There are two main adaptations of the story: a 1990 miniseries featuring Tim Curry as Pennywise, and a 2017 and 2019 sequel, It: Chapter Two, both starring Bill Skarsgård as Pennywise.

The 1975 cult classic Rocky Horror turns 50 this year. To mark the occasion, we listen back to a 2005 interview with Curry, who played the cross-dressing scientist Dr. Frank-N-Furter.

At that point, Tim Curry's post-"Rocky Horror" career had included roles in the movies "Clue" and "The Shout," the TV miniseries "It" - he played Pennywise - and "Rock Follies Of '77," the TV ...