's release.
- #182
New Kids on the Block is referenced several times throughout the film. Two members of the Losers' Club, Ben Hanscom and Beverly Marsh, are fans of the group. In real life, NKOTB started in 1984, when its members were young, and broke up in 1994. After being apart for more than 14 years, the group reunited in 2008 and stayed together. In the book, the same thing happens with the Losers' Club, who similarly reunite as adults 27 years after the group began.
- #190
(At about 1 hour 28 minutes) Beverly's haircut and look were modeled on Molly Ringwald's 1980s style, which Richie references while insulting Beverly.
- #208
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(Around 46 minutes) As the Losers head to Ben's house, you can see Eddie (Jack Dylan Grazer) trip and fall as he drops his bike on the ground, while in the background the camera turns to Patrick Hockstetter's 'missing' poster.
- #214
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(Around 50 minutes) On Beverley's desk, a fairy tale book titled 'The Frog Prince' can be seen, a nod to Ben's kiss later in the film.
- #222
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(Around 2 o'clock) At the climax of the fight between the Losers Club and Pennywise, Pennywise briefly transforms into Beverly's father, and Beverly responds by shoving a number of rebar into his mouth. Similarly, in A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child (1989), in the scene where Alice confronts Freddy Krueger in a dream in which he holds Yvonne hostage, Alice shoves the tail end of a pool skimmer into Freddy's mouth. There are many references to A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child (1989) in this film, particularly in the scene where it is one of the films advertised as playing at the Derry cinema. The "impalement through the mouth" scene involving Alice can be briefly seen in the end title sequence of Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991) and during the opening of Freddy vs. Jason (2003), along with other clips from the A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) film series.
- #264
The film begins in 1988 and ends roughly a year later, in 1989. It references A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child (1989), which was released in 1989. The previous film, A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988), was released in 1988.
- #274
The cinema marquee shows that Batman (1989) is playing. That film stars Jack Nicholson, who appeared in The Shining (1980). One of the posters is for A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child (1989). The previous film in that series, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987), was co-written by Frank Darabont, who directed The Shawshank Redemption (1994) and The Green Mile (1999).
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