--- title: Get Out: Jordan Peele Confirms Shining Fan Theory description: Jordan Peele just confirmed a notorious fan theory about 'Get Out' that involves Stanley Kubrick's 'The Shining.' canonical: https://time.com/5047929/jordan-peele-on-get-out-theory/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-12-04T18:49:02.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:49:03.763Z og:title: Jordan Peele Confirms Popular Eerie Get Out Fan Theory og:description: It involves a creepy easter egg about 'The Shining' og:url: https://time.com/5047929/jordan-peele-on-get-out-theory/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt00766ba0cee0ba4a/6988d8d7cf40a8eb6ac48e07/170808-get-out-most-profitable-movie.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2667 og:image:height: 1500 og:image:alt: 170808-get-out-most-profitable-movie og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Jordan Peele Confirms Popular Eerie Get Out Fan Theory twitter:description: It involves a creepy easter egg about 'The Shining' twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt00766ba0cee0ba4a/6988d8d7cf40a8eb6ac48e07/170808-get-out-most-profitable-movie.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Jordan Peele Confirmed the Spookiest Popular _Get Out_ Fan Theory > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Dec 4, 2017 6:49 PM UTC  GET OUT, Daniel Kaluuya, 2017\. ©Universal Pictures/courtesy Everett Collection GET OUT, Daniel Kaluuya, 2017\. ©Universal Pictures/courtesy Everett Collection Universal—courtesy Everett Collection  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Dec 4, 2017 6:49 PM UTC When director and writer [Jordan Peele](http://time.com/4672987/jordan-peele-get-out/)‘s very excellent horror film [_Get Out_](http://time.com/4680563/get-out-movie-review/)debuted earlier this year, its prescient symbolism and social commentary spawned dozens of [fan theories online](https://www.buzzfeed.com/erinchack/things-you-may-have-missed-in-get-out?utm%5Fterm=.whWn2BMzV#.xcqGEJjXn) ranging from serious to outlandish. Now, in a video segment for [_Vanity Fair_](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/12/say-hello-to-jordan-peele-greta-gerwig-and-our-awards-extrav), Peele addresses the theories head-on, and in doing so, confirmed that he paid homage to Stanley Kubrick’s legendary horror film [_The Shining_](http://entertainment.time.com/2012/07/31/the-shining-prequel-horror-classic-may-get-backstory/)with an Easter egg hidden in a scene in _Get Out_. Responding to Reddit user [BonnieLinnette](https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/5vv1qh/official%5Fdiscussion%5Fget%5Fout%5Fspoilers/) who queried Peele about a scene where an announcement is made in the background for “Flight 237,” which she noted is the same number as the most haunted room number in _The Shining_. In response, Peele confirmed that the film’s use of the number is no coincidence. “That’s right, that’s what we call a little Easter egg for the Kubrick fans, really easy one to do,” Peele said. 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