transitioning from dramatic bursts of anger to more cool-headed charm when trying to sway someone to his side. A cult classic among modern audiences, it’s impossible to imagine anyone handling the role of Darkness with the same theatricality as Curry. Though not the best of Tim Curry movies,...
It Tim Curry, Seth Green, John Ritter 106 votes Based on Stephen King's iconic novel, the 1990 adaptation of It presents a haunting coming-of-age story with a touch of horror. Featuring Tim Curry's unforgettable performance as Pennywise the Clown, the film follows a group of childhood frie...
Finally alone for the holidays, Luther (Tim Allen) and Nora Krank (Jamie Lee Curtis) plan to eschew the Christmas traditions and take a cruise in the Caribbean instead. This doesn't sit well with their Christmas-obsessed neighbors Vic Frohmeyer (Dan Aykroyd) and Walt Scheel (M. Emmet Walsh...
a Raimiesque diy extravaganza (complete with the way Raimi can balance a slightly darker tone with silly slapstick), it’s the sort of thing that reminds you of lots of other things… but which carves out an identity of its own, such that you really can’t think of ...
Tom Cruise stars in this entertaining fantasy romance (and now cult classic) about a young man trying to stop the evil Lord of Darkness from ending daylight. Meanwhile, there are unicorns and a romance with a princess. Tim Curry and Mia Sara also star. ...
Okay, you can't write about scary clowns without mentioning the adaptations of Stephen King's book,It. There was a television mini-series with Tim Curry as Pennywise that was justifiably well regarded, but in 2017, a film adaptation with Bill Skarsgård playing the evil force disguised as ...
Grandpa Edwin, the heroin snorting horndog with a heart of gold, spends the first half of the film getting under the skin of everyone in his family, while charming the audience into loving his filter-less outbursts. When the heroin inevitably takes his life, the family smuggles his body ...
But the 1990 adaptation still holds some degree of merit, at least for comparison’s sake, especially Tim Curry’s turn as Pennywise. 2017’sItis a darker, more serious effort with a good cast and inventive visuals. The 21st centuryItalso boasts a strong script, written by Chase Palmer and...
At the intersection of punk, glam, and kitsch you'll findThe Rocky Horror Picture Show, Jim Sharman's screen adaptation of the stage show that gave us Tim Curry's none-more-iconic performance as Dr. Frank-N-Furter, the sweet transvestite from Transsexual, Transylvania. A cult hit that bec...
The story of the rebel duo, who call themselves the Sleez Sisters, enchants late-night radio DJ Johnny LaGuardia (Tim Curry). When Pamela sends a letter denying that she’s been kidnapped but rather “Nicky-napped, happy-napped,” the DJ reads it out over the air and turns them into ...