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- "Here's Johnny!" The best quote in The Shining was completely improvised by Jack Nicholson, referencing the popular late-night talk show The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.
- "Redrum! Redrum! Redrum!" Danny yells "Redrum!" over and over through his strange raspy Tony voice, which is discovered to be "Murder!" in reverse. Although Tony could clearly speak through Danny in plain English, Danny's alter-ego repeatedly says "Murder" backward for reasons that aren't entirely clear.
- "All Work And No Play Makes Jack A Dull Boy." While this quote only appears in the written form in The Shining, it is easily one of the most memorable lines in the entire film.
- "You Have Always Been The Caretaker." One of the biggest twists in The Shining is when the ghost of Delbert Grady has a conversation with Jack Torrence, reminding him that Jack has always been the caretaker at the Overlook Hotel.
The Shining: Directed by Stanley Kubrick. With Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd, Scatman Crothers. 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.
Jan 14, 2012 · Jack Nicholson ad-libbed the line "Here's Johnny!" in imitation of announcer Ed McMahon's famous introduction of Johnny Carson on U.S. network NBC-TV's long-running late night television program The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.
In The Shining, a deranged man is chasing his wife with an ax. As he hacks his way through the bathroom door and sticks his head through, eyes bulging and teeth bared, he lets loose with a "Heeeeere's Johnny!"
Feb 23, 2022 · Nicholson heaves, "Little pig, little pig, let me in..." as his face contorts with his growing anger. It's Nicholson at his finest. Once Torrance hacks through part of the door, he forces his head...
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Oct 24, 2023 · Stanley Kubrick's 1980 horror movie 'The Shining' contained the iconic lines "Here's Johnny!" delivered by Jack Nicholson's Jack Torrance.
Feb 27, 2021 · Once he clears a big enough hole to stick his head through, Jack delivers the chilling line, “Here’s Johnny!” as his terrified wife Wendy Torrance (Shelley Duvall) looks on. But the character’s...
