Daily Dialogue — August 1, 2018

“Hello, Danny. Come and play with us. Come and play with us, Danny. Forever… and ever… and ever.”

— The Shining (1980), screenplay by Stanley Kubrick & Diane Johnson, novel by Stephen King

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Stephen King.

Trivia: Because Danny Lloyd was so young, and since it was his first acting job, Stanley Kubrick was highly protective of the child. During the shooting of the movie, Lloyd was under the impression that the film he was making was a drama, not a horror movie. In fact, when Wendy carries Danny away while shouting at Jack in the Colorado Lounge, she is actually carrying a life-size dummy, so Lloyd would not have to be in the scene. He only realized the truth several years later, when he was shown a heavily edited version of the film. He did not see the uncut version of the film until he was seventeen, eleven years after he had made it.

Dialogue On Dialogue: Lots of creepy moments in this adaptation of a Stephen King novel. This is one of the creepiest.