This is such an amazing little documentary. Before I saw it, I thought that it was going to be a two-hour documentary covering the entire making of the film. It's only about thirty-five minutes long and yet it covers so much. You get the gist of how things went down behind the scenes within the first five minutes. Not to mention the interesting post-production interviews with the principle cast members.
I have so many favorite parts in this film. One part that sticks out is when you get to see Stanley's ideas come to life when he comes up with the camera angle for the scene when Jack is leaning against the food storage door. It's one of the greatest shots in the movie and you see Stanley come up with the the idea seconds before it's shot. Nicholson is a riot as he flirts with Vivian (which, incidently, had me thinking, "take it easy, Johnny, you're old enough to be her father, plus her father is right behind you.")Scatman proves to have been a really sweet person, although knowing that this film really took its toll on him, one can't help but think he's crying for help during his interview. Danny Lloyd was an outgoing tike. Shelley Duvall is a great actress, but never seemed too horribly prepared on the set. Later she admits with exhaustion that she understood why Stanley treated her the way he did and that she does like him after all. My only complaint about this film is that we barely see John Alcott(I think I saw him for a quick second in the background,) but it would have been nice to see him work. I highly recommend this to Kubrick fans and anyone in filmmaking. Vivian did wonderful job piecing this together and I thank her for providing me a look at her Father's film set.
I have so many favorite parts in this film. One part that sticks out is when you get to see Stanley's ideas come to life when he comes up with the camera angle for the scene when Jack is leaning against the food storage door. It's one of the greatest shots in the movie and you see Stanley come up with the the idea seconds before it's shot. Nicholson is a riot as he flirts with Vivian (which, incidently, had me thinking, "take it easy, Johnny, you're old enough to be her father, plus her father is right behind you.")Scatman proves to have been a really sweet person, although knowing that this film really took its toll on him, one can't help but think he's crying for help during his interview. Danny Lloyd was an outgoing tike. Shelley Duvall is a great actress, but never seemed too horribly prepared on the set. Later she admits with exhaustion that she understood why Stanley treated her the way he did and that she does like him after all. My only complaint about this film is that we barely see John Alcott(I think I saw him for a quick second in the background,) but it would have been nice to see him work. I highly recommend this to Kubrick fans and anyone in filmmaking. Vivian did wonderful job piecing this together and I thank her for providing me a look at her Father's film set.