Random Things 'IT Chapter Two' Changed From Book (12 items)

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  (#5) Henry’s Killer

  Henry Bowers, perpetual antagonist of the Losers’ Club, escapes from his asylum - with Pennywise's assistance - in both the book and the movie. In both, he targets a number of the Losers. In the book, he gets the jump on Mike, striking him badly enough that he ends up in the hospital. Afterward, Henry heads to the Derry Town House, finds Eddie’s room, and breaks his arm - echoing Eddie's broken arm when they faced Pennywise as kids - before Eddie manages to slay Henry with a broken bottle.

  In the movie, Henry strikes Eddie first, jabbing him in the cheek instead of breaking his arm, and then escapes. He goes after Mike second, but is slain by Richie before doing much harm.
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  (#10) The Losers’ Memories

  The movie version of IT actually concludes on a higher note than the book. The film ends with a call between Bill and Mike as Mike gets ready to leave Derry for good. Bill asks Mike why he can actually remember what happened in their hometown - why their memories aren't fading this time around - and Mike suggests it's because they have more they actually want to remember.

  In the book, as soon as the Losers defeat Pennywise and return to their lives, they once again start to forget what happened in Derry, including the names and faces of their friends. It goes so far that the words in Mike's journal about Pennywise and the aftermath fade from his notebook. The Losers save the town, and all it cost them were the memories of their youth and childhood friends.
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  (#3) Derry’s Fate

  As the Losers face off against Pennywise in the book, a major storm is raging over Derry. By the time the group manages to defeat IT, a large portion of the city is ruined - the standpipe rolls down a hill and takes out multiple homes, the city floods, there are multiple explosions in the city mall, and a sinkhole opens up in the middle of town from which the Losers eventually escape.

  Despite a more action-packed confrontation with the shapeshifting clown, the movie’s ending keeps Derry itself unscathed.
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  (#6) The Totems

  The movie version of IT makes a big fuss about the Losers needing to wander around town looking for personal totems of their past - totems they are then supposed to use in the Ritual of Chüd to seal Pennywise away.

  In the book, there are no totems. After the meeting at the Jade of the Orient restaurant, Mike instructs the Losers to just walk the town alone to help them get their memories from the summer of 1957 back.
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  (#1) Richie's Sexuality

  In the novel, not much is made of Richie’s love life. It's mentioned early on that he had a wife for a while, but had gotten a divorce after a few years. In the movie it's heavily implied that not only is Richie gay, but also may have feelings for fellow Losers' Club member Eddie Kaspbrak.

  Pennywise is wise to Richie's secret, tauntingly recognizing that being outed is Richie's greatest fear.
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  (#9) Bill’s Wife And Bev’s Husband

  Both Bill's wife Audra and Bev's husband Tom appear in IT: Chapter Two, but have much smaller roles - they only pop up before the Losers gather back in Derry.

  In the book, both Audra and Tom end up coming to Derry looking for their spouses. Pennywise convinces Tom to kidnap Audra and bring her into the sewers, and she actually gets a long enough look at IT's deadlights that she's catatonic for weeks.

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