{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"179. The Shining (1980)","description":"Matt and Laci go through the The Shining, probably the best English-language horror movie ever made. Is it the story of a man\u2019s battle with alcoholism, a complicated metaphor for the American ruling class\u2019s many sins, or is it just a simple haunted house story? What if I told you\u2026 yes? The Shining started life as Stephen King\u2019s third novel. It was a very personal novel for King, inspired by his own life and his struggles with alcoholism and fatherhood. It\u2019s understandable that he wouldn\u2019t like Kubrick not centering those issues in his film, but Kubrick saw something completely different in The Shining. The podcast tracks the history of their very public disagreement and King\u2019s criticisms of the film. The Shining\u2019s production was shrouded in secrecy and mystery. The cast and crew filmed in England for more than a year, and while Shelley Duvall was open in the press about the difficulty of the assignment, she never thought Kubrick treated her unfairly or unprofessionally, and she always pushed back whenever anyone said Kubrick mistreated her during production of the movie.   Time stamps: 00:02:43 \u2014 History segment: Stephen King\u2019s early career; early disagreements between Stanley Kubrick and King; Kubrick\u2019s career overview; Kubrick and co-writer Diane Johnson adapt the novel; casting Jack Nicholson, Danny Lloyd, and Scatman Crothers; Shelley Duvall\u2019s career overview 00:58:30 \u2014 Movie discussion 02:11:30 \u2014 Final thoughts & star ratings   Sources: The Stephen King Companion: Four Decades of Fear from the Master of Horror by George Beahm (2024) - https:\/\/amzn.to\/4qvoNMO  A Night at the Movies: The Horrors of Stephen King - TCM documentary (2011) - https:\/\/bit.ly\/4oXM9tf \u201cKubrick Films 'The Shining' In Secrecy in English Studio\u201d by Aljean Harmetz | The New York Times (1978) - https:\/\/nyti.ms\/47TYJUl Kubrick: The Definitive Edition by Michel Ciment | https:\/\/amzn.to\/4nAScmh  "How Stanley Kubrick protected child actor Danny Lloyd while creating \u2018The Shining\u2019" by Swapnil Dhruv Bose | Far Out (2020) - https:\/\/bit.ly\/4opNtEY  "'No arc at all': The reason why Stephen King hated Stanley Kubrick film \u2018The Shining\u2019" by Swapnil Dhruv Bose | Far Out (2024) - https:\/\/bit.ly\/47bb3hol  "Searching for Shelley Duvall: The Reclusive Icon on Fleeing Hollywood and the Scars of Making \u2018The Shining\u2019" by Seth Abramovitch | The Hollywood Reporter (2021) - https:\/\/bit.ly\/3Lkni3Y  Interview with Shelley Duvall by Roger Ebert | RogerEbert.com (2012) - https:\/\/bit.ly\/44eI0sT \u201cNo, Shelley Duvall was not traumatized by Stanley Kubrick on The Shining \u2013 she embraced it\u201d by Tom Murray (2024) - https:\/\/bit.ly\/3LbNvSq    Artwork by Laci Roth.    Music by Rural Route Nine. Listen to their album The Joy of Averages on Spotify (https:\/\/bit.ly\/48WBtUa), Apple Music (https:\/\/bit.ly\/3Q6kOVC), or YouTube (https:\/\/bit.ly\/3MbU6tC).   Songs by Rural Route Nine in this episode: \u201cWinston-Salem\u201d - https:\/\/youtu.be\/-acMutUf8IM \u201cSnake Drama\u201d - https:\/\/youtu.be\/xrzz8_2Mqkg \u201cThe Bible Towers of Bluebonnet\u201d - https:\/\/youtu.be\/k7wlxTGGEIQ    Follow the show!  Twitter: @1weekrental | @MattStokes9 | @LRothConcepts Facebook: @1weekrental Instagram: @1weekrental TikTok: @1weekrental | @mattstokes9 Letterboxd: @loadbearinglaci | @mattstokes9 Bluesky: @1weekrental.bsky.social   1-Week Rental used to be Load Bearing Beams. ","author_name":"1-Week Rental: A Movie Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/loadbearingbeams.com","html":"