Shelley Duvall found her way into the heart of Hollywood with some iconic performances to her name. The actress was most notably known for working alongside veteran director Stanley Kubrick in the 1980 film The Shining.
From giving the perfect reaction in the “Here’s Johnny” scene to reprising her role in Doctor Sleep, Duvall became one of the prominent faces in horror films throughout her career.
Shelley Duvall Passes Away At The Age of 75
Unfortunately, the actress has passed away. Not many details have been revealed about the circumstances of the death, which has occurred at the age of 75.
Starring in The Shining got her worldwide fame and love from around the world, but it was one other iconic 1980 movie that the world loved even more. Starring alongside veteran actor Robin Williams, the duo portrayed the lead roles in Popeye.
Not many people know about the film. However, on 6 December 1980, a live-action Popeye film was released starring Robin Williams. Williams portrayed the character of Popeye while Shelley Duvall portrayed Olive Oyl in the film.
With the recent saddening news about the actor’s passing, fans made a tribute to the veteran actress on X (formerly Twitter).
Although the film received average ratings, Popeye was a success at the box office records in 1980. Many devoted fans will remember Duvall as Olive Oyl alongside Robin Williams‘ Popeye, which is undoubtedly a positive way to remember anyone.
Working alongside veteran director Stanley Kubrick in The Shining, Duvall went through immense pain both physical and mental for her character of Wendy Torrance.
When Shelley Duvall Had To Do 127 Takes For The Shining!
A simple scene that turned into a nightmare for the actress, Duvall was most notably known for her role in The Shining. However, from the many tortures that she withstood, Duvall became an even stronger woman than before.
In the 1980 film, there is a scene where Duvall’s character Wendy Torrance climbs up the stairs backward armed with a baseball bat in her hand. Well, as per the actress, that scene took 127 takes to be perfected!
In a past interview (via FilmTalking), the actress had quite a few words to say about that scene and how everything becomes a blur after a certain number of takes!
I had never done more than say, fifteen takes before in my life. So, it was a great change for me to do so many. After you do a certain number, it sort of goes dead, and then five more takes or so, it revives itself.
She further continued,
And by then you know the scene like the back of your hand and you can make no mistakes with it and you forget all reality other than what you’re doing.
In the end, the scene was shot, the film was released and the world came to know who Shelley Duvall really was with The Shining. On the other hand, her film with Robin Williams became especially underrated.
Popeye received a rating of 5.4/10 on IMDB and an average of 58% on Rotten Tomatoes. Starring Williams and Duvall in lead roles, the iconic film is available to stream on PlutoTV in the U.S.
