15"Wendy?
Light, of my life.
I’m not gonna hurt ya.
You didn’t let me finish my sentence.
I said, I’m not gonna hurt ya.
I’m just going to bash your brains in!"
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Jack, like King was in his younger years, is an addict.
But for Jack, it’s not: he means it.
13"Your wife looks like it’s stronger than we imagined, Mr. Torrance.
She’s basically just there to scream and be stupid."
12"Remember what Mr. Hallorann said.
It’s just like pictures in a book, Danny.
It isn’t real."
In the end, he did give Danny the protection he so desperately needed.
10"Come Play With Us, Danny."
Lisa and Louise Burns, real-life twins, played the Grady twins inThe Shining.
This moment showed why Danny had every reason to remain terrified of the ominous hotel.
9"Wendy, I’m Home!"
The line"Honey, I’m home!
to more obscure moments.
This moment comes right before Jack’s most iconic quote from the movie, which Jack Nicholson famously improvised.
8"Hi, Lloyd.
A Little Slow Tonight, Isn’t It?"
In some ways, Lloyd acts as something of a driving force at times.
7"Danny, I’m Coming!"
Nicholson’s delivery of"Danny, I’m coming!
“is spot on, masterfully twisting the seemingly protective words with a dark and primitive threatening nature.
It’syet another sign of how far gone Jack and his mind have become.
6"Danny’s Not Here, Mrs. One thing that the book emphasizes more than the movie is Danny’s Shine.
His voice, when he delivers this quote, says it all regarding his mentality at this point.
