It feels almost surreal to have a major film that actually wants to engage with this reading of the text, rather than to just blink past it or turn it into the butt of a joke. He has written words for Den of Geek, Collider, The Irish Times and Screen Rant over the years, and can discuss anything from the MCU - where Hawkeye is clearly the best character - to the most obscure cult b-movie gem, and his hot takes often require heat resistant gloves to handle. Grown-up Mike Hanlon makes mention of the boy later when recapping the town's attitude towards the missing kids, pointing out Chad's case to the cop who wants to wave away the deaths or disappearances as coincidence. The creature then bites Eddie's arm off and he quickly bleeds to the death, but surrounded by his friends. The character is a member of "The Losers Club" and is seen to be the comic relief of the group; however, his loudmouthed antics often get him in trouble, leading to him being called "Richie 'Trashmouth' Tozier" and his friends often using the phrase "Beep Beep Richie" when they want him to be quiet. In It Chapter Two it is suggested that Richie is secretly in love with Eddie, with it being implied that he was a closeted homosexual. Other fans have interpreted Eddie as a closeted gay man who used Myra as a beard, as in the book Eddie shows no romantic or sexual interest in Myra and views her as an extension of his mother. https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/Stephen-King-Cameo-Chapter-Two-46579831, https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=iJ4W7R2t4ukC, https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=EpgZDgAAQBAJ&pg=PA74, https://www.inverse.com/article/59078-it-chapter-2-spoilers-eddie-mom-basement-scene-explained, https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/this-it-chapter-two-actor-was-almost-in-chapter-one.html/, https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=pu9aAAAAMAAJ, https://screenrant.com/it-chapter-two-returning-characters-first-movie/, https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=be9aAAAAMAAJ, https://screenrant.com/eddie-it-death-novel-miniseries-movie-comparison/, https://www.polygon.com/entertainment/2019/9/6/20847337/it-chapter-two-interview-spoilers-james-ransone-eddie, https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/06/movies/bill-hader-it-chapter-two.html, https://www.indiewire.com/2019/09/stephen-king-it-chapter-two-gay-character-genius-1202172451/, https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/films/1177313/It-Chapter-Two-horror-movie-plot-Pennywise-clown-losers-club-stephen-king-clown-ending, https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/stephen-king-watched-this-it-chapter-two-scene-being-filmed.html/, https://screenrant.com/best-performances-stephen-king-adaptions-ranked/, Fictional characters with respiratory diseases. That was four years after the book came out, which means that a queer reading of Eddie has always been on the table and has been talked about by a variety of critics and actors. But for now, these are the most disturbing scenes from Itthe first half of the book in particularthat were left behind during the long journey to theaters. You cannot complain that I did not give you a spoiler warning on this one. The film co-stars Awkwafina, Ben Schwartz, and Adrian Martinez. After being told he was something he was not, Eddie attempts to come into his own and learn to live with it. All the latest gaming news, game reviews and trailers. Richie being canonically gay (though I hesitate to assign a specific label to him, since in the book hes had serious relationships with women while still having subtextual feelings for Eddie, while the film seems to imply hes gay rather than bisexual) is not a decision thrown in to appease or pander to the Tumblr crowd as some Redditors have already dismissively said. It is a story about fears and hatred, and how belief in oneself and in ones community can overcome that, then Richie and Eddies story becomes even more powerful. 14 Unnamed Adults - Killed when the Kitchener Ironworks exploded. Myra and Eddie are devoted to each other, and she is also an important friend to Richie. I had hoped that the film might dive into the subtext for both characters, but I never actually thought that director Andy Muschietti and screenwriter Gary Dauberman would actually make their relationship canon, with little to no room for argument. Either way, The Losers' Club will be in for a stressful time. [4], Director Andy Muschietti has stated that the decision to depict Richie as gay in It Chapter Two was based on this interpretation of the book. This pushes the survivors on to kill Pennywise. Henry still gets his comeuppance, though, as he soon finds himself in handcuffs and framed for all the recent murders of the town's children. It wasnt mentioned in the first film at all. It's pronounced Paw-rick, not Pad-raig. He was later portrayed in the 2017 remake and its 2019 sequel by Jack Dylan Grazer as a child and James Ransone as an adult. While IT's monster can take any form it wants, it most commonly takes the guise of Pennywise the Dancing Clown. That might be a clever way of getting the feel of the scene across while embracing the movie's adjusted timeline, but there's still something particularly sinister about the way this moment went down in the book. Branson Buddinger - Committed suicide by hanging himself. According to ritchie, he is gay and is in love with Emily Kasprarak. Then, during the film's climactic showdown with Pennywise, Richie's childhood friend Eddie Kaspbrak (James Ransone) dies in his arms, which leaves Richie inconsolable. Other It Videos Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL3r8G2ymJ03bdL3l1oSB9NkyEcmZnhep 57 Things You Missed In IT (1990 - Part 1): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHKmKdPRUAs\u0026list=PLL3r8G2ymJ03bdL3l1oSB9NkyEcmZnhep IT: Does The Losers Club Have The Shining? #ItMovie #ItChapterTwo #JackDylanGrazer--About IT Chapter Two--Evil resurfaces in Derry as director Andy Muschietti reunites the Losers Clubyoung and adultin a return to where it all began with It Chapter Two.The film is Muschiettis follow-up to 2017s critically acclaimed and massive worldwide box office hit IT, which grossed over $700 million globally. Neil Weiner & Sharon E. Robinson Kurpius (1995). As a child, Stan is an avid bird watcher and heads down to the Barrens to do some spotting near the Standpipea notoriously off-limits part of town, since it claimed too many lives (including a baby) when it was open to the public. Andy Muschietti manages to capture a few romantic moments between the members of the Losers Club. The second chapter of Stephen King's book added a feature that had previously been invisible in King's book: Richie Tozier, a wise-cracked loser club member, is gay, and has feelings for his fellow loser, Eddie Kaspbrak.. [10] In the sequel, Eddie is a risk assessor married to a woman resembling his mother. This adaptation remains fairly faithful to the novelisation, including and up to his death. Not only is the poor kid's story one of the more tragic subplots in the book, but he didn't even make it into the movie. In King's novel Duma Key, the song excerpt in the beginning is by a band called Shark Puppy. The IT miniseries takes a less gory approach to Eddie's death, however. Richies sexuality has been publicly revealed, which is a refreshing change in an industry that is frequently criticized for being lackadaisical. Eddie becomes friends with The Loser's Club members Bill Denbrough, Stanley Uris and Richie Tozier the latter of which often teases Eddie due to his hypochondria and overbearing mother. Eddie has been doomed to die since the book came out, and it was unlikely that Muschietti or Dauberman would've wanted to change that particular plot point so that all of the Losers survive. As the loser returns home, they gradually forget about IT, Derry, and their surroundings. It, the monster the group collectively refers to, has traditionally been the thing that frightens the child the most. The movie also completely omitted one book scene that would probably be regarded as insensitiveand perhaps a bit of cultural appropriation. There's no way to know someone's sexuality based on their personality. [6] He eventually met and became friends with future Loser's Club members such as Ben Hanscom, Beverly Marsh and Mike Hanlon. In IT: Chapter 2, Richies sexuality is used as a weapon by Pennywise. However, based on their previous interactions, it is most likely that they do. He was far from ready, still taking in every information of the past he once shared with his loved one. The adult portrayal is well known for a scene where Pennywise taunts him in a public library, which has become iconic for Tim Curry's over-the-top performance. [9] It has also been speculated that Richie's comedy derives from a feeling of neglect by his parents, and as a cry for attention from his friends. Have a tip or story idea? Despite its small screen debut, this adaptation of IT is receiving positive feedback for its diverse cast and storyline. A popular fan theory of Wolfhard's interpretation of the character is that his family has a tendency to neglect Richie and that he struggles with ADHD. He ends up in the Barrens where he encounters It, which takes the form of his recently deceased little brother before turning into a gill man and decapitating Eddie. Beverly was abducted by Pennywise in the 2017 movie, and her friends went to the sewers to save her. 3 likes. Eddie reunites with Richie and the rest of the Loser's Club and each have individual encounters with Pennywise. When Ben tries to escape, he is attacked by Henry, Patrick, and Belch, with Henry attempting to carve his name into his stomach with a knife. Of course, this is all speculation and there is no concrete evidence to support this claim. Eddie Kaspbrak's first encounter with It in the movie is relatively similar to the novel: he passes by the creepy house on Neibolt Street and runs into a leper, which is the culmination of his worst fear of severe and contagious illnesses. 340 Unnamed Settlers - Died of unknown causes, but were possibly killed by Pennywise. It's brutally cold, and although Ben's teacher offers to give him a ride home later once her husband arrives, he decides to go it alone. When Henry, Belch, and Victor bully Mike, they set out to fight a rock war that will last until the end. ** Major Spoilers for IT Chapter Two to follow. Its a powerful narrative, albeit a somewhat tragic one, and it marks one of the first times Ive seen a major event film feature a queer hero and relationship that isnt just brushed aside or a blink and youll miss it reference. Mike's dad survived the incident in the story, but he got a glimpse of It in the form of a giant bird, which is the same version of the terror that Mike sees in the novel before joining the Losers. Barbara Starrett - Died of a stroke, caused by Pennywise. The film also opens with a brutal homophobic attack on a gay man, so to kill off two out of three openly gay characters might have drawn ire, and rightfully so. It is unknown if Eddie returned Richie's feeling or not, as judged by Richie having carved his and Eddie's initials into the kissing bridge where Ben Hanscom was attacked by Henry Bowers in the first instalment. The leper picks up one of his many prescription pills, which are actually just placebos because his mother is a helicopter and a vicarious hypochondriac, and asks him if they'll help him with his own condition before giving chase. After all, Beverly's father's aggression was disturbing enough on its own. It's not clear why this part of the story was streamlined for the movie, except perhaps to save time and narrow the narrative focus. Richie never comes out to his friends and therefore never has his fears of rejection be proven baseless. For the most part, Eddies arc has a lot of subtext about his sexuality (just like the novel and original miniseries) but no oh, there is it moment like Richies story does when it comes to analyzing his sexuality in Chapter Two, which is slightly frustrating as a fan of the book but also slightly understandable as a film critic. It wasn't mentioned in the first film at all. You can love that they made Richie canonically not straight and still feel like his narrative shouldve been handled with a little more grace and care. He remembers a specific moment in which he was publicly humiliated and shamed, which then leads into an encounter with Pennywise in which the clown mocks him for his dirty little secret. His remembered trauma is entirely about not being able to be who he truly is and how he fears having his secret exposed. The IT movie adaptations don't fully explore the dark side of Eddie's character so let's analyse his WHOLE story. Subscribe: https://goo.gl/DT39UP (Don't forget to turn on deathbell notifications! In the books, however, Henry's dad's rancor is the only constant in his life. The door shuts, locking him in, and he hears a voice claiming to be "the dead ones." tags: eddie , jack , train. In the film, we see Adrian using his inhaler during the attack, and Eddie of course is seen using his throughout the film; the visual language directly compares the two. The scars on their hands that were left behind when they were children have vanished when they reach the surface. Edward "Eddie" Kaspbrak is one of the protagonists in Stephen King's It. Serving as one of the main protagonists of Stephen King 's 1986 horror novel IT, its miniseries adaptation, and its two film adaptations, IT and IT: Chapter Two. Become a subscriber and support the site! Eddie covers his eyes and presses ahead to spray it with his aspirator, which succeeded in wounding the clown when he was young. Lowe, Mike reveals, was just three and a half when he went missing the same year the Losers made their first stand against It. "Go on in, Eddie," Jack said as he passed. He becomes a limousine driver[2] and ends up marrying a woman very similar to his overbearing mother named Myra. Mike Hanlon, the only remaining member of the Seven who has never left his hometown, summons them back home in 1990. He's clearly a jerk, but he's not nearly as terrible as he was in the novel. Times have changed since I wrote that scene and there is now more sensitivity to those issues.". Eddie was again portrayed in the 2017 remake and its 2019 sequel by Jack Dylan Grazer as a child and James Ransone as an adult. Richie is also in love with Eddie, going as far as to carve their initials on the kissing bridge in town, which is not something you just do for your best buddy. Despite this, IT fans continue to praise Reddie as one of the novels best aspects. (All of this happens before Beverly Marsh's innocent eyes, making the shock value even more intense on paper.). Richie receives a call from Mike who remained behind in Derry that It has returned, causing the death of Adrian Mellon. Patrick is an exceptionally disturbed young man in the book, and through his backstory, we learn that before he even started grade school, he'd already committed murder by suffocating his baby brother in his crib. In the IT book, there is little doubt that Richie focuses a lot of his attention on teasing Eddie even referring to him as cute. IT Chapter One barely scratches the surface of this ultimate revelation. List of Deaths Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. Georgie, a young boy, is pulled into a sewer byPennywise the Dancing Clown and killed in 1989. Richies greatest fear has always been being himself. His emotional journey in the second film retroactively gives him more depth in the first film as well as advances the character beautifully in Chapter Two, because we realize what his deepest fears and insecurities were about. Butch is shown as a Marine veteran who has developed psychosis and is verbally and physically abusive to his family, including Henry. The film, as of now, wanders into headcanon territory. Poor Eddie Corcoran. At least theres love involved. Richard "Richie" Tozier is a fictional character created by Stephen King[1] and one of the main characters of his 1986 novel It. Several missing children, including Patrick and Betty, are heard coming from Beverlys bathroom sink. Yes, Joe Russo, Im talking to you specifically about this. The Mandalorian Season 3 Trailer Brought Our Din Djarin Back to Us! It was more of an Easter egg, but there's more to that scene in the book. He wants to have the attention and love from his friends that he doesn't receive at home from his parents. He's shown as the bearer of some bad news about the town's history, courtesy of his grandfather, but for the most part, the role of the resident historian of the group is given to Ben Hanscom instead. Still, the fact that Eddies sexuality is not addressed in the same way that Richies sexuality is addressed doesnt mean that it isnt present. Were encouraged by the film industrys trend of taking progressive steps, and we hope that it continues. The book lends itself strongly to a queer reading of both him and Eddie and the original 2015 script for the first IT featured a line about dont touch the other boys Richie, or theyll know your secret which occurs when Richie is trying to help Eddie. Seven Unnamed Men - Hacked to death by Heroux. Richie is good friends with Bill Denbrough and the other members of The Losers Club Stanley Uris, Eddie Kaspbrak, Ben Hanscom, Beverly Marsh, and Mike Hanlon. Eddie is supposedly asthmatic and develops hypochondria due to the imposed fears of his mother, Sonia Kaspbrak. Its a narrative I did not expect from IT. Other than Betty Ripsom and Patrick Hockstetter, the children who've gone missing in the It movie are largely ignored. [7], As an adult, due to the nature of Pennywise and Derry, Eddie forgets his childhood, The Loser's Club, Richie and his mother. It is to be welcomed in my opinion, but I wont share it with anyone else. Once Richie has his first encounter with Pennywise, his comedy turns into a coping mechanism as well, hiding his fears of the supernatural being and the possibility of his death at the hands of the creature. A burly football player can be gay. Muschietti explained that it was a relevant departure from the book because it investigated the characters fears as adults. Are The Cast Members Of Queer As Folk Really Gay? Both redefining and transcending the genre, IT became part of the cultural zeitgeist as well as the highest-grossing horror film of all time.Because every 27 years evil revisits the town of Derry, Maine, It Chapter Two brings the characterswhove long since gone their separate waysback together as adults, nearly three decades after the events of the first film. A part-time hobby soon blossomed into a career when he discovered he really loved writing about movies, TV and video games; he even (arguably) had a little bit of talent for it. In Stephen Kings original novel, the unrequited feelings between Richie and his friend Eddie are much more fully explored. The book goes into a lot more detail about Mike's pain. The Mary Sue has a strict comment policythat forbids, but is not limited to, personal insults towardanyone, hate speech, and trolling., Have a tip we should know? As much as Ive always loved Richie as a character, in the first IT film he was somewhat underwritten compared to the others. Whether or not It: Chapter Two will feature a gay couple is still up in the air, but the cast and crew seem to be hinting that it is a possibility. Its also worth noting that prejudice and bigotry are very much villains in the world of IT, and homophobia is included in that. Richie returns to Derry and reunites with The Losers Club, with whom he encounters It once again. Richies sexuality is a critical component of his journey to acceptance in chapter two of IT. Kathleen Margaret Lant & Theresa Thompson (1998). But Richie is in mourning when we last see him, and while that final voiceover and the smile he gives his carving seems to point towards some hope, its undeniably sad. What's frightening about it is that Ben does want that balloon and feels sucked into Pennywise's mental grip, which is only broken by the town's clock chiming to indicate the top of the hour. Like. Stephen King, The Waste Lands. They may also be loners or have difficulty making friends. It is a horror novel written by Stephen King. Of course, theres the fact that Richies story is the saddest of all the surviving Losers. The story of the deranged sadist Henry Bowers from Stephen King's It. A huge part of the appeal of Richie is that the filmmakers canonically removed him from being gay, but they still feel that his story should have been handled more delicately. Richie was portrayed again by Finn Wolfhard in the 2017 film and as an adult by Bill Hader in the 2019 sequel. It is also revealed that the pills that Eddie has to take are placebos, which leads to Eddie standing up to his mother before the final confrontation with It, and throwing aside his fanny pack full of medicine before retrieving it in the sequel's flashback sequence. The relationship is not homo-ed or winkled to make it less important to the narrative. He gives off the vibe in the 2017 version, the mini-series, and the book. From the start, he was abused both physically and psychologically by his abusive Nazi father Oscar "Butch" Bowers. SDGLN provides in-depth coverage on issues of importance to the LGBT community and our allies. IT, each other, and the most significant and traumatic events of the summer in 1958 fade into the background gradually. Eddie was portrayed in the 1990 miniseries adaptation by Adam Faraizl as a child and Dennis Christopher as an adult. John Markson - Committed suicide by eating a white nightshade mushroom. Some Redditors have already called this decision pandering. Ritual is performed, but it fails, and each loser is trapped in a nightmare situation as a result. Once Romero departed the project, the network decided to shrink IT down to a two-parter instead with Tommy Lee Wallace (Halloween III: Season Of The Witch) taking over as director. Edward "Eddie" Kaspbrak is a fictional character created by Stephen King and one of the main characters of his 1986 novel It. As a result, LGBTQ communities will be portrayed in a more nuanced and accurate light, which is unfortunately still not the case in mainstream media. Richie is still a hero, as is Eddie. This is something the writers and actors definitely took care with, and the fact they havent spent the entire press tour touting their bravery for adding in this element speaks to a level of respect for the plot. Emailus. Chapters0:00 | Intro0:48 | The Birth of Edward Kaspbrak3:58 | Horror By The Trainyard5:56 | Building The Dam7:04 | Mid Summer9:53 | Bowers Gets Revenge13:44 | Taking the Fight to IT16:45 | Moving to New York18:22 | Back To Derry19:06 | Back to the Baseball Diamond20:32 | Bowers Attacks21:42 | Final Showdown--Horror History--Horror History is a series that analyses specific characters, monsters, places or events in the fictional worlds of your favorite horror franchises. Grazer also returned for the 2019 sequel, with James Ransone portraying Eddie as an adult. It's a much more supernatural/celestial process than what we see onscreen, and if It is any indication, both movies may bypass this bonkers aspect of the story altogether. In the adaptation of It Chapter Two, Richie is portrayed as being secretly in love with Eddie Kaspbrak until the latter's death, and Eddie remained unaware of these feelings. And Im glad they chose to include it. The go-to source for comic book and superhero movie fans. Even if they dont ever share a love confession or a kiss, the parallels between Richie and Eddie both coming into their own throughout the film strongly lend themselves to a reading that Richie and Eddies feelings were requited, even if they are never said on screen. Its easy to translate this fear into a fear of being open about his sexuality or his feelings, and in fact is part of why his sexuality and his relationship with Eddie have been speculated about long before the first IT came out in 2017. [4][5], Edward "Eddie" Kaspbrak was born on November, 1946 (1947 in Miniseries and 1976 in Films) and is the son of Frank and Sonia Kaspbrak. Maggie Tozier - Died of an unknown cause. Being able to share my experiences while remaining true to my LGBTQ identity excites me. [7] It has been speculated that Richie uses his comedy as a defense mechanism, to hide his fear of not only Pennywise, but his fear of not being accepted by The Losers Club. Like. However, this meeting is erased by the end of the novel as Epping removes his mark on history.[12]. He was portrayed by Seth Green as a child and Harry Anderson as an adult in the 1990 miniseries adaptation of the novel, and by Ankur Javeri as a child and Nasirr Khan as an adult in the novel's 1998 television series adaptation. In the series, the rest of The Losers become entranced by Pennywise'sdeadlights after he takes the form of a giant spider. As they escape on Bill's bike Silver, he describes It as a clown in a varsity coat, which runs counter to Richie's memory of the monster. Both have asthma, and when Eddie is told this in the book, King makes a point of describing him reaching for his own inhaler. Frederick Cowan - Drowned and partially eaten by Pennywise. On paper, however, Patrick being claimed by It has very little to do with the Losers. A group of seven eleven-year-old misfits formed the Losers Club to stay together despite their unhappy lives. That's a little too heavy to explore in a single scene, so it's easy to understand why it was ditched. Richie's humor has been viewed as being either a defense mechanism, or a call for attention. After a brutal battle, they defeat Pennywise, who awakens from hibernation. In the sewers, Beverly awakens and tries to escape, but she is caught byPennywise. It's a footnote to the whole story ofIt, but an especially unsettling one. Even if you mean the book or the miniseries, the characters Richie Tozier and Eddie Kaspbrak are heterosexual males in Stephen Kings IT (whether you mean the book or the miniseries). It is the end of the world when their blood oath fades away after their death, as if to say goodbye. 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The ultimate tragedy with his story is that despite finally coming into his own, he never gets to be free of both the specter of his past trauma and It and live his life how he wants, regardless of whether or not that future wouldve included a happily ever after with Richie. Richie is known for his loudmouthed and sarcastic personality, which led to him being called "Richie 'Trashmouth' Tozier" by his peers. The two passionately kiss underwater at the Derry quarry, and a flash-forward reveals that they leave the town together because they love each other so much their last scene is on a yacht at sunset, clearly in love. And the notorious town fire referenced in the movie took place at a club called the Black Spot, where Mike's dad was a guest the night it was burned down by the Ku Klux Klan. Avery Hockstetter - Smothered by Patrick with a pillow. Both portrayals were noted for their comedic relief and chemistry with their fellow cast members, in particular between Wolfhard and Jack Dylan Grazer for the first film and Hader and James Ransone in the second. Floyd Calderwood - Hacked to death by Heroux. Dawn Roy - Decapitated by Pennywise, but was later found in McCarin Park. Thats okay. Members of the group include Bill Denbrough, who stutters; Eddie Kaspbrak, who has a hypochondriac condition; Ben Hanscom, who is overweight; Richi Tozier, a jokester; Stan Uris, a Jewish boy; Beverly Marsh, a woman of lower. Mike Hanlon has encountered an illusion that people are about to die before his eyes while home-schooled. Despite Bill kissing and reliving her childhood, Bev fully realizes her feelings for Ben by the end of the sequel. Honestly, it really is both, and nuance is the Internets least favorite thing. Theres the fact that Richies story is the end of the Losers ' will! 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