If Wes Anderson Directed ‘The Shining’ (NSFW)
<p><em>The Grand Overlook Hotel</em> is a seamless mashup of Kubrick classic horror and Anderson’s <em>Grand Budapest Hotel.</em></p>
YouTube
Wes Anderson and the late Stanley Kubrick are two of the biggest perfectionists ever to work in Hollywood. The similarities between the two are numerous: their attention to the most minute details, obsession with symmetry, quirky senses of humor, and frequent casting of top-notch acting talent.
Perhaps all of these connections between the two directors are what made editor Steve Ramsden’s mashup of Kubrick and Anderson’s lodging-based films—The Shining and The Grand Budapest Hotel, respectively—work so seamlessly. In The Grand Overlook Hotel, Ralph Fiennes’s tidy concierge appears to oversee Jack Nicholson’s haunted caretaker and his imperiled family, quipping through the bloody supernatural nightmare they’re living through.
Fans of both directors—and if you like one, you probably like the other—will find much to enjoy here.
See more of our coverage in your search results.
Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here.
Register below to read this article for free or subscribe
to unlock unlimited access to The Daily Beast.
Monthly
$1
First month then $5.99/month
Annual
$35
First year then $59.99/year
Premium
$79
First year then $119.99/year
*Substack access provided by the next business day, using your subscription email. Choosing the Premium plan constitutes your permission to share your subscription email with Substack and your agreement to Substack’s Privacy Policy.
Already have an account? Sign In
Looks like you already have a subscription!
You're all set!
Thanks for subscribing.