Synopsis
A subjective documentary that explores various theories about hidden meanings in Stanley Kubrick's classic film The Shining. Five very different points of view are illuminated through voice over, film clips, animation and dramatic reenactments.
Room 237 (2012) is a 1h 43min documentary feature film by Rodney Ascher. A subjective documentary that explores various theories about hidden meanings in Stanley Kubrick's classic film The S... Selected for Fantastic Fest (2012).
Key facts
Cast
Bill Blakemore, Geoffrey Cocks, Juli Kearns, John Fell Ryan, Jay Weidner
Original language
English
First release
August 6, 2012 (Switzerland)
Crew
Screenplay
Rodney Ascher
Producer
Tim Kirk
Editing
Rodney Ascher
Music
Jonathan Snipes, William Hutson
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- Cannes Film Festival 2012 generic
- Chicago International Film Festival 2012 generic
- Deauville Film Festival 2012 generic - Les Docs De L'Oncle Sam
- Fantastic Fest 2012
- Indiewire Critics' Poll 2012 generic
- Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival (Festival européen du film fantastique de Strasbourg) 2012 generic - Documentaries
- Village Voice Film Poll 2012 generic
Releases & classifications
| Streaming | Switzerland | August 6, 2012 |
| Streaming | Ireland | October 25, 2012 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | October 26, 2012 |
| Theatrical | Sweden | October 28, 2012 |
| Theatrical | United States | March 29, 2013 |
| Theatrical | France | June 19, 2013 |
| Streaming | Netherlands | April 15, 2015 |
| Classification | United Kingdom | 15 |
Versions & editions
| Original version (English) |
Full credits
| Director | Rodney Ascher |
| Cast | Bill Blakemore (Self), Geoffrey Cocks (Self), Juli Kearns (Self), John Fell Ryan (Self), Jay Weidner (Self) |
| Screenplay | Rodney Ascher |
| Producer | Tim Kirk |
| Executive producer | P. David Ebersole, Todd Hughes |
| Editing | Rodney Ascher |
| Music | Jonathan Snipes, William Hutson |
| Sound | Ian Herzon |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
