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Richard Staschy's avatar

Great video!

I think you should cover famous American Bourbons. Looks like Jim Beam is a Bourbon, and Jack Nicholson drank Jim Beam while in Easy Rider. Could Jack asking for a Bourbon a reference to Easy Rider?

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The Object of Art's avatar

I've thought about this a lot too. I'm kind of a purist. If it's in the script, then it's there for a reason. Because Kubrick and Diane Johnson put it there. Jack orders bourbon, but he gets a brand that markets itself as a whiskey, but technically qualifies as bourbon. I can't help but think that the label and Tennessee are incredibly important. Old No. 7. If I'm right about the Manhattan Project connection and the real meaning of all the sevens in the Kubrick Universe, then the Jack Daniel's is Kubrick signaling to to those of us who have eyes to see. BTW: I gotta say, doing conversations on here is SO much more fun than Reddit. No know-it-all jerks! Yay!!! 🤗

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Richard Staschy's avatar

I kinda believe Stanley Kubrick and Jack Nicholson talked Shelley Duvall into directing and producing.

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Richard Staschy's avatar

You should look into Easy Rider. Maybe other early Jack Nicholson movies. He had over 20 years of movies before the Shining. He was directing, producing and screen writing - I doubt Jack was just an actor.

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Richard Staschy's avatar

I'm trying to stay away from reddit.

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Richard Staschy's avatar

Thats interesting the bottle is the Holy Spirit.

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Gershom's avatar

💎🥃💎

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