Stanley Kubrick’s deleted scenes….

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Missing Kubrick….

Stanley Kubrick is widely considered one of the most important filmmakers of all time, and he was known for taking a long time to create each of his movies. The gap between his films grew over his career, eventually reaching twelve years between Full Metal Jacket (1987) and his last film, Eyes Wide Shut (1999). While Kubrick famously oversaw every detail of his work, fans searching for deleted scenes on his home video releases will be disappointed – he never included them.

Those Stanley Kubrick deleted scenes….

I recently had the chance to speak with Leon Vitali, the actor from Kubrick’s Barry Lyndon, and it was fascinating. He was clearly in awe of Kubrick’s directing and ended up working closely with him for the rest of his career. Vitali shared some incredible stories about being on set, and we spent a good chunk of our conversation discussing The Shining. He talked at length about the deleted scenes, particularly an alternate ending. Apparently, it showed Wendy in the hospital after everything that happened at the Overlook, with a visit from the hotel manager. Ultimately, Kubrick decided against it, opting for the now-iconic final shot: a tracking shot through the empty hotel that lands on a photo from the 1929 New Year’s Eve party, with Jack Torrance right in the middle.

All is revealed….

As a movie buff, I’ve always wondered what happened to the hospital scene footage. It’s not the only bit Kubrick cut, actually. Apparently, Dr. Strangelove originally had this massive custard pie fight in the war room, but he ended up removing it from the final version of the film. It’s amazing to think about all the stuff that ends up on the cutting room floor!

So for the first time Leon told us what happened to Stanley Kubrick’s deleted scenes…

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2026-05-24 02:23