10/31/2014
A fan of Kubrick's "The Shining?" So are we. And since it's Halloween and all, we thought we'd fill you in on some cool facts about our favorite spooky flick.
-The color red is visible, either overtly or subtly, in nearly every shot of the film.
-According to Stephen King, the title is inspired by the refrain in the Plastic Ono Band's song, "Instant Karma" (by John Lennon), which features the chorus: "We all shine on".
-This was voted the ninth scariest film of all time by Entertainment Weekly.
-According to Shelley Duvall the infamous 'Heere's Johnny!' scene took 3 days to film and the use of 60 doors.
-During filming, Stanley Kubrick made the cast watch Eraserhead (1977), Rosemary's Baby (1968) and The Exorcist (1973) to put them in the right frame of mind.
To read more trivia about the film check out: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081505/trivia
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