How many takes did the baseball bat scene in The Shining need?
Movies & TV hard Data from 1980
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The answer
127 takes
Stanley Kubrick shot the staircase scene with Shelley Duvall 127 times, a record for a scene with dialogue. Duvall later described the shoot as one of the hardest experiences of her life, and the film’s production is now a standard case study in what directors should not do.
Where this number comes from
| Source | Guinness World Records |
|---|---|
| Figure refers to | 1980 |
| Last checked | |
| Unit | takes |
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