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The Shining 35th Anniversary Reunion May 2015

By gstain on June 5, 2015

Emiltio D’Alessandro and Gordon in the Elstree bar. Photo: Freda Raphael

Emilio and Gordon, with Gill Smith (First assistant editor) behind. Photo: Freda Raphael

The Grady twins, Louise and Lisa Burns, with Emilio D’Alessandro and Diane Johnson, screenplay writer. Photo: Freda Raphael
Gordon, Diane Johnson, and Lee Unkrich (Shining fan, director of Toy Story 3, and creator of The Overlook Hotel website). Photo: Freda Raphael

The sumptuous buffet that awaited us at Elstree Photo: Freda Raphael

Ron Punter (Scenic Artist), Bob Redman of the Elstree Proect, and Gordon. Photo: Freda Raphael
Ray Merrin (Sound Mixer) and Gordon. Photo: Freda Raphael

Gordon with Mick Mason (Camera technician). Photo: Freda Raphael

The warehouse that was Stanley’s secretive base for the final stages of the post-production of The Shining in the spring of 1980. Photo: Freda Raphael
Richard Daniel, Ray Merrin, Ray Andrew, Les Tomkins, Louisa Burns, Doug Milsome, Diane Johnson, Ivan Sharrock, Gareth Brown, Larry Smith, Lisa Burns, Mick Mason, Len Furey?, Kate Robinson, Emilio D’Alessandro, Jan Harlan, Kelvin Pike, Brian Cook, Katherina Kubrick, Tony Frewin, Ron Punter. Gordon, and the other assistant editors, missed this group photo because they were exploring the cutting rooms. Photo: Freda Raphael

The Shining 35th Anniversary cake. Photo: Freda Raphael

Jan Harlan (Executive Producer and Stanley’s brother-in-law) about to cut The Shining cake, watched by organiser Howard Berry. Photo: Freda Raphael
Once cut, the cake was revealed to be blood red … Photo: Freda Raphael

Scenic artist Ron Punter signing a Shining poster. Ivan Sharrock, Sound Recordist, behind. Photo: Freda Raphael

Gordon signing a Shining poster. Larry Smith (Gaffer), Les Tomkins (Art Director), and Doug Milsome (Focus Puller) behind. Photo: Freda Raphael
Editing team’s signatures are just left of Shelley’s mouth. Photo: Freda Raphael
The Shining assistant editors: Adam Unger, Gill McDonald (née Smith), Tim Smith and Gordon Stainforth. Photo: Freda Raphael
On board the special bus that took The Shining crew to the Odyssey Cinema, St Albans. Gill Smith, son Dash, and Gordon. Photo: Freda Raphael.

Gordon arriving at The Odyssey, St Albans. Photo: Freda Raphael

Lisa and Louisa Burns, the Grady Twins. Photo: Freda Raphael
The GradyTwins on set 1979, with Stanley Kubrick behind. Part of a slide show before the screening.

Danny Lloyd with Stanley Kubrick.

Stanley’s youngest daughter, Vivian, with the camera kit she used for shooting her documentary, Making the Shining.
The Overlook set on the backlot, seen in profile.

The extraordinary Overlook Hotel. ‘snow’-covered facade on the backlot at Elstree, early 1980.

Shelley Duval looking at a camera set-up.
Jack sitting with his head in a clamp, for the final death scene in The Shining.

Interviewees on stage before The Shining screening: Garett Brown, Gordon Stainforth, Diane Johnson, Jan Harlan and interviewer Lee Unkrich.

The same. Photo: Sam Booth.
Garett Brown and Gordon Stainforth. Photo: Sam Booth.

Jan Harlan and Lee Unkrich. Photo: Sam Booth

Photo: Freda Raphael
Gordon answering a question for Lee Unkrich. Photo: Freda Raphael

The entire crew on stage at the end of The Shining screening. Photo: Sam Booth.
Adam Unger, Tim Smith, Kate Robinson, the Burns (Grady) twins, Emilio D’Alessandro, Brian Cook, Diane Johnson, and Larry Smith. Photo: Sam Booth

Virtually the entire surviving crew of The Shining at The Odyssey Cinema, St Albans, May 25, 2015. Photomontage: Freda Raphael

Freda Raphael and Gordon Stainforth, about to board the bus for the return trip to Elstree Studios. Adam Unger behind. Photo: Freda Raphael
On the return journey we were all given slices of The Shining cake, which despite appearances was delicous. Les Bogue (Gaffer) and Ron Punter (Scenic Artist). Photo: Freda Raphael

Lisa and Louisa Burns (the Grady Twins) in the pub. Photo: Freda Raphael

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