Jim Carrey reached out.
And we were like, Uh-huh, weve heard of it.
Where is this going?
The Shining / Dumb And Dumber
The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado stood in for the fancy Danbury Hotel featured in the film.
Of course, horror fans will recognize the Stanley Hotel as being the inspiration forThe Shining(1980).
Paranormal investigations done byGhost HuntersandGhost Adventureshave considered Room 217 to be one of the hotels major hotspots.
One of the many shots of the Stanley Hotel inDumb and Dumber.
He has never answered questions about what he encountered in the hotel.
Carreys spooky experience could have inspired aDumb and Dumbersequel.
Very early in our careers, Jim Carrey reached out.
And we were like, Uh-huh, weve heard of it.
Where is this going?
And he was like, I havent seen anyone do that but with comedy.
And I have this great idea.
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (known professionally as The Daniels) were game to explore Carreys idea.
