The Shining

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• Movie Goof (continuity error): During the long shot of the Overlook in the beginning (right before The Interview title card), the maze cannot be seen, though throughout the rest of the movie it is rather close to the hotel.
• CAMEO(Norman Gay): The injured guest who frightens Wendy Torrance (Shelley Duvall) by saying "Great party, isn't it?" was played by film editor Norman Gay.
• Despite receiving generally unfavorable reviews upon its initial release, the film is today regarded as one of the best horror movies ever made. In 2001, it was ranked 29th on AFI's '100 Years...100 Thrills' list. In 2003, Jack Torrance was named the 25th greatest villain on the AFI's '100 Years...100 Heroes and Villains' list. The film was named the scariest film of all time by Channel 4 in 2003, and Total Film had it as the 5th greatest horror film in 2004. Bravo TV placed it 6th on their list of the 100 Scariest Movie Moments in 2005. In addition, film critics Kim Newman and Jonathan Romney both placed it in their all-time top ten lists for the 2002 Sight and Sound poll.
• Movie Goof (continuity error): When Wendy drags Jack into the food storage room we see a bunch of knives on a small wall. Wendy locks Jack in the storage room and Wendy grabs a knife. The knife she grabs was not there before and the other knives have moved around.