Daily Dialogue — November 1, 2014

“Here’s Johnny!”

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

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Madness.

Trivia: For the scene in which Jack breaks down the bathroom door, the props department built a door that could be easily broken. However, Jack Nicholson had worked as a volunteer fire marshal and tore it apart far too easily. The props department were then forced to build a stronger door.

Dialogue On Dialogue: Jack’s violent act and line, “Here’s Johnny!” recalls the discovery Wendy makes earlier when she finds what Jack has been writing at his typewriter:

From dull boy Jack to fun-loving axe man Johnny, his journey really is a descent into madness.

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