Production note Kubrick originally wanted the room number 217 from the book but changed it to 237 at the hotel's request.
Production note The film ran on a much longer schedule than planned, reportedly 17 weeks planned and 51 weeks shot.
Production note The movie was shot sequentially so Shelley Duvall could deteriorate over time.
Production note Danny Lloyd reportedly did not know he was making a horror movie.
Production note The 'Here's Johnny' scene took three days and used 60 doors.
Production note The maze snow was made from salt and crushed styrofoam.
Production note Steadicam first appeared in several 1976 films including Bound for Glory, Rocky, and Marathon Man.
Production note Kubrick considered several alternate castings, including Jessica Lange, Harrison Ford, Robert De Niro, Robin Williams, and Harry Dean Stanton.
Production note Nicholson's line 'I'm home' and the 'all work and no play' page were treated as iconic recurring quotes/images.
Room 237 Cited as the documentary that intensified conspiratorial readings of The Shining.
Twin Peaks Used as a comparison for movies that encourage symbolic obsession.
Top Gun Referenced via Tarantino's Sleep With Me cameo and a gay subtext interpretation.
The Exorcist Grouped with major horror blockbusters that shaped the era.
Rosemary's Baby Mentioned as part of the lineage of prestige horror.
Alien Used to explain Harry Dean Stanton's scheduling conflict and the broader genre moment.
Caddyshack Cited as a cocaine-era example of improvised, late-added material.
Raging Bull Mentioned as another 1980 film that redefined a genre.
Mad Max Referenced as another genre movie from the same year that felt unusually fresh.
Popeye Used to show how different Shelley Duvall's next role was after The Shining.
The Stuntman Referenced in the 1980 Oscar discussion involving Peter O'Toole.
Rocky Mentioned in relation to Tony Burton and the Steadicam example from 1976.
Dr. Sleep Discussed as the sequel that tries to reconcile the book and the film.
Batman Used as an example of when Bill became aware of Nicholson outside The Shining.
The Simpsons Referenced as the source of an iconic visual being already familiar before the film was seen.
