Trivia
Based off the novel by Stephen King. King famously hated the movie.
The film took five years to complete
To get Jack Nicholson in the right agitated mood, he was fed only cheese sandwiches for two weeks, which he hates.
The "Here's Johnny!" scene took three days to film and the use of sixty doors.
The snow on set consisted of 900 tons of salt.
Kubrick ifamously bullied actress Shelley Duvall on set in order to get her in the proper mindset.
The idea for Danny Lloyd to move his finger when he was talking as Tony was his own. He did it spontaneously during his very first audition.