Question: when was the original stephen kings it released
Answer: 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 .