The Shining 40th Anniversary

An episode of the Pop Break Today podcast, hosted by Pop Break Today, titled "The Shining 40th Anniversary" was published on May 23, 2020 and runs 68 minutes.

May 23, 2020 ·68m · Pop Break Today

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Summary

he Shining is 40 years old and brothers Aaron and Josh Sarnecky are here to talk about it. The Shining is a horror film directed by legendary filmmaker Stanley Kubrick. It is based on the novel by Stephen King, adapted by Kubrick and writer Diane Johnson. It stars Jack Nicholson as Jack Torrance, an author driven mad by ghosts as he looks after a secluded hotel for the winter. Shelley Duvall and Danny Lloyd star as Wendy and Danny, Jack's wife and son, the latter of who has psychic powers. Other roles include Scatman Crothers as chef Dick Hallorann and Joe Turkel as Lloyd the bartender. The movie was first released on May 23, 1980. It made $44 million dollars domestically on a $19 million budget, according to Box Office Mojo. While it initially garnered mixed reviews and two Razzie nominations for Worst Director and Worst Actress, critics and fans today hail it as one of the greatest horror films of all time. The Library of Congress added The Shining to the United States National Film Registry in 2018. In the podcast Aaron and Josh go over the performances, the themes, and how the movie differs from the novel. The two also discuss if The Shining is scary and what even makes something frightening.

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he Shining is 40 years old and brothers Aaron and Josh Sarnecky are here to talk about it. The Shining is a horror film directed by legendary filmmaker Stanley Kubrick. It is based on the novel by Stephen King, adapted by Kubrick and writer Diane Johnson. It stars Jack Nicholson as Jack Torrance, an author driven mad by ghosts as he looks after a secluded hotel for the winter. Shelley Duvall and Danny Lloyd star as Wendy and Danny, Jack's wife and son, the latter of who has psychic powers. Other roles include Scatman Crothers as chef Dick Hallorann and Joe Turkel as Lloyd the bartender. The movie was first released on May 23, 1980. It made $44 million dollars domestically on a $19 million budget, according to Box Office Mojo. While it initially garnered mixed reviews and two Razzie nominations for Worst Director and Worst Actress, critics and fans today hail it as one of the greatest horror films of all time. The Library of Congress added The Shining to the United States National Film Registry in 2018. In the podcast Aaron and Josh go over the performances, the themes, and how the movie differs from the novel. The two also discuss if The Shining is scary and what even makes something frightening.

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