The Shining The Rewatchables
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The Shining

The Neil McCauley “A Book about Metals” Award for Best Line from the Movie

“I would give my goddamn soul for a glass of beer”; “Wendy, I’m home”; “Here’s Johnny”; “Some places are like people, some shine and some don’t”; “You’ve had your whole fucking life to think things over. What good’s a few more minutes going to do now?”

In the discussion (4)
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  • The offer of a soul for beer is interpreted as the moment the ghosts gain control; the announcement of coming home is also nominated.
  • Here’s Johnny is admired as timely Carson-era shorthand and perhaps now more famous than its source.
  • The line about places shining is another selection.
  • The demand to stop delaying after a lifetime to think is another favorite line.