The Shining (1980): 15 Shocking Facts You Totally Missed!

The Shining (1980) — 15 Shocking Facts You Didn’t Know! The Shining (1980) is Stanley Kubrick's legendary horror movie starring Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, and Danny Lloyd, based on Stephen King's bestselling novel. Discover 15 shocking The Shining facts, behind-the-scenes secrets, and classic horror movie trivia about the Overlook Hotel, Jack Torrance, Room 237, the terrifying hedge maze, the bloody elevator scene, and the famous "Here's Johnny!" moment. Explore the troubled filming, deleted ending, and Stephen King's criticism of this iconic 1980s psychological horror film. Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 01:19 - 1: Danny Lloyd Invented Tony's Famous Finger Voice During His Shining Audition 02:26 - 2: Slim Pickens Turned Down The Shining Before Scatman Crothers Was Cast 03:57 - 3: Stanley Kubrick Built Two Full-Size Hedge Mazes for The Shining 05:29 - 4: The Shining Used 900 Tons of Salt to Create Its Fake Snow 06:49 - 5: The Shining's Bloody Elevator Scene Took Nearly a Year to Perfect 07:50 - 6: Filming Danny's Big Wheel Scenes Exhausted the Steadicam Operator 09:15 - 7: Stanley Kubrick's 17-Week Shoot Turned Into Nearly a Full Year 10:19 - 8: The Shining's Soundstage Burned Down and Delayed The Empire Strikes Back 12:11 - 9: Jack Nicholson Improvised "Here's Johnny!" While Destroying 60 Doors 13:30 - 10: Shelley Duvall Endured Months of Stress Filming The Shining 14:35 - 11: Jack Nicholson Based a Famous Shining Scene on His Own Marriage 15:50 - 12: Stanley Kubrick Removed The Shining's Original Ending After Its Premiere 17:10 - 13: Danny Lloyd Didn't Know He Was Filming a Horror Movie 18:05 - 14: Stephen King Hated Stanley Kubrick's Adaptation of The Shining 19:26 - 15: The Real Reason The Shining Changed Room 217 to Room 237 Watch more Movie Thriller Weird Facts videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeaUA8GkTGZg #theshining #TheShining1980 #TheShiningFacts #stanleykubrick #JackNicholson #ShelleyDuvall #DannyLloyd #StephenKing #StephenKingMovies #JackTorrance #WendyTorrance #OverlookHotel #Room237 #Room217 #HeresJohnny #TheShiningMovie #HorrorMovies #ClassicHorror #PsychologicalHorror #80sHorror #1980sMovies #HorrorMovieFacts #HorrorMovieTrivia #MovieFacts #MovieTrivia #BehindTheScenes #HollywoodHistory #BackBefore #WeirdFacts