Boulder Apartment & Summer of 42

The stylistic choices of The Shining referencing Summer of 42 (a random movie from the 1970’s about a boy losing his virignity way too young to a grieving widow) are actually strangely plentiful.

Mainly, they show up in the Boulder Apartment kitchen and living room. The orange plaid rag, the newspaper rack, the curtains,

Additional references can be found in the blue floral wallpaper used in Summer of 42 appearing within The Overlook’s hallways near the Living Quarters (shown during when The Grady Girls greet Danny, and where they were murdered), and Jack’s outfit mimicked within the main character.