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13 Spine-Tingling Things You Didn’t Know About ‘The Shining’

5. Jack and Shelly Consider This Film Their Hardest Shoot Ever

Both Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall have largely criticized the film’s reception, claiming that their efforts deserved a bit more attention. Both actors call the film one of the hardest of their careers. Of course, Kubrick a notorious perfectionist; to give you an example, the film’s infamous door scene — in which Jack Torrance hacks his way through a bathroom door, leans in, and drawls, “Here’s Johnny!” — took three full days and more than 60 doors to get right.

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