During the making of the movie, Kubrick would call Stephen King at three o'clock in the night and ask him if you believe in God or something like that. Kubrick's sentence on the book he wrote is different in each version, for example in the Italian version of the film it was: he got up early to see the golden day; in the German version , is: Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today. Before the movie was released, Kubrick needed to convince the Motion Picture Association of America that the "blood water" gushing out of the elevator was actually just rusty water. It wasn't until the final film's release that Danny Lloyd knew he was involved in a horror movie. The film's script was changed frequently during filming, sometimes multiple times a day, and Jack Nicholson eventually decided to put the fickle script aside, getting most of his lines minutes before shooting began. of. Shelley Duvall, who played Wendy in the film, did not get along well with Kubrick. The two often quarreled fiercely over the dialogue in the script, Duvall's acting skills and many other issues. Duvall even couldn't bear to play the role. The character's mental stress leads to hair loss and illness for several months. Although Kubrick had considered casting Robert De Niro, Robin Williams and Harrison Ford in the lead roles, all three actors were rejected by Stephen King. It is worth mentioning that De Niro once said that the film gave him a nightmare for a month. Jack Nicholson was trained to voluntarily put out fires, so he easily took apart the easy-to-break doors prepared by the props team. The props team had to build another stronger door. Crossover Shots: Continuity: The size of the sandwich Danny is eating at the beginning of the movie. Continuity: While Jack and Danny are sitting on the bed talking, the position of Jack's left hand is constantly changing in the shot, sometimes it's behind him, sometimes it's on Danny's shoulder. While Wendy was talking to Danny on the bed, a bug was evident on the camera's footage crawling down from it. Continuity: Wendy's hand as Jack talks about his nightmare. Equipment can be seen: At the beginning of the film, with the tour group, the shadow of the camera can be seen on Wendy and Jack when they first enter the apartment. Anachronism: The song and dance "Midnight, the Stars, and You" played in the ballroom scene (Midnight, The Stars and You), which was not recorded until 1932, 11 years after the scene in the film. Continuity: When Wendy went to Jack to see what he was writing, Jack yelled at her angrily and ripped the manuscript off the typewriter. But when Wendy left the room, a brand new piece of manuscript paper was lying on the typewriter. Continuity: When Wendy knocked Jack out with a baseball bat, he was wearing white soft-soled sneakers; but by the time he was dragged to the pantry, he was wearing beach-colored shoes Walking shoes. Heuristic error: When Wendy and Danny are watching TV, the TV is neither plugged in nor connected to the antenna. Crew and props: At the beginning of the film, the shadow of the helicopter is projected to the lower right corner of the screen. Anachronism: The song played in the ballroom scene is "Midnight, the Stars, and You", which doesn't appear until 1932, while the film's story takes place in 1921.
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