10 Movie Conspiracy Theories You Won't Believe Exist

Years later, Kubrick began feeling guilty for his part in orchestrating the faked Apollo 11 mission and pulling a fast one on the American public. To alleviate his guilt Kubrick decided he needed to confess to his wrongdoing, but of course he couldn’t just come out and say it for fear of being whacked by some shady CIA agent. So naturally Kubrick decided to incorporate his confession into his filmmaking, namely in his 1980 adaptation of Stephen King’s horror novel The Shining.

Another theory postulated by Jay Weidner in the 2012 documentary Room 237 is that Kubrick inserted several clues into the film that pointed to his involvement in the faked Moon landings. So, where’s the proof? Oh, there’s plenty as long as your tinfoil hat is tight-fitting enough to cut off the blood circulation to your brain.

Cast your mind back and you’ll remember that The Shining’s psychic young tyke Danny wears a jumper with a rocket design knitted on it – clearly a reference to the Apollo 11 mission. The hexagonal carpet seen in the Overlook Hotel’s corridors is no coincidence either but a subtle nod to the similarly shaped Apollo 11 launch pads. Then there’s Room 237 where the dead bathtub lady resides which Kubrick changed from the Room 217 originally featured in King’s novel – obviously a deliberate attempt by Kubrick to reference the 237,000 miles that separate the Earth and Moon. Well, technically it’s 238, 855 but who’s counting a few space miles?

All very far-fetched stuff, but Kubrick was known for imbuing his films with non-accidental symbolism so perhaps this theory has some credibility. Or, you know, not.