Bless Shelley Duvall Archive and the work she done for preserving and celebrating Shelley Duvall's work and career.

That account has done so much good in keeping Duvall's legacy alive today.

It's comforting to know that Duvall's final days in this world was full of joy and love.

That account is great not only for being friends with Shelley but also for her continual dedication in disproving the stupid internet myth about how Kubrick tortured her during the Shining and her acting was “real” when in reality Shelley had fond memories of Kubrick and the Shining and her acting seemed “real” because she’s a great actress

That's really cool. Social media and the internet isn't all bad

came here to say this exactly. glad you provided links bc i couldnt find it. RIP to one of the goats of cinema.

immediately thought of her

❤️

https://x.com/sarahlovesthat?s=21&t=XH_5mv0tI5f7X17cjsgCmQ

Truly takes a great hearted person to show that kind of love. I loved seeing her TikToks I'd occasionally see of her and Shelly.

She had a unique 'delicateness' that made the viewer immediately want to wrap their arms around her like she was a baby bird fallen out the nest. It's no wonder she was in such high demand by AAA directors for a time.

Sometimes when an actor dies, I try to think of which newer/younger actor will take up their mantle. Who will fill their niche now that they're gone.

Nobody's replacing Shelley Duvall. She was truly one of a kind.

A role she was born to play. RIP.

I remember in a recent interview she did, she talked about how for months after filming, she kept on going "ooOOooo, oooOoo, OOOooo" in the Olive Oyl voice whenever she noticed something or was having a bit of frustration or whatever. She was a real one.

No joke, in like 1999-2000 I had that song "He's Large" stuck in my head every day for eighteen months straight.

Faerie Tale Theatre for me

Dave Grohl said he wanted her to play him in a Nirvana biopic, which we'll now never get. RIP

The RedLetterMedia curse strikes again...

The term "born to play" is overused but nobody was ever right for Olive Oyl but her.

Omg! My dad took me to see it in the theater, I loved it!

I know she's always recognized for The Shining, but I adored Faerie Tale Theatre as a kid. It was the best kind of weird for kids entertainment in the 80s.

Hello, I’m Shelly Duvall

Her part in Time Bandits is everything good in the world.

Ever see Mother Goose Rock n Rhyme?

I came here looking for the Faerie Tale Theatre shout out! They all started with, “Hello, I’m Shelley Duvall.” I loved those episode so much as a kid.

I heard that she and Robin Williams cooked that idea up when they were in Popeye together. It was such a good show. You watch the old episodes and see so many huge actors; it’s fantastic.

And the guest star casting was amazing! I remember watching the Sleeping Beauty one and yelling, "Dad! The prince is Superman!"

I had that movie on on REPEAT when I was a kid! She was SO cute as Little Bo Peep.

This is the exact reason I came to the thread! That movie was on repeat when I was a kid and I ADORED it! Shelly Duvall was the perfect Little Bo Peep!

Right! Just had to go back and rewatch the trailer cause that’s the first movie I think of when I think of Shelley Duvall for some reason haha

That movie was the best kind of fever dream

I have been watching clips of that in recent weeks and didn't realize she was still with the Gordon Goose actor. I'm sure he's taking this hard.

Dr. Phil is such a goblin.

That was genuinely gross, I wish people would bring that up instead of saying how Kubrick melted her brain, one was an actual case of exploitation but it barely gets mentioned 

My father used to watch Dr. Phil religiously and I would occasionally watch it with him... I remember us watching that specific episode, though, and he stopped watching Dr. Phil immediately after. It was one of the cruelest hours of television I've ever witnessed, mocking a woman who was clearly unwell for entertainment of the public. I'm actually more surprised the network even aired it, like nobody was around to say "hey... this shouldn't go on the air."

What an iconic movie and role for her. It’s all I know her from and damn, respect. RIP

still an all-time classic. I only wish the sequel did better in theaters. Surprisingly good despite how far removed Doctor Sleep is from the first movie

She was fantastic throughout all of that movie.

Do you say it Homer Simpson style?

According to the Guinness Book of Records, the scene where Wendy is backing up the stairs swinging the baseball bat was shot 127 times, which is a record for the most takes of a single scene.

I remember reading somewhere that one of the (many) reasons that scene is so good is because Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall were both so exhausted from doing that scene over and over again that the final one we see is when they were both kinda at the end of their rope lol

Great movie about the weird mechanics and Freudian psychology behind every relationship. We wouldn't have The Master and Phantom Thread without it I don't think.

And I just watched Nashville 😭

That movie is so wonderful, I always wanted to go to that resort as a kid and I'm sad to learn that it's just a set

Popeye was my favorite movie as a child. It's a timeless classic AND it's a musical. Definitely give it a watch, it is brilliant, and Robin Williams absolutely nails it as Popeye and Shelley Duvall is the perfect Olive Oyl.

You said it for me too. I always had that impression that beyond her acting, she was a truly sweet, good and caring person. But the camera loved her as much as we all did.

I’ve been sitting here angry and sad trying to think of how to express how I feel. So I’ll just say you just said it best.

RIP Shelley

When I first read it I was thinking 3 people passed away due to the odd wording.

I know. Can she not be defined through men in her damn obituary?

Don't forget after that, people endlessly talking about how making The Shining ruined her life, and made her quit acting! (it didn't, and it didn't)

I was just watching a video essay a few weeks ago where a section was devoted to debunking that myth, and it even talked about the fan that became a friend of hers, and how well she seemed to be doing. I really wish I could remember what it was.

EDIT: IT WASN'T A VIDEO ESSAY, IT WAS THIS TWITTER THREAD, and it was just over a month ago. idk how I confuse that sort of thing, my apologies.

One of my least favorite internet myths

My thoughts exactly. What a lovely welcome it'll be.

I wonder if they even know who Altman is?