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| '''''It''''' is the title of a ] novel by ]. It is one of his best-selling books, and a favorite among his fans, though many critics have called it overly-long and uncompelling. | '''''It''''' is the title of a ] novel by ]. It is one of his best-selling books, and a favorite among his fans, though many critics have called it overly-long and uncompelling. | ||
| The novel is the story of seven friends from the fictional town of Derry, ], and is told with the narrative alternating between two different time periods. In the late ], when they are twelve years old, the seven discover the existence of a shape-changing monster (which they call "It") and try to kill it. In the ], the friends return to finish killing the monster that they thought they had killed thirty years earlier. | The novel is the story of seven friends from the fictional town of Derry, ], and is told with the narrative alternating between two different time periods. In the late ], when they are twelve years old, the seven discover the existence of a shape-changing monster (which they call "It") and try to kill it. In the ], the friends return to finish killing the monster that they thought they had killed thirty years earlier. | ||
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It is a 1927 romantic film which tells the story of a shop girl who sets her sights on the handsome owner of the store where she works, only to find her plan endangered when a reporter writes a story claiming she is an unwed mother. It stars Clara Bow, Antonio Moreno and William Austin. Because of this film, Bow became known as the "It" girl ("It" being a euphemism for sex appeal.)
The movie was adapted by Elinor Glyn, Hope Loring, Louis D. Lighton and George Marion Jr. (titles) from the novel by Glyn (who has a small role as herself in the movie.) It was directed by Clarence G. Badger and Josef von Sternberg (uncredited). In 2001 the United States Library of Congress deemed the film "culturally significant" and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry.
It is the title of a horror novel by Stephen King. It is one of his best-selling books, and a favorite among his fans, though many critics have called it overly-long and uncompelling.
The novel is the story of seven friends from the fictional town of Derry, Maine, and is told with the narrative alternating between two different time periods. In the late 1950s, when they are twelve years old, the seven discover the existence of a shape-changing monster (which they call "It") and try to kill it. In the 1980s, the friends return to finish killing the monster that they thought they had killed thirty years earlier.