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4. How They Got that Bloody Elevator Past the Censors

At the time of the film’s release, 1980, the MPAA didn’t typically allow the use of blood in any trailer that was going to be shown to wide audiences. Of course, the film’s trailer includes the movie’s now iconic depiction of an elevator opening to release a torrent of gushing blood. In order to get the scene past the censors, Kubrick actually convinced the MPAA that the blood was rusty water.

elevator blood in The Shining
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