Comment by tehnub

Most of what you hear about that are exaggerations and rumors, mostly based on this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8o-n6vZvqjQ. People cite lines like "don't sympathize with Shelly" to jump to the conclusion that Kubrick "ordered the cast and crew to alienate her". Or they cite making her do 60 or however many takes, as if that constitutes abuse. I wonder if the abuse allegations are compounded by Wendy Torrance being so vulnerable and scared in the movie influencing perception of the actress, and also some kind of collective guilt for the initial uninterested to negative critical reaction to her performance.