--- ---  # Jordan Peele Confirmed the Spookiest Popular _Get Out_ Fan Theory  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 CollectionUniversal—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. Watch the full clip below. Get Out: Jordan Peele Confirms Shining Fan Theory ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5047929/jordan-peele-on-get-out-theory/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5047929/jordan-peele-on-get-out-theory/"},"headline":"Jordan Peele Confirmed the Spookiest Popular Get Out Fan Theory","datePublished":"2017-12-04T18:49:02.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:49:03.763Z","description":"And it involves a creepy easter egg about 'The Shining'","url":"https://time.com/5047929/jordan-peele-on-get-out-theory/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrities","viral","films"],"thumbnailUrl":"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=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"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=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"170808-get-out-most-profitable-movie","caption":"GET OUT, Daniel Kaluuya, 2017. ©Universal Pictures/courtesy Everett Collection","creditText":"Universal—courtesy Everett Collection","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5047929/jordan-peele-on-get-out-theory/","name":"Jordan Peele Confirmed the Spookiest Popular Get Out Fan Theory"}}]}] ```