Question

When Jack Nicholson improvised “Here’s Johnny!” in The Shining, he was referring to what TV show?

Answer 1

When Jack Nicholson improvised the line "Here's Johnny!" in the movie The Shining, he was actually impersonating the catchphrase famously used by Johnny Carson, the former host of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.

Answer 2

When Jack Nicholson improvised “Here’s Johnny!” in The Shining, he was referring to the popular American late-night talk show The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. The line was an homage to Carson's famous introduction of guests on the show, which often included the phrase “Here’s Johnny!”.

Answer 3

reference to the intro of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Interestingly, Kubrick originally shot the scene with a fake door, but Nicholson – who once trained as a fire marshal – chopped it down too quickly.