Film Club on Instagram: "Jack Nicholson suggested Scatman Crothers for the film. Crothers had a tough time on this movie, with Stanley Kubrick making him do over one hundred takes for one scene. Crothers' next film was "Bronco Billy (1980)," directed by Clint Eastwood, who was famous for generally only going with one take. Crothers broke down in tears of gratitude on his first scene in the film when he realized he wouldn't have to do so many endless takes. The Shining (1980) #movies #movieclips"

Danny Deraney on Instagram: "1980's and 70's programming is undefeated. How lucky were we to grow up where the PSA's were just as entertaining as the shows we were watching. No better example than Yuckmouth. Yuckmouth, voiced by Scatman Crothers, was part of The Bod Squad series. Although they ran their ads between 1974-1977, these PSA's ran well into the 1980's and 90's. The PSA's for The BOD Squad focused on nutrition and this case, the dangers of not brushing your teeth. Other songs you may k

One of my favorite scenes from The Shining (1980). Scatman Crothers (Dick Hallorann) and Danny Lloyd (Danny Torrance) were both phenomenal in this scene and in the whole film.

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