THE SHINING

[Duchess]

Have you seen it?

It's 43 years old yesterday.

Remember the scene where Jack broke into the bathroom through the door with an ax? It took 30 days to film and Jack went through 60 doors.

Stanley Kubrick took A LOT of takes. The bedroom shot of Halloran took 60 takes and Scatman Crothers broke down in tears. The baseball bat scene on the stairs went into the Guinness World Records at 127 takes.

Now I want to watch it again. 

[Clang McFly]

Have you seen it?

It's 43 years old yesterday.

Remember the scene where Jack broke into the bathroom through the door with an ax? It took 30 days to film and Jack went through 60 doors.

Stanley Kubrick took A LOT of takes. The bedroom shot of Halloran took 60 takes and Scatman Crothers broke down in tears. The baseball bat scene on the stairs went into the Guinness World Records at 127 takes.

Now I want to watch it again. 

Yes. Been awhile though. I want to watch that again and the less successful sequel Dr. Sleep which follows the adventures of a grown up Danny.

[rothschild]

It's good but I like One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest a lot more. The acting in the Shining is secondary to the atmosphere -- which is superb -- and not terribly well-suited to it. Makes me wonder who was in charge of the casting.

[Duchess]

It's good but I like One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest a lot more. The acting in the Shining is secondary to the atmosphere -- which is superb -- and not terribly well-suited to it. Makes me wonder who was in charge of the casting.

According to what I've read about it the last couple of days it was Stanley Kubricks way or the highway. He had final say on everything & everyone cast. He thought that Nicholson played his part to perfection and he was Stanley's first choice. He actually gave some thought to Robin Williams, but Robin was very young and he wasn't yet a household name. He did have a plan B however and his choice was Kris Kristofferson of all people.

Stephen King wrote the screenplay and it was firmly declined by Stanley who decided to write his own version. As you might imagine, that created hard feelings and King has never had a nice word to say about the film.

[BigMark]

Maybe Jack was driving that van.

[rothschild]

It's good but I like One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest a lot more. The acting in the Shining is secondary to the atmosphere -- which is superb -- and not terribly well-suited to it. Makes me wonder who was in charge of the casting.

According to what I've read about it the last couple of days it was Stanley Kubricks way or the highway. He had final say on everything & everyone cast. He thought that Nicholson played his part to perfection and he was Stanley's first choice. He actually gave some thought to Robin Williams, but Robin was very young and he wasn't yet a household name. He did have a plan B however and his choice was Kris Kristofferson of all people.

Stephen King wrote the screenplay and it was firmly declined by Stanley who decided to write his own version. As you might imagine, that created hard feelings and King has never had a nice word to say about the film.

Nicholson doesn't come off as a writer, in my humble estimation. He was perfect in Cuckoo's Nest. Anthony Hopkins would have been an interesting choice for Shining. Stars don't really do it for me most of the time. The acting in Das Boot was incredible, which is one of my favorite films.