The Shining Movie Facts
35 of the most interesting The Shining facts you didn't know about. Handpicked and verified, these little-known details can be obscure enough most people will miss. These behind the scene easter eggs and hidden messages will give you another view of The Shining movie message.

Wendy tells the doctor that Jack hasn't had a drink since he hurt Danny. When the bar appears to Jack, he drinks to "five miserable months on the wagon" but later says his hurting Danny was "three goddamn years ago," implying he was secretly drinking for years.
The Shining Movie Trivia Facts
These trivia from Reddit and other sources can be used as questions with answers in quizzes or games.
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Danny Torrance (Danny Lloyd) wiggles his finger when his "alternate personality" Tony speaks through him. This concept was actually thought up by Danny, who did it in his first audition for the part at the age of 4
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To get Jack Nicholson in the right agitated mood, he was only fed cheese sandwiches for two weeks, which he hates.
The Shining Easter Eggs
Hidden objects, characters, easter eggs, and their meanings are wonderful ways to discover the filmmaker's perspectives of any given movie.
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These devil and angel symbolism's in Stanley Kubricks masterpiece The Shining (1980) -
Makes a reference to Nosferatu (1922)
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- "All work and no play..." has double meaning as Jack is working at the Overlook Hotel, in part to finish a play he is writing. -
"While they're driving up to the hotel, the 'Dies Irae' theme is playing, which traditionally symbolizes a day of reckoning or wrath." -
Danny Lloyd (Danny in The Shining (1980)) has a cameo in Doctor Sleep (2019). He's the one in the blue cap who says the kid seems like he can read the pitcher's mind.
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In the film "Blade Runner" (1982) Tyrell is played by Joe Turkel who also played the bartender in "The Shining" (1980). This is because the bar and Tyrell's studio were actually filmed on the same set. -
Tony the Tiger appears to be spying on Jack and Wendy. Tony is also the name of Danny's "imaginary" friend.
The Shining Hidden Facts




When Jack takes his first drink, he makes the same face as when he dies
The spot where Danny Torrance left his teddy bear in the hallway is where Dick Halloran gets murdered by Jack.

Danny watches the movie Summer of '42 on a TV that is not plugged in



Jack Torrance can be seen reading an issue of Playgirl magazine that contains an article about incest, one of many clues that Jack sexually abuses Danny



During The Scene Where Jack Sells his Soul to Lloyd the Bartender, He Briefly Looks At the Camera and Smirks Right After He Says "It Could Have Happened To Anybody" Before Continuing On With His Diatribe.

- Before the "All work and no play" reveal, when Jack continues typing you hear *click* *double click* *deep click* which corresponds with typing out "ALL (spacebar)" 2:48

Stanley Kubrick's camera angle reinforces Jack's feeling of mental imbalance. "Oh God, I'm losing my mind."


The first time we see Danny and the infamous Bear scene are identical. This is one of many visual cues hinting Danny is sexually abused.

The Shining Plot
A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where a sinister presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from both past and future.
Cast and Details
Here are the full cast and crew of The Shining. The goofs, crazy credits, and trivia they have performed may have not taken your attention. Some are hidden for a reason, while others randomly forgotten.
Genre | Drama, Horror |
Director | Stanley Kubrick |
Stars | Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd, Scatman Crothers |
IMDB score | 8.4 |