When ‘It‘ first hit theatres, it scared audiences to the core. Pennywise felt brutal, unpredictable, and deeply unsettling. Yet even with all those terrifying moments, there was one scene that never made it into the movie.
This missing scene wasn’t cut for being boring or unnecessary. The filmmakers removed it because it was too disturbing. Even for a dark, R-rated horror film, they felt this moment crossed a line.
The Significance Of The Explicit Scene In ‘It’
Director Andy Muschietti wanted to show that Pennywise existed long before the events of the movie. Stephen King’s It often hints at Pennywise’s past without clearly explaining it, and the film planned to do the same.
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Because the novel is very long, many ideas never made it into the final films. Still, Muschietti believed a short scene far in the past could add fear without giving too many answers.
The scene took place in 1637. A young woman named Abigail tried to protect her baby as a strange creature crawled out of the dark. This version of Pennywise didn’t look like a clown at all. Skarsgård described the creature as pale, all-skin, and almost see-through. He said it looked unfinished, like it hadn’t fully taken shape yet.
Why The Scene Was Cut From ‘It’?
Pennywise demanded the baby and warned that he would destroy the entire town if Abigail refused. When Abigail turned toward the Deadlights, the camera went blurry. The film didn’t show violence directly. Instead, the scene ended with a crunch and then silence. The meaning was clear, which made the moment even more upsetting.
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Muschietti later explained that the scene was simply too much. He said it felt wrong to include, even in a horror movie meant for adults. The idea of harm to a baby was something he didn’t think audiences would accept. He also felt the scene showed too much of Pennywise’s origins.
Muschietti said keeping Pennywise mysterious made him scarier, just like in the book. Explaining too much would weaken the fear. There are rumors that the scene could appear in IT: Welcome to Derry, but nothing has been confirmed.
