This 35-minute behind the scenes documentary on the making of Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining" offers the viewer a rare and precious chance to see Kubrick plying his craft. Not surprisingly, Kubrick comes across as an extremely fussy, exacting, and meticulous perfectionist who's an especially hard taskmaster on Shelley Duvall as he pushes her to the limit and then some in order to get the best out of her as an actress. Jack Nicholson proves to be a quite funny, charming, and laidback fellow who candidly talks about his desire to be out of control as an actor and the tremendous pressure of having to meet a much larger number of people on a yearly basis than the average person.
Scatman Crothers actually cries during his brief, yet touching interview in which he admits that he'll never forget his experience on the film working with so many beautiful people. The precocious Danny Lloyd is simply adorable joking about the money he's making for acting in the movie. British bit players Maxwell Craig and George Holdcroft can be seen rehearsing the waltz while Bunny Seaman can be glimpsed sitting at a make-up table. Duvall confesses that she initially hated Kubrick, but grew to like him throughout the shooting of the picture. Moreover, it's a treat to watch Kubrick casually dressed in jeans and sporting uncombed hair putting both the cast and crew alike through their paces. Shot in an intimate manner with a hand-held camera by Kubrick's daughter Vivian, this documentary has a bracing immediacy to it that in turn makes it substantially more than your ordinary promotional puff piece. Essential viewing for fans of the film.
Scatman Crothers actually cries during his brief, yet touching interview in which he admits that he'll never forget his experience on the film working with so many beautiful people. The precocious Danny Lloyd is simply adorable joking about the money he's making for acting in the movie. British bit players Maxwell Craig and George Holdcroft can be seen rehearsing the waltz while Bunny Seaman can be glimpsed sitting at a make-up table. Duvall confesses that she initially hated Kubrick, but grew to like him throughout the shooting of the picture. Moreover, it's a treat to watch Kubrick casually dressed in jeans and sporting uncombed hair putting both the cast and crew alike through their paces. Shot in an intimate manner with a hand-held camera by Kubrick's daughter Vivian, this documentary has a bracing immediacy to it that in turn makes it substantially more than your ordinary promotional puff piece. Essential viewing for fans of the film.