Why It's Great
Adapted from the Stephen King novel of the same name, Kubrick famously carved his own creative path.
Released 40 years ago, the film still holds up to this day.
Trivia
Kubrick destroyed the brain of Shelley Duvall during production.
Shot on 35mm film with extremely wide lenses.
The script was constantly being rewritten during production.
In the film, room 217 was changed to 237.
Stephen King hates the film.
When it was first released in 1980, it was panned by critics. Kubrick was even nominated for a Razzie for directing.
