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Room 237 is a 2012 film that explores various theories about Stanley Kubrick's 1980 horror movie The Shining, based on Stephen King's novel. The film features interviews with Kubrick enthusiasts who claim to find hidden clues and messages in the film, such as Native American themes, Moon landing hoax, Minotaur myth, and Holocaust allegory.
Room 237: Directed by Rodney Ascher. With Bill Blakemore, Geoffrey Cocks, Juli Kearns, John Fell Ryan. An exploration of various interpretations of Stanley Kubrick's horror film, The Shining (1980).
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- 2012-10-26
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Room 237, not to be confused with the documentary of the same name, was a room in the Overlook Hotel in The Shining. In the book it was called "217".
The room was inhabited in the past, by a Lorraine Massey who would usually seduce young bellboys who would visit her room. One time Danny Torrance visited this room after a ball strangely rolled to him from its open doors. Later, he claimed that a "crazy woman" tried to strangle him. Jack Torrance then entered 237, in search of what his son claimed...
•According to the Timberline Lodge website, http://www.timberlinelodge.com, •For the film adaptation of The Shining, Room 237 was filmed on the Colorado Lounge set on Stage 3 at Elstree Studios.Videos
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Jul 30, 2023 · One of the most iconic moments in Stanley Kubrick's 1980 horror film 'The Shining' is when Jack Torrance enters Room 237. But why did Kubrick use that number?
Jan 29, 2012 · “Room 237,” the first full-length documentary by the director Rodney Ascher, examines several of the most intriguing of these theories. It’s really about the Holocaust, one...
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Apr 3, 2013 · “Room 237” could easily be (mis)taken for a comedic satire of fervent movie-geekery if the theories it presents — some more cockeyed than others — hadn’t appeared on the Internet years ago. That’s where Ascher found the inspirations for his documentary.
