The Shining (1980) | Movie Reaction | *FIRST TIME WATCHING* | Asia and BJ 

This movie is a prime example of how important music and the score is to inciting emotion.

It does surprise me to find out that people have not watched or even had heard or even know anything about The Shining, so seeing videos of people's first reactions to viewing this film just makes me feel young again to when I watched it for the first time as a teenager. 12:14 "He's gonna have a lot of stuff to write about" ...31:17 what he wrote about. 13:14 this is the only film to make us afraid of a "Tuesday" title card. The hotel itself is EVIL, it brings the worst out in people and the Overlook has the shining as well. 39:16 the look of horror upon your faces! That's how you know the movie is doing it's job. The music the visual of seeing the blood flow out from the elevator...the film is a masterpiece in horror! Great reaction video guys! :D

I really liked this reaction. And I love this old movie. Jack Nicholson is playing his socks of. He is absolutely terrifying! Personalty I think he was having a ball, playing that part. You can see it. If it makes you feel better I can tell you that in the book, by Stephen King, the nice chef survives. He saves Danny and his mom, and he becomes a important person in their lives. He help Danny to get over what happend at the hotell, and he also teaches him how to handel his gift, the shining.

Asia got a jump scare out of music and the screen saying “Tuesday” lol. Such a good movie

Fun fact #1: the opening credits footage was later recycled and used for the ending of the original theatrical release of "Blade Runner"; the footage was later removed from the director's cut. Fun fact #2: Barry Nelson, seen interviewing Jack at the beginning, was the first actor (and the only American) to play James Bond, in a 1954 television version of "Casino Royale"

Asia and BJ compliment each other wonderfully. They're perfectly suited to each other. Nice couple. They make the best reaction videos.

I’ve stayed at the Stanley hotel where Stephen king got his idea for the shining and whether you believe in ghosts or not, you can feel the age of the place coming off the wood. It’s an anomaly and you should go at least once.

This was based on the Stehen King novel. Stanley Kubrick the director changed things up alot. King hated it. It stands on it's own but the novel is 100 times better.

Hallorann did save them - despite lasting thirty seconds in the Overlook lobby, he distracted Jack from killing Wendy, and provided a vehicle for them to escape in (Jack disabled the radio and the hotel SnowCat so they likely wouldn't have escaped without Halloran's intervention). In the book, Hallorann doesn't die. You should definitely react to Doctor Sleep which expands on the universe and what "the Shining" is.

This is one of the greatest films of all time in terms om mood, technical ingenuity and ambiguity. Not everyone loves ambguity, but I do 😀

You know a thriller is doing its job to creep you out when a black screen with the word TUESDAY scares the crap out of you.

Asia's redrum spelling moment may be the best reaction I've seen for anyone on any movie. "M...u...r..." (pause) "...d...e...r..." (pause) Moment of shocked realization and horror. So perfect!

As a 50 yr old woman, never thought I'd get a kick outta watching people watch a movie. You both are adorable and hilarious! 🤣

"She looks real long" floored me, I've never laughed watching that movie before, thanks!

Shelly Duvall, the lead actress in The Shining can't get enough credit. Her performance was as genuine as it gets.

The moment Shelly Duvall sees what he has typed over and over again, to realize he has gone mad, STILL sends ice down my spine. Such a great "horror moment".

You’ve got to admit that Jack Nicholson makes the ideal psychopath. Shelley Duvall nearly had a full blown breakdown while making this film. She spent so much time focusing on being frightened. It traumatised her. No other actress could have pulled off her portrayal. Awesome reaction.

The “here’s Johnny” line is what became so memorable but I think that when he hacks open the main room door and says “Wendy, I’m home” it’s far scarier

I understand that during the scene with Danny holding the knife and chanting redrum wasn't because he too was going crazy. It's because Tony had taken over and that was Tony's way of waking and alerting Danny's sleeping Mom to Jack approaching to kill them. You must remember that she thought that Jack was still safely locked away in the pantry. That's why she was asleep.

Scatman Crothers and Jack Nicholson also star in One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest - one of the best movies ever made.

Fun fact. The actor who played Danny did not continue his acting career. He grew up and became a professor of biology at a college in Kentucky.

Remember what Grady said? "You've always been the caretaker." Kubrick is suggesting that his spirit is repeating in that vacuum of time and space in a horrific way.

Danny wasn’t crazy, he had The Shining… a fusion of telepathy and clairvoyance. His imaginary friend Tony was how he dealt with it. It’s by far the scariest movie ever because… it can happen. It does happen. People go mad and murder their families. Such good performances and I can’t look at Jack to this day without seeing this performance.

her whispering "oh no, she's getting outta the tub! She's naked!" had me rolling hahhaha

The 2 funniest parts of this reaction for me are when Danny tells his mom, "Danny's not here Mrs. Torrance." And BJ goes, "Then who is?!" And the other funniest part was watching Asia spell "Redrum" backwards and realizing that it spells out "Murder". Lol

Asia, you are the only person to make me laugh during this movie "OH, she's so long!" while you're eye are covered! I really enjoyed watching this with you guys. It's been years since I've seen it, but it's still a great scary movie & you guys helped make it feel like it was the first time. I was scared all over again. Jack Nicholson & Shelley Duval was spectacular! REDRUM! REDRUM!!!

I love that you immediately noticed the music. Stanley Kubrick is a psychotic and intentionally added audio frequencies that make people anxious and sick into the movie score.

YES!! We were all freaked out the first time we saw this! In 1980 this was very scary and very un-nerving. Even after all these years, and having seen it multiple times, it still holds that creep factor.

Dan Halloran saved both their lives by distracting Jack. He was about to break through the door entirely when the sound of Dick's car distracted him.

Poor Scatman Crothers. The man flies all the way across country on an emergency ticket and then drives for about 5 hours in a SnoCat and just gets done dirty in 30 seconds.

Fun fact, Jack Nicholson was a NY volunteer firefighter when he was younger. His response time and actual training while chopping down the door with the axe are correlated into the film, and they had to replace the door about 25 times to get the perfect sequence because he knocked through them so quickly. Great reaction, guys!

Scatman Carothers character actually did save them because he brought the vehicle that they escaped in and he distracted Jack Nicholson just long enough for them to get outside and to the maze. Jack probably would have got them if he hadn’t come. Instead he froze to death. I guess they could have stayed but they didn’t know Jack was going to die. I know I would have left.

The entire cast was fantastic, but I get this immense sadness every time I see Scatman Crothers. He was such a great actor and is sorely missed.

I never would've guessed that Asia was a habitual blanket snatcher. It goes to show that you never truly know a person. I hope she gets the help she needs... and a blankie of her own.

Well, now you guys are ready to watch The Exorcist (1973) ...the original. Asia, you are going to need more than a blanky! Not jump scary but psychological suspense from start to finish. Excellent movie ... way beyond its years.

Watching Jack Nicholson act is like watching MJ ball. Legendary.

What's impressive about this movie is that, even when nothing happens, just the way the music plays, the way the camera moves, and their faces, you're scared to death and you barely dare to look at the screen.

Tony was with Danny long before they got to the hotel and was trying to keep him safe. After room 237 when Danny shuts down from the trauma, Tony takes over to try and warn Wendy what's going to happen. In the novel it's revealed that Jack also had the shining as a boy, which is why he began writing, but as he grew up he didn't believe in it and it faded away, but its the reason the hotel is able to get to him. But he's just a tool. It really wants Danny because with him it will be able to shine forever. In his shared universe, King reveals that places like the Overlook where terrible things happen become doorways between worlds that attract evil to them. The Marsden House in one of his other novels Salem's Lot is a similar place to the Overlook.

Love your reactions 😂. Especially how Asia peeks thru her fingers at scary parts while at the same time, BJ gets a shocked look. 😂😂😂. You're both so entertaining to watch. 💖

The film left out a lot of background found in Stephen King's novel that explains some of the events. Prior to the interview, the story of Jack Nicholson's failed writer being an alcoholic and accidentally breaking Danny's arm while drunk is related, so that when the hotel's ghosts are able to make John drunk we know that will bring trouble to the wife and son as it did with Grady before him.

The reason Danny had the knife and wrote Redrum/Murder was his Shining working overtime to help his Mother prepare for what was about to happen with Jack. He warned her AND armed her! Further to that, so many reactors think Halloran didnt help since he died quickly. But dont forget, it was the sound of his snowcat that prompted Jack to stop going after Wendy...I would argue, likely saving Wendy's life. A knife isnt a match for an axe wielding possessed psychopath. This is the best horror ever made! A fun fact...in the novel, Jack drives a red VW Bug but in the movie, it's yellow. The shot of the car accident shows a crushed red VW Bug...Kubrick seemed to assert a bit of a slap in the face to King there saying this was his movie, his version. I highly recommend watching the documentary about The Shining called Room 237. 🤯😮

One of the best films ever made. It STILL stands up today and the acting is 1st class. That together with the direction and the superbly written music makes for the best film ever. Totally brilliant

The mom had the "shining " as well! She saw all the blood spilling out of the elevators,just like her son! I've seen this film several times and that's the first time I realized this fact! A great and memorable film. Great reactions you guys!

The tricycle he’s riding is called the Big Wheel and was one of the most popular toys for kids in the late sixties and through much of the seventies. There was also another one like it called The Green Machine. If you had one of those, you were considered a legend. I can’t even begin to count the amount of accidents and close calls we had on them as kids and I’m sure this was for most of the kids who ever road them. Look them up on line if you like. I bet they even have RU-vid videos on both of them.

"Here's Johnny!!" Nicholson improvised that line among several others. "The Tonight Show" starring the great Johnny Carson began with Ed McMahon introducing Johnny with "Heerrr's Johnny!" It was the best late night show ever. Saw The Shining in a theater with a girlfriend and she spent most of the time leaning her head against my shoulder and covering her face with her hand. Great movie.

Here's another vote for watching the sequel, "Doctor Sleep" (2019). It has much of the same vibe, but trades a little suspense for action. It also goes further in explaining "shine", which Stephen King uses throughout his written universe. "Doctor Sleep" may not be as iconic, but I probably enjoy it more than "The Shining". In fact, I'm going to go watch it now 😁.

12:21 Mathematical method to find your way out of a 2D maze: Pick the right or left wall, and follow it (as if you placed that hand on the wall and never lifted it away as you go). You'll walk extra distance, in and out of some dead ends, but you'll never retrace your steps (you'll retrace your steps out of a dead end, but never back into a dead end you've already been) and (with one exception) are guaranteed to find your way out, even if it's designed so you're likely to miss that *one* turn you need to get free of the dead ends. The exception is if the maze contains a loop that takes you around back to where you were, without backtracking. In that case, after you've gone around the loop, switch to the other wall.

The reason Danny was able to snap out of it was because the Hotel was busy playing & manipulating the dad. Danny was traumatised after the woman in the room, Danny has a powerful shining. That's why the ghosts were able to be so prevalent, they were feeding off his shining. Otherwise they wouldn't be able to manifest the way they did. But Danny was stronger than the ghosts, that's why he got away. They were really counting on Jack to get the job done.

Remember when Jack said he came for the interview and he knew what to expect behind every corner, its because he had been there before in 1921.

OMG!! I cant wait to watch this with the Fam!!

Gotta Love Scatman Crothers! Love him in everything he's ever acted in!

I’m on a binge tonight, no work tomorrow! My big sister used to chase me around the house like Jack with the limp leg while pretending to hold an axe to scare me while playing tag. Tony is Danny’s guardian angel. He helps saves him and his mother by having him standing at the bedside (where spirits like to communicate) with the knife to alert her, not kill her. Notice Danny was holding the knife up and not pointed at her. The knife ends up being what stops Jack from getting through the bathroom door. Tony helps again by having Danny retrace his steps in the snow. Not many adults let alone children could think to do that in such an intense situation. I kinda think the old man still does help inadvertently because it’s the snow cat that gets Danny and his mom away from the cursed hotel and Jack. Imo that’s “okay” because he played the role of a saint and died like most saints do. He was already older passing encouragement to the new generation; looked like he lived a good life(aged nicely, well dressed, money to travel). What a spine chilling movie! One of my faves! I saw this as a kid(way too young imo☺️), it used to come on network tv a lot back in the day. Most of the old greats did. Absolutely loved your reaction! Revisiting with y’all is the best!

The door axe scene will forever be my favorite piece of horror scenes. Shelley Duvall was not told she would have to do multiple takes on just one scene really did a number on her mental health. Stanely Kubrik told the cast and crew to ignore her on set which made her go mentally unstable. She never recovered after yhis film.

The book by Stephen King this movie is based on was inspired by King's and his wife's stay at the Stanley Hotel. If you like psychological thrillers then Shutter Island is a great movie you'd love. Its one of my favourites. Stephen King's books make great movies as well. Most of them anyway.

This movie had a lot of production issues: Stanley Kubrick had to film Shelly Duvall's scene with her swinging the bat at Jack Nicholson 127 times! She lost most of her hair due to the stressful takes that Kubrick made Scatman Crothers, whom played Dick Halloran, broke down crying after Kubrick filmed his scene 88 times, his conversation with Danny in the kitchen, and asked "What do you want from me, Mr. Kubrick,!?" Jack Nicholson slept on the set between scenes. Kubrick would be seen arguing with the cast and crew in some parts of the movie. A fire broke out near the set where they were filming The Empire Strikes Back. The hedge maze scene was filmed almost 10 times as the actors and crew would almost get lost filming the climax, and they would carefully retrace their steps. Filming took place in 1978 and wrapped up in 1980, a whole year before the movie was released.

That wife was the PERFECT wife. Nothing but love, gentleness, patience, and forgiveness even when the husband was disgustingly over line with her. Imagine her married to the perfect husband who would always protect, cherish, and love her.

Another Stanley Kubrick movie you should definetly watch is A Clockwork Orange. Really raw, dystopian movie, and a classic!

Asia sees everything.. she's got the SHINING!

Remember Jack said he felt he had been at the hotel before because he knew what was around every corner. The little boy had ESP and so did the Cook. I loved your reaction. Good movie.

I was pretty close to Danny's age when this movie came out. It's funny to watch you guys commenting on how the parents just keep leaving their kid to wander around on his own in this big hotel. That was totally normal for Gen Xer kids. Our parents didn't hover, we were free-range kids. My parents had no idea where I was half the time, just as long as I got home by dinner time. Probably pretty similar with previous generations, but those kids had a stay at home mom most of the time.

The book explains it so much more. Jack has always been part of the hotel. Life after life and life.

"All work and no play makes Homer something something" 😂 You guys are hilarious 😆

You guys just witnessed, not just one of the greatest horror films, but one of the greatest all time films in history. A masterpiece that has ingrained itself in pop culture. I saw this movie back when it first came out and I was almost around Danny’s age. I even had the same hair cut as him lol. Not afraid to say that I am one of the geeks who has a strange but innocent obsession with this movie.

Oh this will be so much fun!!! One of the most terrifying horror films ever made. To this day my mom still says red rum when we are all together at home lol saw this when I was 8. Yeah the 80’s were a different time lol

The music plays a very important part in Shining. The creepy, eerie music we hear in most of the Danny scenes (such a good little actor btw) like when he find the 237 door are extracts from the slow movement of "Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta" by the Hungarian composer Béla Bartók. The music was written in 1936 to...celebrate the tenth anniversary of the chamber orchestra of Basler, Switzerland. So not even for the movie, and it's weird considering how creepy it is and how it fits the scene perfectly. The other compositions we hear throughout the movie contribute to the dramatic intensity of the scenes and are mostly works by the polish composer Penderecki, which are litteraly terrifying and were not composed for the movie either. Contemporary music is something special lol..

I loved your guys reactions. The Shining is my no.1 favourite film of all time. And after watching this you can understand why even though I love the Horror genre, the good films are so few and far between compared to something like this. PURE HORROR. not just "haunted house/jumpscares" as most other horrors are. this is psychological. great.

Nicholson has skills when it comes to appearing creepy! 😁♥

When Danny was drooling & the other guy with the shining was wide eyed in bed-Tony was calling him for help. That’s why Grady told Jack that his son was calling for outside interference. The redrum scene was Tony warning Wendy that they were about to get murdered.

One thing to keep in mind with this movie is that they were staying there for the entire winter. The events we see are likely spread out over several weeks or even months. So even though Danny might encounter something scary, kids are pretty resilient, so eventually he would more or less forget about it and go back to riding around the hotel or playing in random hallways. I mean, if the hotel didn't have all the supernatural stuff going on, it would be a dream for most kids to be able to play or ride a big wheel around inside a giant hotel. haha I don't know if you all are big readers or not, but I definitely recommend the book. People love to worship this movie, and I do enjoy it, but I have always felt that the story in the book is more fulfilling.

The book explains everything. Kubrick deliberately took out things that King wrote to explain what was going on to achieve what Kubrick called “perfect ambiguity.” King really didn’t like the film because of this, calling it “Like a beautiful Cadillac, without an engine.”

The main music theme from The Shining was used in a 1958 black & white movie "The Screaming Skull" which was also used in the intro of both movie title credits

This movie has so many undercurrents on top of being a horror ghostly thriller. There's a documentary about this movie called Room 237 that basically interviews all sorts of people about what they think The Shining is about and some of those opinions feel way out there while some are really smart. Fantastic reaction BTW.

Tony was protecting Danny’s mind when he took over. This trauma could have been too much for his fragile little mind. Tony was protecting him the whole time and we didn’t understand it.

The book is almost 1k pages. I read it twice on my own in Middle School.. They did a pretty good job condensing it for the movie, but the book is even more intense.

28:07 I’m convinced the faceless woman who bumps into Grady is significant somehow. She walks like a man. I’m not saying the actor is a male, necessarily. But maybe it is. It’s just such an awkward gait for a woman - like a man unfamiliar with how to move in woman’s clothing/shoes. Or perhaps she’s the young woman in the bathtub. It’s just so weird how she keeps walking and never turns around to apologize or acknowledge her mistake. Like she did it on purpose so Grady and Jack would talk to each other.

There is a lot of interesting behind the scenes trivia about this movie: Stephen King took the name of the novel "The Shining" from the chorus "We All Shine On" from the John Lennon song "Instant Karma". In order to keep Jack Nicholson in a constantly agitated state of mind, he was fed nothing but cheese sandwiches to two weeks, which he hates. The props department had made a lighter door for the scene where Jack chops through it with an axe, not knowing that Nicholson once worked as a volunteer fireman and chopped through it too easily, forcing them to build a heavier door. The line "Here's Johnny!" almost didn't make it into the movie. Stanley Kubrick was living in the United Kingdom when the movie was made and had never seen "The Tonight Show", Jack Nicholson had to explain it to Kubrick. Scatman Crothers was forced to so many takes of one scene (I don't remember exactly which scene it was. It was either the one where Halloran was showing Wendy and Danny through the kitchen, or the one where he and Danny were talking about "the shining") that he broke down and yelled at Kubrick, "What do you want, Mr. Kubrick? What do you want?". The next movie Crothers made was "Bronco Billy", which was directed by Clint Eastwood, who was known for doing one take of a scene and then moving on to the next one. Crothers was so happy that he didn't have to shoot the same scene over and over that he broke down in tears of gratitude. Two of the stars Kubrick considered for the role of Jack Torrence were Robert DeNiro and Robin Williams,, but after seeing DeNiro in "Taxi Driver", he decided he wasn't psychotic enough, and after seeing Williams in "Mork & Mindy" he decided he was TOO psychotic. Stanley Kubrick kept changing the script so many times, that eventually Jack Nicholson stopped reading it and just read what was handed to him that day. Nicholdson improvised the scene where Jack is throwing the tennis ball at the wall, The script just said "Jack not working". Stanley Kubrick was very protective of Danny Lloyd, who played Danny Torrence and hid the fact from him that they were making a horror movie. Torrence didn't realize it until he saw the complete film for the first time at age sixteen. Even though Stanley Kubrick was especially hard on Shelley Duvall during filming, Duvall has said that she believed Kubrick was hard on her because he wanted to bring out her best performance, and while it was an experience she would always appreciate, it was not one she'd ever want to go through again. And both Kubrick and Nicholson praised her performance, saying it was the hardest performance they had ever seen an actress do.

The look on Asia's face when she figured out what Redrum really was...priceless. For everything else, there's Mastercard. (Kudos if you get that reference)

"No sir, YOU are the caretaker. You've always been the caretaker. I ought to know: I've always been here." Grady explained it to Jack in the bathroom. loved the reaction

I'll try to make my experience with this movie short. I was 27, pregnant, staying with a friend's multiply handicapped son one night. His 2 older brothers and their girlfriends wanted to watch the Shining. I'd heard it was terrifying and protested. They said they'd be there for the rest of the night. THEY WEREN'T! To make matters worse, one of them came home very late, forgot his key, and climbed through the kitchen window!!!!! I was terrified!🤯😱

This was a creepy movie, and Asia you saying "she look real long" I laughed outloud! I love all your movie reactions. Maybe some time you could review each of your favorite movies, that would be fun.

in the book it is explained near the end that Tony is actually Dannys future self which is shown in the sequel Doctor Sleep released in 2019

My favorite line from this reaction was.. “my child ain’t gon’be runnin’round sayin Redrum all day..” 😆😆 yea y’all this movie always been creepy af

I've always ranked this as my fave movie all time. Jack only kills one person, yet just watching him go down the road to becoming a total psychopath makes this scary. We had just got cable months earlier in the early 80s and this played basically over in over between Showtime and HBO. I was like in 5th,6th or 7th grade and at one point I watched it 15 times one wknd watching it back to back 5x In a row before My mom said I was fixated with it and turned off the tv😅 My older sister said the same thing. I have honestly watched it over 100x. Great reaction! Side note. A girl I dated visited the Timberline lodge???? Where it was filmed and brought me back a shirt. It is a dark shirt with Jack's face looking through the door. EVERYONE I come across while wearing it LOVES IT!

I love horror and thrillers. This was the only movie ever that affected me so much that I had to have a drink on the way home from the movie house. And I don't usually drink alcohol!

You guys seem like a fun group of people to watch movies with. The "I CAN'T watch this" hits home. Also, if you go to the actual hotel that this was filmed at (Timberline Lodge) they have this movie for free all the time XD. Think It's over in Oregon.

My personal interpretation of the ending: the Hotel captured Jack's soul and made him part of the hotel. The hotel wanted Wendy and Danny too, but ultimately couldn't. So the hotel settled with just Jack, since he was already clearly beyond saving anyways.

Another great reaction to a wonderful movie. Laughed so hard when u put your hands over BJs eyes Asia! My wife did the same thing to me when we first watched this movie together years ago. Lol. 👏👏

One suggest, The Omen (1976) is another great horror movie of the time and deserves a react too

Omg! Y'all had me DYING laughing! I love scary movies and love to watch them with people who either don't like 'em or are easily scared! 😅 Asia was too cute! 😂 So much of this movie emotion was felt through the music it was totally eerie!

I’ve watched about four reaction videos to this film and this was the best! You’re a lot of fun and also pretty perceptive in terms of following this for the first time. It’s one of the most analyzed film of life time so there ain’t no easy answers!

“I think he’s still thinking it happened but no way.” If you accept that Danny and Halloran have supernatural mind-reading/Shining/whatever and that everything else is just hallucinations between Jack and Wendy, the door to the pantry unlocking is the only thing that the Hotel itself actually does.

There is so so much to this movie that just watching it is only scratching the surface. People have done great essays and videos breaking down the little details. One key thing is that Kubrick was well known for making every shot count and if something was in frame it had a reason to be there. If you guys ever find the time, just look up any sort of The Shining conspiracies. Your heads will be blown. Edit: love your guy's reaction! Freaking enjoyed watching Asia watching scenes behind fingers hahaha classic

Can't wait! Love watching the expressions on you twos faces when the horror bits of films come on it's so funny! Haha, sorry but it is! Hope you enjoy the film you beauts 💙❤️

(Jack approaches Wendy) Asia: “He’s gonna correct her!” 🤣🤣🤣 You two are awesome. God bless y’all!

Shelly Duvall passed away at the youthful age of 75.

This was filmed at the Stanley Hotel in Colorado. It's a real functioning hotel still in operation today.

Asia is a hoot with her comments! 😂😂😂 Another great reaction! Keep it up guys. And and I recommend checking out Eyes Wide Shut. Another Kubrick directed psychological thriller with Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman.

YESSSSSSSS One of my top horror movies right here when yall finish The Shinning watch the sequel director's cut Doctor Sleep it's extremely good just as good as the Shinning 😎

I've been to the real Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado (of which the movie was based on) and it was quite an experience. We went to the hotel after we had seen the movie. We had pictures taken of ourselves (before smartphones) at the hotel and when our film was developed, we had orbs all around us. Went on a nice tour there but wouldn't stay a night in that hotel. Weird vibes there. Great movie.

This movie legitimately drove the actor who played the mother insane! There's a whole documentary about it.