# Meet Jack Torrance

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-jack-torrance/324138>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 30, 2005, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-jack-torrance/324138 "2005-09-30T02:22:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2005, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-jack-torrance/324138/21 "2005-10-01T00:38:55Z")

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There was a show on FX a few years ago that kinda did the same thing. Anybody remember the title?

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**Author:** ![Moe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moe/32/2972_2.png) [@Moe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moe)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2005, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-jack-torrance/324138/22 "2005-10-01T14:58:54Z")

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Brilliant. I can’t stop laughing.

One question: that line where Jack says “I’m your new foster parent”, what’s up with that? I don’t remember that from the movie.

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**Author:** ![Silentgoldfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Silentgoldfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silentgoldfish)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2005, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-jack-torrance/324138/23 "2005-10-01T15:02:48Z")

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> [@Moe](#):
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> Brilliant. I can’t stop laughing.
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> One question: that line where Jack says “I’m your new foster parent”, what’s up with that? I don’t remember that from the movie.

It’s a Jack Nicholson line from **About Schmitt** , spliced in.

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**Author:** ![Moe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moe/32/2972_2.png) [@Moe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moe)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2005, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-jack-torrance/324138/24 "2005-10-01T16:57:28Z")

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> [@Silentgoldfish](#):
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> It’s a Jack Nicholson line from **About Schmitt** , spliced in.

ahhh, ok, thanks.

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**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2005, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-jack-torrance/324138/25 "2005-10-01T17:36:18Z")

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The use of “Solisbury Hill” is particularly funny, as it’s been used in countless trailers for uber-lame-ass movies.

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**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2005, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-jack-torrance/324138/26 "2005-10-01T17:41:32Z")

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That really was phenomenal. Great boost for the night.

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**Author:** ![BoBettie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2005, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-jack-torrance/324138/27 "2005-10-01T18:38:45Z")

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> [@RickJay](#):
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> The use of “Solisbury Hill” is particularly funny, as it’s been used in countless trailers for uber-lame-ass movies.

Agreed- it’s a fantastic song- too bad it’s used in so many shitty love story movie trailers. This video is brilliant.

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**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2005, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-jack-torrance/324138/28 "2005-10-01T20:20:59Z")

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There’s a new entry in this style at iFilm - “Scary Titanic”.

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