In Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 Stephen King adaption, The Shining, Jack Torrance, played by Jack Nicholson, strolls through a crowded cocktail lounge until he arrives at a glowing bar, staffed by servers in red suits. “Hi, Lloyd,” he says. “Been away, but now I’m back.”
The scene has been referenced in pop culture countless times — in an episode of Bob’s Burgers, the 2016 movie Passengers — thanks to its surreal, foreboding atmosphere and its glossy veneer of luxury. The Shining, often considered one of the greatest horror movies ever made, is packed with iconic imagery, particularly when Torrance smashes through a bathroom door with an axe to scream,
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