The Shining (1980)
Jack Torrance accepts a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, where he, along with his wife Wendy and their son Danny, must live isolated from the rest of the world for the winter. But they aren't prepared for the madness that lurks within.
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#062725
SYSK’s Summer Movie Playlist: What's the deal with Bond, James Bond?
"you may recognize as mister Olman, the manager of the Overlook in Kubrick's The Shining"
— Josh
Josh identifies Barry Nelson's most famous role when discussing the first actor to play James Bond on screen.
Jun 27, 2025
#063015
How Audience Testing Works
"It was pulled from outtakes of the shining, the beginning of the car scene and the shining"
— Josh
Mentioned because outtakes from this film were used in the theatrical version of Blade Runner's ending.
Jun 30, 2015
#050515
How Therapeutic Hypothermia Works
"I mean, we've all seen the shining. We know the end."
— Josh
Josh referenced The Shining to illustrate how people think of hypothermia as deadly, contrasting with the medical finding that cold can actually preserve life.
May 5, 2015
#062013
How Ghosts Work
"Overlook. They're the one they use for the overlooking."
— Chuck
Chuck was trying to remember the name of a haunted hotel, referencing The Shining's Overlook Hotel.
Jun 20, 2013
#121410
How Agritourism Works
"I bet the end of the shining is pretty harrowing for you, huh?"
— Josh
Josh references the maze scene from The Shining when Chuck mentions being afraid of getting trapped in corn mazes.
Dec 14, 2010
#110910
Prohibition: Turns Out That America Loves to Drink
"it looks like the photo at the end of the shining"
— Josh
Josh was describing a haunting 1931 photograph of a speakeasy that reminded him of the famous photo at the end of The Shining.
Nov 9, 2010
#071510
What's the deal with Bond, James Bond?
"mr. Ullman the manager of the overlook in kubricks the shining"
— Josh
Josh identifies Barry Nelson, the first actor to play James Bond on TV, as also playing Mr. Ullman in Kubrick's The Shining.
Jul 15, 2010
#051110
How Twins Work How Twins Work
"It's like the twins in the shiny."
— Chuck
Chuck compared creepy synchronized twin behavior to the famous twins from The Shining.
May 11, 2010
#042210
Mirror Neurons: Are there people who feel others' pain?
"Jack Nicholson getting hit in the head with a baseball bat by Shelley Duvall"
— Josh
Josh used this as an example of how people with mirror touch synesthesia would feel pain when watching horror movie scenes.
Apr 22, 2010
#051209
What causes rigor mortis?
"like Jack Nicholson in The Shining, he was a stiff"
— Josh
Josh used Jack Nicholson's frozen death scene from The Shining as an example of how cold temperatures affect rigor mortis.
May 12, 2009
Cast
Jack Nicholson
Jack Torrance
Shelley Duvall
Wendy Torrance
Danny Lloyd
Danny
Scatman Crothers
Hallorann
Barry Nelson
Ullman
Philip Stone
Grady
Joe Turkel
Lloyd
Anne Jackson
Doctor
Tony Burton
Durkin
Lia Beldam
Young Woman in Bath
B
Billie Gibson
Old Woman in Bath
Barry Dennen
Watson
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