February 2012
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The Stanley Hotels
∆ For the establishing exteriors of The Overlook Hotel in The Shining, Stanley Kubrick used the Timberline Lodge on Mt. Hood, Oregon, originally designed by Gilbert Stanley Underwood, visionary master of the Western Lodge.
∆ Gilbert Stanley Underwood also designed The Ahwahnee Hotel, Yosemite, California, inspiration for the interior of The Overlook, though interior decoration was...
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All Smoking In The Shining
Ashtrays everywhere, but only Wendy ever takes a drag.
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All Coffee In The Shining
Served and available, but no one drinks it.
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The Games Room
∆ Danny in the Games Room, in a scene of five shots; three for him and two for The Twins. We only see the Games Room in this one scene and never again in the film, though elements of the room pop up in other parts of the Hotel. This is the first time we see Danny in the Hotel and here he is, looking at the upper-right corner of the screen.
∆ Danny raises his right hand, aiming a red dart. He...
