Originally posted by: Bahax
Only a lucky few ever saw the epilogue. I believe that only days after The Shining's release in theaters in the US, Kubrick decided that scene had to go, and actually employed editors to go around to movie theaters and snip it out. And I don't think the movie was in wide release for the first week or so.
The footage was probably destroyed. Oh well. He's the artist.
Originally posted by: Murch
...has anybody here ever seen the epilogue with Wendy and Danny in the hospital? Was it ever shown on tv?
...has anybody here ever seen the epilogue with Wendy and Danny in the hospital? Was it ever shown on tv?
Only a lucky few ever saw the epilogue. I believe that only days after The Shining's release in theaters in the US, Kubrick decided that scene had to go, and actually employed editors to go around to movie theaters and snip it out. And I don't think the movie was in wide release for the first week or so.
The footage was probably destroyed. Oh well. He's the artist.
It's bunk that Kubrick destroyed footage. For example, his estate has all the 2001: A Space Odyssey deleted footage (the negatives are indeed gone, but they survive as 65mm color separations).