<P> Pennywise Circus is first mentioned in the book NOS4A2 by Joe Hill, the son of Stephen King . In the 2017 film version of The Dark Tower, Pennywise Circus reappears as a decrepit, long - abandoned amusement park and is one of the landmarks that Roland Deschain and Jake Chambers notice and even make camp next to during a portion of the film . </P> <P> The car being driven by Belch to give Henry a ride is a red 1958 Plymouth Fury, as seen in King's book Christine . </P> <P> In 1985, Mike explains that there had been nine children murdered since the start of Pennywise's most recent cycle . Beverly expresses astonishment, stating that she would have heard about it, and mentions two other high - profile murders that became national news . She alludes to the Atlanta child murders, but also refers to' when that crazy cop killed all those women in Castle Rock', which is a reference to The Dead Zone, when John Smith helps Castle Rock police track down serial killer Frank Dodd . </P> <P> In 1990, the novel was adapted into a television miniseries starring Tim Curry as Pennywise the Clown, John Ritter as Ben Hanscom, Harry Anderson as Richie Tozier, Richard Masur as Stan Uris, Tim Reid as Mike Hanlon, Annette O'Toole as Beverly Marsh, Richard Thomas as Bill Denbrough, Olivia Hussey as Audra Phillips, Dennis Christopher as Eddie Kaspbrak, and Michael Cole as Henry Bowers . The younger versions of the characters were played by Brandon Crane (Ben), Seth Green (Richie), Ben Heller (Stan), Marlon Taylor (Mike), Emily Perkins (Beverly), Jonathan Brandis (Bill), Adam Faraizl (Eddie), and Jarred Blancard (Henry). The miniseries was directed by Tommy Lee Wallace and scripted by Wallace and Lawrence D. Cohen . </P>

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