The Shining Trivia Questions

Nicholson improvised the line as a nod to Johnny Carson's 'The Tonight Show' intro. Kubrick kept it, and it became one of cinema's most famous ad-libs.

King felt the film stripped the novel of its emotional core. He personally oversaw the 1997 miniseries to stay truer to his book.

The maze was invented for the film; no hedge maze exists at the Timberline Lodge. Kubrick designed it based on a garden maze in England.

Kubrick personally typed hundreds of pages, varying line spacing and margins to show Jack’s descent. Each page had the same phrase, but no two were identical.

The twins were played by Lisa and Louise Burns, who were not professional actors. They appeared in a few other productions, including the 1987 TV series 'The Ray Bradbury Theater.'

Duvall suffered greatly during filming and was reportedly not praised on set. Kubrick pushed her to exhaustion, and the scene took 127 takes.

The iconic orange-and-brown hexagonal carpet is only seen inside the hotel. The aerial shot shows the maze and the lake, not the carpet.

Kubrick shot the film chronologically to track Jack Torrance’s psychological decline. This kept the actors performances consistent with the story's timeline.