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Room 237

  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
23K
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Room 237 (2012)
A subjective documentary that explores the numerous theories about the hidden meanings within Stanley Kubrick's film The Shining.
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An exploration of various interpretations of Stanley Kubrick's horror film, The Shining (1980).An exploration of various interpretations of Stanley Kubrick's horror film, The Shining (1980).An exploration of various interpretations of Stanley Kubrick's horror film, The Shining (1980).

  • Director
    • Rodney Ascher
  • Writer
    • Rodney Ascher
  • Stars
    • Bill Blakemore
    • Geoffrey Cocks
    • Juli Kearns
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    23K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Rodney Ascher
    • Writer
      • Rodney Ascher
    • Stars
      • Bill Blakemore
      • Geoffrey Cocks
      • Juli Kearns
    • 195User reviews
    • 207Critic reviews
    • 80Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 16 nominations total

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    Bill Blakemore
    • Self
    Geoffrey Cocks
    • Self
    Juli Kearns
    • Self
    John Fell Ryan
    • Self
    Jay Weidner
    • Self
    Stephen Brophy
    • Cast
    Ash Brophy
    • Cast
    Buddy Black
    • Cast
    Buffy Visick
    • Cast
    Sam Walton
    • Cast
    • (as Samuel Walton)
    Lisa Burns
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Louise Burns
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Sue Lyon
    Sue Lyon
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Ryan O'Neal
    Ryan O'Neal
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Scatman Crothers
    Scatman Crothers
    • Dick Hallorann
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Tom Cruise
    Tom Cruise
    • Dr. William Harford
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Barry Dennen
    Barry Dennen
    • Bill Watson
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Kirk Douglas
    Kirk Douglas
    • Spartacus
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Rodney Ascher
    • Writer
      • Rodney Ascher
    • All cast & crew
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Leon Vitali, former assistant to Stanley Kubrick, dismissed the theories in this film as "gibberish," saying they are entirely without merit.
    • Goofs
      Bill Blakemore mistakenly attributes a literary quotation. "History is a nightmare from which I'm trying to awake" is from James Joyce's Ulysses, not from anything by T. S. Eliot.
    • Crazy credits
      The end credits scroll downward.
    • Connections
      Featured in Minty Comedic Arts: 10 Things - The Shining: The Lost Version (2022)
    • Soundtracks
      We Cannot Escape the Past from the album 'A Stairway to the Stars'
      Composed and Performed by The Caretaker
      By Arrangement with History Always Favours the Winners

    User reviews195

    Featured review

    Ridiculous reaching

    I really hoped this would somewhat focus on the film 'The Shining', but it doesn't. It's all about how people, who I have never heard of, think about it and how they interpret it. Sorry, I don't need strangers to tell me what to think. My recommendation is to avoid.
    • jackquann-32302
    • Dec 13, 2020
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 26, 2012 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Film Sales Corp
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Soba 237
    • Filming locations
      • Calumet Harbor, Illinois, USA
    • Production companies
      • Highland Park Classics
      • The Ebersole Hughes Company
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $296,359
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $29,693
      • Mar 31, 2013
    • Gross worldwide
      • $367,406
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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