It swears vengeance on the Losers before disappearing back into the sewers. Beverly uses the moment to shoot It with the silver slugs. It savagely slashes Ben's abdomen, knocking him into the bathtub. Just as It is about to kill Bill, Ben stands in front of Bill and attacks It. It focuses on Bill and corners him on the wall. They head inside and are attacked by It in the form of the werewolf. When Bill and Richie told the other Losers about the time when they went to the house on 29 Neibolt Street and they encountered It in the form of Pennywise and a werewolf, the losers head over to the house near the train yards. The House On Neibolt Street (Novel only) He helps the two of them redesign and rebuild their Dam, which was destroyed by Henry and his buddies. After Henry, Victor, and Belch leave, he befriends two other boys, Bill Denbrough and Eddie Kaspbrak, both terrorized by Henry and his gang moments earlier. While hiding there, Ben dreams about his close encounter with It earlier that year. He then takes cover in the Barrens, hiding in one of the sewer pipes. When Henry tries to attack Ben again, Ben kicks Henry very hard in the crotch, temporarily disabling him. Banged up and bruised but only mildly injured, he has another battle with Henry: Henry charges down the hill Ben had just fallen down and Ben trips him, sending his enemy flying into the swamp. Before Henry can finish, Ben is able to kick Henry in the stomach and fall through the fence separating the Barrens from the street. The three bullies eventually begin to taunt Ben, however, to Victor and Belch's shock, Henry pulls a knife out and begins carving his name into Ben's stomach. On the last day of school, Ben attempted to rush back home, only to be spotted and ambushed by Henry and his two buddies, Victor Criss and Belch Huggins. Henry eventually failed and was forced to take summer school. While taking an exam on the last week of school, Henry attempted to persuade Ben into allowing him to copy his test paper.

In the 2017 film adaptation, It takes the shape of the headless corpse of a boy killed in the Kitchener ironwork's explosion. In the mini-series, It appears to Ben not as Pennywise, but as Ben's father, who was killed in the Korean War. The town whistle blows, distracting both parties, and Ben is able to break his paralysis and run home. When he regains his senses, he finds that the clown has almost reached him, and has transformed into a mummy. Even at eleven, Ben has the mind of an engineer and is distracted wondering about the ability of the balloon to float against the wind. Pennywise appears down the canal and offers Ben a balloon, which floats-against the howling wind-in Ben's direction.

His first encounter with It was in January of 1958 while crossing the canal on his way home from school. Being an overweight individual, Ben was often a frequent victim of Henry Bowers, who usually referred to him as 'Fatboy' or 'Fatfuck'. He developed an intense crush on one of his classmates, Beverly Marsh. Ben is actually shorter than most of the boys (especially compared to Stan and Mike) and even Beverly though he is still taller than Eddie.Īs a child, Ben was a sensitive, shy individual. In the 2017 movie, Ben (Jeremy Ray Taylor) is much more accurate to the book, though Ben is still not nearly as large as he's described in the book. The adult Ben said part of his weight loss was due to trying out for the high school track team to challenge himself. As an adult ( John Ritter), Ben's appearance is a further departure from the book whereas he has a beard and is still huskier than Eddie or Bill, but in better shape than he was during childhood. In the 1990 miniseries, as a kid, Ben ( Brandon Crane) is more bulky than fat and has blonde hair instead of brown. Ben's hair is graying slightly but he still looks young.īen's role is very inconsistent between the book and the two live-action adaptations. Despite being considered unappealing when smiling at one point, Ben's face has the 'ghost of the handsome man he would become'.Īs an adult (thanks to running the track team and eating right as a teen) Ben is tanned, lean and handsome. 2.3 The House On Neibolt Street (Novel only)Īs a kid, Ben is described as having short brown hair that spikes when it's wet (like when building the Dam) and is obese for his age.

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