May 23, 1980: The Shining was released.
The “Heeere’s Johnny!” scene took three days to film and 60 doors.
That scene also appears on a drive-in theatre screen in the movie Twister just before a tornado rips the screen down…
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The reason it took 60 doors is that Jack Nicholson was a volunteer firefighter. He knew how to use an axe to demolish a door!