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Your son has a very great talent. I don't think you are aware how great it is. But he is attempting to use that very talent against your will.

18 seconds sound clip from the The Shining (1980) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:13:49 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Did you know that your son is attempting to bring an outside party into this situation? Did you know that?

- No.

- He is.

- Who?

- A nigger.

- A nigger?

- A nigger cook.

- How?

- Your son has a very great talent. I don't think you are aware how great it is. But he is attempting to use that very talent against your will.

- Well, he is a very willful boy.

- Indeed he is a very willful boy. A rather naughty boy if I may be so bold, sir.

- It's his mother. She interferes.

- Perhaps they need a good talking-to. If you don't mind my saying so. Perhaps a bit more.

- My girls, sir, they didn't care for the Overlook at first. One of them actually stole a pack of matches and tried to burn it down. But I corrected them, sir.

[...]

The Shining (1980) Sound Clip

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Sound clips of memorable quotes, and sayings from The Shining (1980 film).

Actors: Jack Nicholson (Jack Torrance), Shelley Duvall (Wendy Torrance), Danny Lloyd (Danny Torrance), Scatman Crothers (Dick Hallorann), Philip Stone (Delbert Grady)

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