Watch the “gimme the bat” scene one more time. Try to envision going through that emotional ordeal 127 times. It’s hard to imagine anyone but Duvall pulling it off.

Actors and insiders familiar with the making of The Shining claimed that Kubrick forced Duvall and Nicholson to shoot the film’s infamous "give me the bat" scene 127 different times.

One of the movie’s most famous scenes features Jack stalking a sobbing Wendy up a staircase as she clutches a baseball bat to protect herself from her suddenly deranged husband. Kubrick made ...

One of the movie’s most famous scenes features Jack stalking a sobbing Wendy up a staircase as she clutches a baseball bat to protect herself from her suddenly deranged husband. Kubrick made ...

It's in this scene that Duvall's acting takes off, lifting the film to a register of cataclysmic fear. As Wendy, clutching that bat, confronts her lunatic husband, her face and body are crumpling ...

Shelley Duvall, best known for the "The Shining," has died at age 75. It's commonly been said that director Stanley Kubrick's behavior toward her on set was allegedly "abusive" and that he ...

Variety reported some of her scenes required more than 100 takes. The notorious baseball bat scene even landed in the Guinness Book of World Records for most takes of a scene with dialogue.

Variety reported some of her scenes required more than 100 takes. The notorious baseball bat scene even landed in the Guinness Book of World Records for most takes of a scene with dialogue.

Variety reported some of her scenes required more than 100 takes. The notorious baseball bat scene even landed in the Guinness Book of World Records for most takes of a scene with dialogue.

Variety reported some of her scenes required more than 100 takes. The notorious baseball bat scene even landed in the Guinness Book of World Records for most takes of a scene with dialogue.