Hohto was also a scary experience for another of the main stars.
Stanley Kubrick’s Flair is one of the greatest horror movies of all time. When it first came out, it did not receive unreserved admiration, but over the years it has become a landmark case of the horror genre.
The film stars Jack Nicholson as the male lead. His character was Jack Torrace, a writer slowly going mad.
The female lead, Jack’s wife Wendy, was played by Shelley Duvall, for whom filming was a traumatic experience.
The film’s hotel Overlook also plays a big role, which was made to be unnerving, starting with the maze.
In contrast to many other horror films released in 1980 In the glow there are no so-called sudden actions, but the creepiness arose from the atmosphere.
Jack Nicholson, Danny Lloyd and Shelley Duvall PDO
The film’s exceptionality is largely due to its director, Stanley Kubrick. The director is known for his meticulous, even obsessive style.
In the glow this was visible, among other things, in the way that every shot, camera movement and set detail was carefully thought out to make the atmosphere as oppressive and oppressive as possible. In this he succeeded.
Kubrick also used the so-called steadicam, which made the camera movements smooth. Especially a lot of steadicam was used to film the little boy Danny riding his tricycle through the corridors of the hotel. This added to the spooky atmosphere.
Kubrick shot the same scene more than a hundred times to get the result he wanted, and it is believed that this had a strong influence on Duvall. The so-called baseball bat scene, where Duvall acts and cries, was filmed no fewer than 127 times.
The scene in which Dick Hallorann (Scatman Crother) and Torrance family son Danny Torrance (Danny Lloyd) discuss “glow”. By reading, you have entered the Guinness Book of Records.
Kubrick might have gotten the final result he wanted in the first take, but he still wanted to do it again.
This scene was filmed 127 times. PDO
Cry 12 hours a day
Duvall used to be Shimmer acted in many smaller films. He has said that he got the role in the horror classic because he could cry so well.
There was a use for the crying skills, because his character became hysterical and fearful. She had to cry up to 12 hours a day.
– I will never give so much again. If you want to experience pain and call it art, you can do that, but that’s not for me, Duvall said in 1981 to People in the interview.
Stanley Kubrick directed Hohdo. PDO
Kubrick’s working methods, especially regarding Duvall, were brutal. Among other things, he isolated Duvall and told the rest of the film crew that they were not allowed to show sympathy to the actor. Kubrick also constantly criticized Duvall, unlike Nicholson, who the director praised.
He has told about this in his biography, among other things Anjelica HoustonNicholson’s then-husband who often visited the set.
Kubrick’s methods were a conscious choice to achieve an extremely authentic sense of horror, and in this he succeeded.
In the most famous scene of the film, Nicholson’s character tries to use an ax to get into the bathroom, where Duvall’s character is crying and terrified. The horror looks real, and that’s exactly what Kubrick was going for.
– He (Kubrick) could do some pretty brutal things on set, and it seemed to me at times that the end justified the means, Duvall said.
A famous scene from the movie. PDO
Duvall hasn’t completely done away with Kubrick’s methods.
In an interview, Duvall stated that he found the filming process instructive and fascinating, but that he would not want to experience it again.
Flairauthor of the book Stephen King is perhaps the film’s most famous critic. He has especially criticized Duvall’s character.
– It is one of the most misogynistic characters that has been seen on the big screen. Duvall screams and plays dumb. I did not write such a woman in my book, King said in an interview with the BBC in 2013.
It is one of the most misogynistic characters ever seen on the silver screen. He (Duvall) is basically in the movie just to squeal and act stupid. I did not write such a woman in my book, King robbed.
This is a baseball bat scene. PDO
After the glamour, Duvall began producing children’s programs. He acted in a few films.
In 2016, it was revealed that Duvall suffers from severe mental health problems, and it was believed to be the cause I’m flattering descriptions. Duvall talked about his problems on the Dr. Phil show. It revealed that the actor lives in the small town of Blanco, Texas, has bad problems and suffers from delusions.
Duvall said a minidisc has been inserted into his leg, the purpose of which he does not know. He also believed that the Sheriff of Nottingham was after him.
After filming, Duvall was taken to a treatment facility, but he refused treatment. Dr. Phil, on the other hand, received a lot of criticism after the show when he had interviewed the mentally unstable Duvall.
An attempt was made to help Duvall, one of the donors was Kubrick’s daughter Vivian Kubrik, who organized a fundraiser for Duvall.
Duvall died on July 11, 2024 of complications from diabetes. He was 75 years old when he died.
Sources: BBC, People, The Hollywood Reporter Vivian Kubrick’s Making The Shining, Dr. Phil, IL Archives.