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Ominous Car Ride ("Chapter One: MADMAX")
When Joyce Byers (Winona Ryder) is first seen driving her son Will (Noah Schnapp) to the mysterious lab in Hawkins, an overhead shot of the car driving through trees reminded us of the opening of The Shining (1980). We know the film (in addition to Stephen King’s story) was an influence on the Duffers because Dacre Montgomery, who plays series newcomer Billy Hargrove, told us at San Diego Comic-Con.
When Joyce Byers (Winona Ryder) is first seen driving her son Will (Noah Schnapp) to the mysterious lab in Hawkins, an overhead shot of the car driving through trees reminded us of the opening of The Shining (1980). We know the film (in addition to Stephen King’s story) was an influence on the Duffers because Dacre Montgomery, who plays series newcomer Billy Hargrove, told us at San Diego Comic-Con.
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