1980: SHELLEY DUVALL on working with KUBRICK and ALTMAN | Film 80

1980: SHELLEY DUVALL on working with KUBRICK and ALTMAN | Film 80 | BBC Archive

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"It was so difficult being hysterical for that length of time".
Shelley Duvall spoke on Film 80 about her intense role in the film, The Shining and what it was like working with the meticulous, Stanley Kubrick. She also reflected on her work with the director Robert Altman and her forthcoming role in Popeye.
Clip taken from Film 80, originally broadcast on BBC One, 29 September 1980.
Note: Barry Norman erroneously states at the beginning of this clip that Time Bandits was directed by Terry Jones. It was actually directed by Terry Gilliam.
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@vicalieg Ай бұрын

The way she rolls her eyes, you can see why she'd be cast as a cartoon character. What a face. I love her.

@VI-rt7sh Ай бұрын

Shelley Duvall seemed so kind hearted. I feel so sad to see her struggles in her later years.

@williamr3840 Ай бұрын

Is she in trouble?

@ResidentBeagle Ай бұрын

She was perfect as Wendy, I couldn’t imagine anyone else in that role.

@alistairlambert3275 Ай бұрын

Also the perfect Olive Oil

@adamblue2980 Ай бұрын

Agreed!

@losttango Ай бұрын

Stephen King didn't agree. He wrote Wendy as a pretty strong & athletic blonde woman. Kind of ex-cheerleader material.

@tuskedbeast Ай бұрын

Shelley is doing fine. Find the recent NYT interview with her from 4/25/2024.

@fredo1070 Ай бұрын

She's so cool and charming.

@petergivenbless900 Ай бұрын

'Time Bandits' was directed by the other Terry, Gilliam.

@yanikkunitsin1466 Ай бұрын

Nope, it's Monthy Python's Gilliam

@sevenwatson5854 Ай бұрын

I enjoyed this. A very good actor.

@bardo0007 Ай бұрын

The Shining are one of my all time favorite movies! Amazing interview!

@tykotate9346 Ай бұрын

She made some great films. Bless her. Hope she's doing ok these days.

@Jack_Warner Ай бұрын

What a lovely lady. I rate The Shining as one of my all time favourites. Jack & Shelley were the prefect couple for the film.

@betsyrocks Ай бұрын

3 Women is such an amazing film. It's like a strange, weird dream. Definitely one of my favourites.

@kengeorgejones6855 Ай бұрын

It's maybe my all time favorite film. So fascinating on repeat viewings.

@appleslover Ай бұрын

I feel so sad at how she was treated by Hollywood, I hope she's doing well and happy in her life

@user-ub1dz8js7s Ай бұрын

I remember watching a documentary or reading something about Shelley Duvall and her experience with Stanley Kubrick and she cried on set and wasn't happy with Kubrick's quest for perfection. I vaguely remember Kubrick being rather curt with her and she didn't like that. Working with him she stated made her more robust and she learnt from it. Although seeing the state of her on Dr. Phil a few years ago, she didn't seem to be physically and mentally in a good place. I'm guessing that Hollywood like most places just chews up people and spits them out and it doesn't do nothing good for them.

@brickforge1284 Ай бұрын

You can watch the making of the shining, it shows how the set was like.

@user-ub1dz8js7s Ай бұрын

@@brickforge1284 Thinking back I am guessing the scene with her was maybe in 'Stanley Kubrick : A Life In Pictures' documentary.

@VI-rt7sh Ай бұрын

That "Behind the Scenes" Shining film is staggering. Jack Nicholson prepping for the axe scene is electric.

@brickforge1284 Ай бұрын

@@user-ub1dz8js7s yes that documentary too but the making of the shining was shot by his daughter and shows a lot of stuff including Kubrick talking to Shelley I think they were arguing in the doc too

@IndyCrewInNYC Ай бұрын

@@brickforge1284 If she hadn't been his daughter, no way would Kubrick allow that footage to ever be shot.

@phillydisco Ай бұрын

Kubrick directed like a drill sergeant. They break down the soldiers so they can build them up into their intended function. The problem is what happens after, when the task is done. There's no off switch, or reverse repair. Duvall sadly ended up being broken by this.

@alistairlambert3275 Ай бұрын

I'd give my right arm to work with the late, great Kubrick. He had his faults but he learnt everything about video himself. This Shining is a testament to his genius.

@losttango Ай бұрын

She didn't look broken here, did she? Or in her subsequent acting roles. There are all sorts of reasons for people to suffer mental health issues; trying to pin it on a single difficult work experience decades back is a bit of a logical leap.

@adamblue2980 Ай бұрын

A rarity, a truly unique and exceptional talent. Love Shelley Duvall.

@SpotlessLeopard Ай бұрын

She was so versatile, her part as Zippy in Rainbow was overwhelming in it's depth, emotion, and charisma.

@berserkirclaws107 Ай бұрын

For me in my mind she will always be an Oscar winner for her incredible performance in The Shinning.

@psy2mentor Ай бұрын

Such an ethereal beauty 😍

@Lisa_S117 Ай бұрын

I adore Shelley Duvall ❤

@FranzSanchez-ky9up Ай бұрын

It was Terry Gilliam who directed "The Time Bandits", not Terry Jones. Not like Bazza to make an error like that, but easy enough to make. Is it just me or does this interview feel very awkwardly cut together? It's like neither Duvall or Norman were in the same room together... "No one is as awkward as you." Cut to a shot of Barry awkwardly reacting. 😂

@Jack_Warner Ай бұрын

I thought that too. Well spotted.

@FinnNeuik Ай бұрын

Probably shot with one camera, with the shots from the back and nodding dog shots filmed at the end then cut together. Pretty typical for location tv interviews at the time.

@stuhh Ай бұрын

According to Sir Michael Palin's diaries, he filmed his scenes with Shelley Duvall on 24th June 1980 and Time Bandits was released on 2nd July 1981. If this episode of Film 80 was broadcast on 29th September 1980, in the middle of these two dates, perhaps Barry was given some misinformation about the director, hence the rare cockup about a film he hadn't seen yet? 🤔

@Jack_Warner Ай бұрын

@@FinnNeuik I know, I used to edit 16mm film. But I lost interest in it.

@dawnyWestScotland Ай бұрын

I first saw her in the “Shining” great film, love Jack too! 💙

@jillyb9995 Ай бұрын

I liked her in Roxanne👍

@kengeorgejones6855 Ай бұрын

She was great in that movie. The perfect supporting performance.

@jillyb9995 Ай бұрын

Brilliant film all round isn't it from casting to cinematography. Steve Martin's best ever role I think♥️

@kengeorgejones6855 Ай бұрын

@@jillyb9995 It's a real gem, yes.

@Arfabiscuit Ай бұрын

Brilliant actress

@basslinepromotions Ай бұрын

🧡

@BuckRolly1 Ай бұрын

I don't know whether she did something to rub Kubrick up the wrong way but he did come across as being a bit of jerk in the behind the scenes footage of The Shining

@kubricksmith Ай бұрын

2 things to consider; 1, it was one moment of a very long shoot and 2, SK had final cut on The Making of filmed by his own daughter.

@StefanMichaels-ut9jg Ай бұрын

Stanley is unmatched

@JohnnyRico118 Ай бұрын

"Hello. I'm Shelley Duvall." - Shelley Duvall

@tachikomakusanagi3744 Ай бұрын

Casting Shelley Duvall as Olive Oil does indeed prove that Altman was a genius of casting. Maybe that's why he decided to push her into acting when he first saw her, and didn't want to explain why :)

@PolygoneNative Ай бұрын

Great actor/actress. Pity she wasn't given the opportunity to do a broader range of roles before moving on to other things.

@hopebgood Ай бұрын

Me and a load of my punk mates would bunk into our local cinema and watch whatever was on. One night we bunked in and watched The Shining and we all thought it very average. Another time we got in and watched Amadeus and we all loved it!

@positivelynegative9149 Ай бұрын

Bunked in? 🤔

@williamr3840 Ай бұрын

She's great! :0)

@JMoruzzi Ай бұрын

Oh dear, Barry! Massive boo-boo at 0:14!

@AtheistOrphan Ай бұрын

Heeeeeeerrrrrrs Barry!

@paulramon3353 Ай бұрын

she sounds like a young Joni Mitchell

@RaquelFoster Ай бұрын

If she just said, "Yeah it was difficult," then I would think maybe it wasn't so bad. But she's afraid to even throw out a ballpark number for how many takes it was. Kubrick was pretty awful to her, and there are videos of the making of The Shining showing that.

@hilaryepstein6013 Ай бұрын

Although a talented actress, to me she comes across as far too sweet and vulnerable a person to be in a place like Hollywood.

@sadalite Ай бұрын

Kubrick tortured her. Any other job he would have been charged with a crime. She was put through horrible working conditions she still suffers from today

@kubricksmith Ай бұрын

Ridiculous and untrue. All her interviews, contemporary and recent deny this. All reports from set, including a vast new book by Lee Unkrich refute this. You are wrong.

@tuskedbeast Ай бұрын

@@kubricksmith Thank you! Frustrating that "caring" fans perpetuate these negative narratives.

@animalrevenge1058 Ай бұрын

She was cute.

@RobertMcQuillan-my3du Ай бұрын

Terry Gilliam not happy

@stevenjohnson7442 Ай бұрын

Almost unrecognisable now.

@dazman1972 Ай бұрын

Well, not many people look the same as they did 44 years ago

@stevenjohnson7442 Ай бұрын

With the majority of people, for example Harrison Ford, you would recognise him immediately after 44 years, even though he would be obviously older, with this Ms Duval...you wouldn't.