Surprising Facts You Didn’t Know About These Iconic ’70s Stars

During the filming of The Shining, Stanley Kubrick pushed Shelley Duvall relentlessly, forcing her to repeat the same scenes dozens—sometimes over a hundred—times. The stress caused hair loss, illness, and visible emotional collapse, all captured on camera as part of the performance.

Kubrick believed pressure produced truth. Duvall was isolated from cast support and criticized constantly to heighten fear. The result is haunting, but the process became infamous. Her suffering was framed as artistic necessity, revealing how easily ’70s cinema justified cruelty in pursuit of realism.