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SweetSar99 — 9 years ago(October 21, 2016 01:38 PM)

I did not see a thread about this so if there is one already I apologize. But I've always wondered who/what Tony really is. It was always my belief that Tony was a just a name that Danny assigned to his psychic "abilities" due to being such a young boy and not fully understanding what was happening or what he was capable of. But do you think it could be possible that Tony is actually a spirit or an entity of some kind that is telling him these things? Thoughts?

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Danny's full name was Daniel Anthony Torrance. Maybe Tony was a part of him. He just used a form of his middle name.

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You shouldn't speak as though your interpretation of Tony is definitive.

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"If you watch the other Shining movie that came out in the 90s you will see Tony is grown up Danny."
Other Movie?? there is no other movie. there is a Mini series of the Shining which has it's own forum on IMDB. Feel free to discuss the miniseries in that forum.
But we are talking about the 1980 the Shining directed by Kubrick. In the 1980 film. Tony is not a older version of Danny. Tony is just a name Danny gave to his Shining Ability to cope with the visions the Shining brings.

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If you watch the other Shining movie that came out in the 90s you will see Tony is grown up Danny. I know many don't like that version but I love it as much as this one.

]]>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/1632041https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/1632041Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:42:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tony on Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:42:30 GMT]]>Army_Of_Dorkness — 9 years ago(October 24, 2016 08:55 PM)

Tony is Danny's self when he is older.

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I just think because of Danny's Shining being more powerful.It could seem like he was speaking to another person or child. Much like a split personality. A way for the Little boy to cope with some of the visions he has is to give this other personality a name.

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I always thought as you did. Danny was a little boy and no able to fully understand, so he made up "Tony" as a "friend".
As he got older, did Tony "fade away"? Or was he able to further use his ability?

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